This excerpt only shows a 825 character sample of the full content. and a book of remembrance was written” (Malachi 3:16). All Rights Reserved. Peter didn’t deal in generalities. We call the handle of a wagon — “a tongue.” The Hebrews called anything that was long and narrow, and tended to a point, a “tongue.” And so what the disciples saw, were slender, pointed appearances which looked like flames of fire—and these appearances of flame settled on each of the disciples. He brought the charges home and declared that they were the very people who had part in the wicked act of crucifying Jesus. Thousands of Jews were there from many nations. While most seminarians learn that John 13-17 is “the farewell discourse” in John, Gordon Fee refers to these chapters more simply as “table talks.”1 Jesus is at the table with the disciples. 2. What Do Christians Think About the Holy Spirit? He did not preach his own ideas and his own philosophy. There were no programs or gadgets or entertainment. The Holy Spirit is God. He never had a beginning. This sermon examines the setting of Peter's great sermon on the Day of Pentecost in Acts two (File size: 120k). Acts 2:41 indicates that there were conversions. Such was the situation facing Peter on the Day of Pentecost. Phone: 0481 838 363 Last modified: 27th May, 2020. This was not the mere eloquence of man; it was a message preached with “the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven” (1 Peter 1:12). In fact, that day about 3,000 souls were added to the body. All preaching needs to speak to the Body (a major point in my book, The Beauty of the Word). Prayers and Praise Bring Healing to Missionary. Some gladly received the Word and were baptized. 3:11 ) were fulfilled. He quoted from the book of Joel, to show that those who had witnessed the events of Pentecost, were seeing a partial fulfillment of their own prophecies. The Day of Pentecost Stuart Briscoe Acts 1:1-11 The Old Testament deals with the Father, the Gospels with the Son, Acts and the Epistles with the Spirit. Verse 40 says, “And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward (crooked) generation.” The skill and wisdom that Peter showed when delivering this sermon, was a sign that something wonderful had taken place in his life. Pentecost (in Old Testament times) was a Jewish holy day. The Sermon of Pentecost (Acts 2:14-40), 3. By Harold S. MartinA Bible Helps Booklet No. But God does not always use such dramatic methods. Verse 5 (of Acts 28) says that he shook off the viper “and felt no harm.” Verse 6 says the people of the island were amazed when they saw that instead of falling dead immediately, he was actually unharmed. SermonSearch.com is an online resource for sermon outlines and preaching ideas. The Lord's Supper. Both of these prophecies were fulfilled on the Day of Pentecost in Acts 2 (File size: 130k). He was anxious to know about God and salvation, but everyone present could only understand and speak English. The word “tongue” not only denotes the instrument of speech in our mouths, but sometimes denotes anything (which in shape) resembles the tongue. Immersed in the Life of God Kevin Miller. But we must remember that God is not in the “show business.” He is not interested in putting on a display. The Church of Pentecost (Acts 2:41-47). At Pentecost, the unbelieving Jews accused the disciples of being drunk. These expository preaching outlines were preached in pulpits of the church of Christ. There are some documented examples of experiences where true speaking in tongues has occurred. He came to dwell constantly within the heart of each believer and to give each of us power to do the work which we are commanded to do. 2 And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. "The context of repentance which brings eternal life, and that which Peter preached on the day of Pentecost, is a change of mind about Jesus Christ. God often speaks to us quietly as we read His Word. The church meetings during the First Century were extremely simple. The sermons found in Scripture are a great study. The preacher will focus on one subject and use Scripture throughout the Bible to expound and expand on it. Pentecost (Acts 2:1-13) Peter's Sermon at Pentecost (Acts 2:14-36) What Must One Do To Be Saved? 2021-01-03 — BUILDING THE ALTAR PLACE FOR 2021– EZRA 3 –PRIORITIES FOR THE NEW YEAR 2020-12-27 — LESSONS FROM THE WONDER […] Verse 37 says the people were “pricked in their hearts.” There were conditions. The word “Pentecost” means “fiftieth,” and it was used as the name for this holy day because (according to Leviticus 23), it was to be observed on the fiftieth day after Passover and Firstfruits. This perplexed them as they asked, “What does this mean?” (2:12). Fifty days after the resurrection of Jesus Christ from death and the grave, and ten days after He ascended up into heaven, a great event took place, the equal of which the world has not witnessed since. The occasion demanded it, and God was not sleeping! Because Corinth was a trading center, there were all kinds of people—Greeks, Romans, Orientals, Jews—and they tried to impress others by speaking in a language that most others could not understand. And then he quoted from the 110th Psalm, to show that the resurrected Christ is standing at the Father’s right hand in Heaven (Acts 2:34-35). This is an example for preachers today. Hanover, PA 17331 A Biblical Response to Fear- A Pastoral Word about the Corona Virus, CCPA - Do Not Sell My Personal Information. And some of the people who were there that day, and were listening to Peter preach, were the very people who had joined in the cry about seven weeks earlier, when they shouted, “Crucify him, crucify him.” Peter said to those people: You have taken him and by wicked hands have crucified him!! This file can also be downloaded from that new Pdf window. 292, On Pentecost Sunday we commemorate the pouring out of the Holy Spirit upon the disciples of Jesus. On one particular Pentecost, however, in the year of our Lord’s crucifixion, something special took place. Acts 1:3 - Jesus was with them for 40 days/then ascended back to Heaven. No Christian can grow in holiness unless he devotes much time to reading the Bible and studying the Scriptures—because it is through the Word of God that we are sanctified. Four specific activities of the early church are named: They met frequently to hear the apostles teach, and the teaching of the apostles is handed down to us in the New Testament. He has been our Pastor since January 1, 2012. God chose to use a sign so that each could hear the Gospel in his own language. This text is offered as an alternative First Reading for the Day of Pentecost, with the instructions that if it is chosen, then Acts 2:1-21 gets used as the Second Reading. Whereas the people who heard him on that day formerly thought of Him as mere Prayer of Manasseh, they were asked to accept Him as Lord (Deity) and Christ (promised Messiah). The book of Acts is sometimes called “the Gospel of the Holy Spirit” because it tells the good news of the coming of the Holy Spirit. Suppose I met a man who could speak and understand only Chinese. Pentecost – a model for preaching No sermon has been more powerful than Peter’s sermon on the day of Pentecost. David says, “Evening and morning, and at noon will I pray” (Psalm 55:17). We can experience new infillings of the Spirit on numerous occasions: For example, after times of good fellowship with likeminded Christians; after gaining new insights into the Word of God; after confessing and forsaking sin. The more we know about the Word of God—and the more we apply it in our lives, and rejoice in its promises, and tremble at its judgments—the more we will love what is just and good—and the more we will hate what is displeasing to God. Verse 4 tells about the speech. Body Life Ray Stedman. Acts 8:35 says that Philip “preached unto him Jesus.”. You'll write powerful and fresh messages every week with our preparation tools on a number of sermon topics, including expository preaching. (Acts 2:37-41) Characteristics of a Healthy Church (Acts 2:41-47) DEVOTIONALS ON ACTS. His sermons were full of Scriptures. He is the Third Person of the Holy Trinity. spent a night and a day in the open sea, I have been constantly on the move. It is a continuous action verb: it literally says, “keep on being filled with the Spirit.” It is in the passive voice: the reference is not to something we do, but something done for us, when we are yielded and open. . Verse 3 tells about the sight. There was a supernatural sound—like that of a rushing wind. We remember that the Holy Spirit did not come into existence on the Day of Pentecost. Sermon about the events of pentecost and how they relate to the church today. An examination of the Old Testament prophecies concerning the establishment of the church and the coronation of the Messiah. Christmas terminates the first age, Easter the second, and Pentecost introduces the third, which will terminate at Christ's return. Day of the Lord. He practiced law for 22 years and was a Professor of Mass Media Law at the University of Memphis for 10 years. " (Acts 2:21). The church was a company of born-again believers who gathered to listen to the Word, to bear testimony to the goodness of God, and to pray. Sermons. This was the only time in Scripture that God fulfilled the promise not to let snakes bring harm. Preachers are called to “preach the Word” (2 Timothy 4:2). The Kingdom Of Daniel Two. Use them to teach and save souls. . 3. Follow Us. The results of Peter’s simple and pointed and Christ-centered sermon were tremendous. I have been in danger from rivers, in danger from bandits, in danger from my own countrymen, in danger from Gentiles; in … Verse 21 ¶ " 'And so it will be that whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.' The time of this event is clearly stated in Acts 2:1 as “the day of Pentecost.”. The second chapter of Acts tells about the coming of the Holy Spirit in the New Testament age—as an abiding Presence. We’re not told specifically whether they were still in the upper room or not. When Elijah needed a reassuring message from God, he also heard a mighty wind. Nothing like this happened on the Day of Pentecost, and as far as we know, it never happened at any other time (unless it was a distortion of “tongues”). He was here in the days of the Old Testament. Verse 42 indicates that the new converts “continued steadfastly.” They did not quickly give up; they were determined to keep going; they wanted to grow in the knowledge of the Lord. The words “Puritan,” and “Quaker,” and “Methodist,” and “Dunker,” are nicknames that were first given out of ridicule. What we have in these verses is only a summary of all that Peter had said. Peter exalted the Savior. Robert Lehigh, Editor We read in Ephesians 5:18, “And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess, but be filled with the Spirit.” Every one of us is to be dominated and controlled and swayed by the Holy Spirit, just as a drunkard is controlled and swayed by alcohol. Faithful Israelites traveled from many countries to the Temple in Jerusalem, and there observed a season of thanksgiving and sacrifice to God. The book of Acts records many sermons preached by the apostles including Peter’s Acts 2 sermon. At Pentecost, the Spirit rushed, not on this or that individual, but on the Church, on the Body. It’s the church that is birthed, not a gaggle of solo Christians who happen to be near one another, on Pentecost. Note, for example, Mark 16:17. PO Box 391 The First Sermon Under The New Covenant. Then Peter quoted from the 16th Psalm, to show that David had foretold the resurrection of Christ (Acts 2:25-28). And then he felt an earthquake and saw a fire. These people would normally have gone home after Pentecost, but many of them lingered on in Jerusalem to learn more about their new faith, and this created an economic need which was cared for when the Jerusalem Christians “from time to time” sold possessions to help support the new converts who had stayed on for a while longer in Jerusalem. Fifty days after the resurrection of Jesus, the Holy Spirit descended from Heaven and baptized a group of our Lord’s disciples into a closely-knit body—and gave them new power to witness for Christ. Many times they would be lifting out text from within the context of chapters or books. © 2021 SermonSearch. A sermon is an oration or lecture by a preacher (who is usually a member of clergy).Sermons address a scriptural, theological, or moral topic, usually expounding on a type of belief, law, or behavior within both past and present contexts.Elements of the sermon often include exposition, exhortation, and practical application.The act of delivering a sermon is called preaching. Jesus had said (in John 14:16), “And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you forever.” The Holy Spirit is a comforter. The early Christians focused their energies on listening to men of God teach. You can also download them as PDF files to store on your hard drive. The first four verses of Acts 2 tell us what happened: Verse 2 tells about the sound. The history of the sermon is quite intriguing. Daniel kneeled and prayed before God three times a day. He eats with … Continue reading "Commentary on John 14:8-17 [25-27]" If the occasion demands it, God will manifest these signs in our own churches and communities—even in our day. What we have in these verses is only a summary of all that Peter had said. Acts 3:1 says that Peter and John went up together into the temple “at the hour of prayer.” All faithful people of God through the years have been men and women of prayer. Those who heard him preach did not have to go away and study a dictionary to find out what he meant. A sign in a small shop reads like this: WE MEND EVERYTHING BUT BROKEN HEARTS. Knowing that he has come from God and is going to God, Jesus spends his last evening with his own. We offer 30,000+ outlines and 10,000+ free sermon illustrations from top Christian pastors and communicators. Certainly, there have been connections made between Genesis 11:1-9 and Acts 2:1-21, with people understanding God’s gift of speaking in tongues as a reversal … Continue reading "Commentary on Genesis 11:1-9" He worked a miracle in order to reach the people on the island of Malta. Prophetic Ministry/Teaching World wide. Significance of Pentecost Old Testament-Jewish A. 3 And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. The reference to selling their possessions (Acts 2:45), and to having their goods in common (Acts 2:44) is not saying that they had one great big sale and sold everything they owned—and divided up the money evenly. The problem at Corinth was that the people were using foreign languages to make a show in their services, and Paul was seeking to correct the abuse. The early Christians engaged in their common ordinary meals even with a great deal of reverence (1 Corinthians 10:31), but it seems that they observed the communion often. Our Pastor Bro. . Home for sermons and messages by John Piper, founder and teacher for desiringGod.org and long-time pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota. They didn’t go around charming snakes and having them coil around their necks. Newest: Taken Up Into Glory David Karn. Harvest of the First fruits It was harvest festival when the firstfruit of the grain harvest was presented to God (Lev 23:17). Examples of topical preaching would be Peter’s sermon on the day of Pentecost, Philip in Samaria, Paul’s sermon in Antioch of Pisidia and Athens, and of course, the most famous sermon of all time preached by the greatest preacher ever – the sermon on the mount by Jesus. The notion that New Testament Christians sometimes fell into a trance, and spoke in some kind of heavenly language (a sort of ecstatic jabber) is altogether foreign to the Scriptures. The Prophet Of Pentecost (Audio) Download File. But Peter was not stopped by ridicule. Use them as examples to work out your own expository sermons or, when you need to, print them out as sermon notes to use in the pulpit. We are not sure about all that is implied in this phrase, but it most certainly includes the Lord’s Supper (the communion and feast of charity). It was the day on which the Holy Spirit made a unique visit to the earth. When the Spirit Comes with Power Dave Johnson. They were like those of whom the prophet Malachi speaks, when he says, “Then they that feared the Lord spake often one to another, and the Lord harkened . Tim Peck. .” Paul and the early apostles did not make a display of these signs. The early Christians most likely observed regular hours of prayer. Expository preaching imitates the practice of the apostles and Christ. Acts 4:12 reads, “Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” The Bible is mea… Ten days after ascension and 50 days after resurrection, the words of Joel ( Joel 3:18 ) and John the Baptist ( Matt. But the beauty of the promise in John 14 is that the Holy Spirit can even bind up broken hearts! What exactly did happen? Philip did the same thing (in Acts 8) when he met the eunuch on the road to Gaza. When we see the zeal of our fellow-believers, and we share in their trials, and we rejoice in their joys—it gives us new courage to press on with the Lord. 2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. This event is designated in the Bible as “the day of Pentecost” (Acts 2:1). This Week in AG History -- … On the fiftieth day after the resurrection of Jesus, when thousands of Jews were gathered in Jerusalem to observe the Jewish Pentecost, the promise of the coming of the Holy Spirit was fulfilled. There are 23 verses at the heart of Peter’s sermon, and 12 of them are quotations from the Old Testament Scriptures. The Lord calls for faith, repentance, and Christian baptism. As is this day signifies the beginning of the harvest for the souls of the world. Thus they spoke many different languages. Paul says, in 1 Corinthians 14:19, that he would sooner speak 5 words that can be understood, than to speak 10,000 of these kinds of words. He said to that audience, “You have taken Jesus and by wicked hands have crucified and slain him” (see Acts 2:23). The sound of the rushing wind from heaven had drawn a large crowd, which then heard all the believers speaking of the great deeds of God in the many different native languages of the crowd. Not too many days before, the disciples were behind closed doors, but now Peter spoke out boldly. This book contains six detailed sermon outlines. Some themes include giving, some on love, others on the resurrection and yet others on growing in holiness. The first lesson explains what happened on the Day of Pentecost in Acts 2, then the following lessons look at the prophecies of Joel, Isaiah, Daniel, and David. Along with verse 16 (of John 14), Jesus says in verse 18, “I will not leave you comfortless.”. There are 1650 characters in the full content. On that day three thousand people were converted, and the Christian church was born. To do this would bring salvation." The message of Pentecost is that every Christian's life should come under the control and mastery of the Holy Spirit. The Corinthians thought it was spiritual to talk in a language others could not understand. The “day of Pentecost”. The imperfect tense (in the Greek words) indicates that they sold their possessions only as they had need for more money. The Holy Spirit came upon the church in a new and powerful way. All week long people hear from Washington and London and Moscow and Cairo—from Wall Street and Main Street and Hollywood—and on Sunday they need to hear from Heaven! What Really Happened on the Day of Pentecost? The Bible says, “And these signs shall follow them that believe: In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; they shall take up serpents . He came upon certain persons to endue them with power. He is eternal. J. Vernon McGee Luke 24:46-48 There is a great confusion and diversification of opinions when it comes to discussing the events that took place on the Day of Pentecost. 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