"Peter's Pentecost Proclamation" (Acts 2:14-21)
I. Power of the spoken word (Introduction)
II. Fulfillment of Joel’s prophecy (verses 14-21)
A. Launches message
B. Words from Joel
III. The witness begins (Application)
"The Promise is Here" Acts 2:1-13
I. The mighty works of God (Introduction)
“After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands…” Revelation 7:9
II. The wait is over (Verses 1-4)
A. Mighty rushing wind
“It is appropriate that the event that was going to propel the gospel to the ends of the earth took place at a time when people from the ends of the earth were in Jerusalem." Ajith Fernando
John 7:37-39
B. Divided tongues of fire
Jeremiah 31:33
III. Amazing proclamation (verses 5-13)
A. Truth in their language
B. Different reactions
Ephesians 5:18
IV. Tell everyone! (Application)
"Show Us" Acts 1:12-26
I. Final preparations (Introduction)
II. Gathering of devoted prayer (Verses 12-14)
“Their prayer was that Christ would send His Spirit as He had promised. Prayer is not a sign of doubting but is a witness to our certain hope and confidence, since we ask the Lord for things that we know He has promised.” John Calvin
III. Finding replacement (verses 15-26)
A. Peter's prominence
B. Fulfillment of Scripture
C. Careful selection
IV. Minority report (Application)
"Unleashing the Gospel" (Introduction of Acts)
I. Spirit Empowered History (Introduction)
“Believers are empowered by the Holy Spirit to bear witness to the good news of Jesus Christ among both Jews and Gentiles, and in doing this they establish the church. In addition to this, Acts explains how Christianity, although it is new, is in reality the one true religion, rooted in God’s promises from beginning of time.” John Polhill
II. Major themes
Zechariah 4:6
“The Kingdom of God is invisible and the mission of the church is to make the invisible visible.” St. Augustine
III. Soul satisfying (verses 1-5)
A. Volume one
B .Foundational instruction
C. Many proofs
1 Corinthians 15:3-8
D. Promise of the Holy Spirit
Luke 24:49, 1 Corinthians 12:13, Ephesians 5:18-20
IV. Fresh filling! (Application)
