Acts Chapter Two

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Acts Chapter Two
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• Mark 1615,16
• Jesus tells the apostles to go preach the gospel
  Acts 2 records the first preaching.

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Reasons Why Acts 2 Stands Out...

• Significant Day
• Historic Place
• Divine Occurrence
• Glorious Beginning
• Remarkable Audience
• Dynamic Preacher
• Peters Sermon

• Pointed Question
• Common Answer
• Thrilling Response
• Marked Change
• Satisfying Life
• Precious instruction

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Acts 2 Speaks of...

• A Significant Day v.1 The Day of Pentecost.
  And when the day of Pentecost was fully come,
  they were all with one accord in one place.
• Historic Place Jerusalem
• 2 Chronicles 65-6 ...But now I have chosen
  Jerusalem, that my name might be there...
• 3. Divine Occurrence vs. 2-4 The apostles
  were baptized with the Holy Ghost.

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Acts 2 Speaks of...

• Luke 2447-49 ...repentance and remission of
  sins be preached..beginning at Jerusalem...tarry
  ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued
  with power from on high.
• Acts 18 But ye shall receive power, after that
  the Holy Spirit is come upon you and ye shall be
  witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all
  Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost
  part of the earth.

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Acts 2 Speaks of...

• Acts 84-5 Therefore they that were scattered
  abroad went every where preaching the word. Then
  Philip went to Samaria, and preached Christ unto
  them.
• Col 123 Some 30 years later - ...which was
  preached to every creature which is under
  heaven...

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Acts 2 Speaks of...

• 4. Glorious Beginning vs. 41, 47 ...about
  three thousand souls added... and ...the Lord
  added to the church daily...
• 5. Remarkable Audience vs. 5-13 about 15
  different sections of the Roman Empire were
  represented.
• CONTENT The Jews who knew the OT scriptures
  would hear about Christ in a way unheard before.
• POTENTIAL Each would go his own way preaching.

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Acts 2 Speaks of...

• 6. Dynamic Preacher vs. 14 ...Peter
  standing up with the 11 lifted up his voice...
• Peter was at once unstable, but now he is a
  mouthpiece for Jesus.
• 7. A Profound Sermon ----Vs.14-36 --- includes
  an introduction, Body, and Conclusion.

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Peters Sermon

• The Introduction Vs. 14-15 not drunken Vs.
  16-21 this is that spoken by the prophet Joel
  Joel 228-31
• The Conclusion V. 36 Therefore let all the
  house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath
  made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified,
  both Lord and Christ.

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Peters Sermon

• 5 Major Points
• Point 1 The Miracles of Christ v. 22.
• Point 2 The Resurrection of Christ v. 23-24.
• Point 3 The Evidence of Old Testament Scriptures
  v. 25-31.

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Peters Sermon

• Point 4 The Evidence of Witnesses v. 32 1
  Cor 154-8 ...he was buried...rose again...seen
  of Cephas...then the twelve...above five hundred
  brethren...James...all the apostles...then me...

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Peters Sermon

• Point 5 The Evidence of The Holy Spirit vs. 33
  Therefore being by the right hand of God
  exalted, and having received of the Father the
  promise of the Holy Ghost, He hath shed forth
  this, which you now see and hear.

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Conclusion to Peters Sermon

• therefore v. 36 Let all the house of
  Israel know assuredly, that God hath made the
  same Jesus, which you have crucified, both Lord
  and Christ.

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Acts 2 Speaks of...

• 8. Pointed Question v. 37 What shall we do?
• 9. A Concise Answer v. 38 Repent be
  baptized.
• 10. A Thrilling Response v. 41 3,000 souls
  were baptized for remission of their sins..

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Acts 2 Speaks of...

• 11. Marked Change v. 42, 43.
• 12. Satisfying Life v. 44-46.
• 13. Precious Institution v. 47 The church is
  now established.
• You can be added to the same church. Write an
  important chapter in the story of your life.