In the second part of his sermon, Peter emphasized that God raised Jesus from the dead so that even those who had a part in his death could be forgiven and receive the Holy Spirit.

Once Jesus ascended on high, he sent the Father's promised Spirit to light up the church and empower her for her mission.

In Peter’s first of eleven speeches in Acts, he showed how Judas needed to replaced with another apostle so that the remade Israel would be complete and ready to be a witness to the nations.

In his second volume, Luke revealed that the promise of the Father would be the baptism in the Holy Spirit to empower Jesus’ followers to be witnesses to the ends of the Earth.

In fulfillment of the Old Testament scriptures, Jesus died, was raised, and was taken up to God’s right hand, where he lives to represent his people.

On the first resurrection day, Jesus’ own disciples believed that he was raised as they remembered his words, understood the Scriptures, and broke bread together.

Jesus’ sayings reveal the meaning of his death on the cross, and some who witnessed it got the message.

God used the sinful actions of humans to fulfill his will to provide the innocent one to take the place of the guilty.

As one of his disciples betrayed him and the others slept, Jesus wrestled in prayer to submit to his Father’s will and overcome his adversary.

Jesus demonstrated true greatness by taking the place of a servant in his life and in his death.