Acts 2:22-24
INTRO: Good morning church! As we drew to a close last week we read in Matthew 28:19-20 that Jesus gave the apostles instructions to “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, "teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.''” Then in Mark 16:20 we were told, “And they went out and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the word through the accompanying signs.”
We said this period of time was not the end but the end of the beginning. Let’s turn to the book of Acts where we find the writer describes an earlier report he wrote to someone named Theophilus. Acts 1:1-3 – “The former account I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach until the day in which He was taken up, after He through the Holy Spirit had given commandments to the apostles whom He had chosen, to whom He also presented Himself alive after His suffering by many infallible proofs, being seen by them during forty days and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God.”
In v. 8 Jesus tells them that they were to be “witnesses to me” to the “end of the earth”. With those thoughts in mind we are not surprised by the events in Acts chapter 2. There are for example the coming of the Holy Spirit (as Jesus had foretold), the speaking in languages not learned, and a reference to a well-known prophecy from the book of Joel. There was also the “first” sermon preached in keeping with the marching orders of the Lord. It was the first occasion recorded of the preaching of the cross by someone other than the Lord Himself. We begin this morning on a day called Pentecost in Acts 2.
I. THE DAY OF PENTECOST
A. This was the first day of the week and we read in - Acts 2:1 – “Now when the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.”
1. The day of Pentecost was determined by seven Sabbaths (weeks) plus one day ... thus, it was the day we call Sunday. Seven Sabbaths from the Passover Sabbath plus one day. 2. This was one of three great feast days ... the feast of weeks. You can read about it in Exodus 34:22-23 – “And you shall observe the Feast of Weeks, of the first fruits of wheat harvest, and the Feast of Ingathering at the year's end. Three times in the year all your men shall appear before the Lord, the Lord God of Israel.” 3. Certainly, on this day Jerusalem would have been very crowded with worshipers because it was one of those three days when all Jewish males were required to come to Jerusalem to worship. On this particular Pentecost it was the first feast of weeks following the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
B. On this day of Pentecost we are informed of the coming of the Holy Spirit - Acts 2:2-4 – “And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.” The coming of the Holy Spirit. This was that which Jesus had promised before death on the cross and before His ascension.
1. Turn with me to: John 16:7-13 – “7. "Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you. 8. "And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: 9. "of sin, because they do not believe in Me; 10. "of righteousness, because I go to My Father and you see Me no more; 11. "of judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged. 12. "I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. 13. "However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He wi
Episode: https://chardon.podbean.com/e/the-first-sermon-preaching-the-cross/
Podcast: https://chardon.podbean.com
Episode: https://chardon.podbean.com/e/the-first-sermon-preaching-the-cross/
Podcast: https://mypod.online
Episode: https://chardon.podbean.com/e/the-first-sermon-preaching-the-cross/
Podcast: https://mypod.online
Episode: https://chardon.podbean.com/e/the-first-sermon-preaching-the-cross/
Podcast: https://mypod.online
Episode: https://chardon.podbean.com/e/the-first-sermon-preaching-the-cross/
Podcast: https://mypod.online
Episode: https://chardon.podbean.com/e/the-first-sermon-preaching-the-cross/
Podcast: https://mypod.online
Episode: https://chardon.podbean.com/e/the-first-sermon-preaching-the-cross/
Podcast: https://mypod.online
Episode: https://chardon.podbean.com/e/the-first-sermon-preaching-the-cross/
Podcast: https://mypod.online
Episode: https://chardon.podbean.com/e/the-first-sermon-preaching-the-cross/
Podcast: https://mypod.online
Episode: https://chardon.podbean.com/e/the-first-sermon-preaching-the-cross/
Podcast: https://mypod.online
Episode: https://chardon.podbean.com/e/the-first-sermon-preaching-the-cross/
Podcast: https://mypod.online
Episode: https://chardon.podbean.com/e/the-first-sermon-preaching-the-cross/
Podcast: https://mypod.online
Episode: https://chardon.podbean.com/e/the-first-sermon-preaching-the-cross/
Podcast: https://mypod.online
