Brian talks through Acts 2:37-41.
How are we supposed to respond to God's Story?
1) Emotions & Will
Pierced their hearts...an emotional response...have you ever felt emotional about what God has done through Jesus in this story we are in?
2 Corinthians 7:10
2) Change your way of thinking
Repent / Metanoia – a transformative change of heart; especially: a spiritual conversion
a change of mind – There are a lot of things we have to METANOIA but in our day and our culture self-sufficiency is at the top of the list.
3) Come clean
James 5:16, "Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed."
Baptism is a simple demonstration of our belief that we are powerless without God, that we are desperate for God, that we are outsiders and have no hope of becoming insiders without the power of God making it happen.
4) Don't be a hoarder – vs. 39
Life on mission – this is a story for everyone, everyone is being included now. So share the story of God!
C.H. Spurgeon, "Every Christian is either a missionary or an impostor." "Christianity is one beggar telling another beggar where he found bread." Rick Warren said, "The way you store up treasure in heaven is by investing in getting people there."