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We are continuing our study in the book of Acts this weekend.
We are going to look at Chapter 2 of Acts, verses 14-41.
Up to this point we see Christ ascending into Heaven, leaving his disciples with simply instructions.
Spread the Gospel the ends of the earth, but to wait for the Holy Spirit to come to give them the power to accomplish their mission.
Last week we saw the Spirit finally arrive.
Their obedience paid off!
They waited and prayed and finally the Church was born and each of them was baptized in the Holy Spirit.
They received power and began speaking in foreign languages they had never learned, and the Gospel message began to go out to all people groups.
Today we are going to look at Peter’s first message preached with this new power, the Power of the Holy Spirit.
What I hope that we will see is that we too have the same command as the Disciples.
To spread the Gospel to the ends of the Earth, beginning with our community.
And the first thing I want us to notice, is that we cannot possibly accomplish this mission without the power of the Holy Spirit.
Michael Green says,
“How much we need the Holy Spirit in our church life!
Had it struck you that if the New Testament is right in the marrying up of the Holy Spirit with witness bearing, this might shed a flood light on the poverty of spiritual experience in many a church and many a Christian?
Could it be that we know so little of the Spirit in any powerful way because we care so little for evangelism?
Equally, that we know so little of the Spirit?
These two God has joined together, and we cannot put them asunder.
No evangelism, no Holy Spirit; no Holy Spirit, no evangelism.
There is a vital link between them, and that explains a good deal of the powerlessness in the modern church.
The early Christians were well aware that the Holy Spirit and evangelism went together and affected each other intimately.”
This chapter is the power chapter!
If we want power in our church and power in our individual lives, we need to tap into the Power of the Holy Spirit.
The best way to do that is to Evangelize.
In Order to Experience the Power of the Holy Spirit we must Evangelize
Do you want the Holy Spirit to reveal that Power in your life in an explosive way?
Evangelize.
Let’s look at what happens in Acts 2.
Remember the Holy Spirit was just given to those gathered in the upper room.
About 120 of them.
There was a mighty rushing wind, tons of noise and commotion.
The street crowds came to investigate just as the occupants of the upper room spilled out into the streets.
They are speaking in foreign languages they do not even know!
Some of the crowd are inquisitive and want to know what is going on.
Others are skeptical and accuse the believers of being drunk.
Look at verse 14.
Acts 2:14–41 (ESV)
14But Peter, standing with the eleven, lifted up his voice and addressed them: “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and give ear to my words.
15For these people are not drunk, as you suppose, since it is only the third hour of the day.
16But this is what was uttered through the prophet Joel:
17“ ‘And in the last days it shall be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams;
18even on my male servants and female servants in those days I will pour out my Spirit, and they shall prophesy.
19And I will show wonders in the heavens above and signs on the earth below, blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke;
20the sun shall be turned to darkness and the moon to blood, before the day of the Lord comes, the great and magnificent day.
21And it shall come to pass that everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.’
22“Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with mighty works and wonders and signs that God did through him in your midst, as you yourselves know—
23this Jesus, delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men.
24God raised him up, loosing the pangs of death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it.
25For David says concerning him, “ ‘I saw the Lord always before me, for he is at my right hand that I may not be shaken;
26therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced; my flesh also will dwell in hope.
27For you will not abandon my soul to Hades, or let your Holy One see corruption.
28You have made known to me the paths of life; you will make me full of gladness with your presence.’
29“Brothers, I may say to you with confidence about the patriarch David that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.
30Being therefore a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that he would set one of his descendants on his throne,
31he foresaw and spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that he was not abandoned to Hades, nor did his flesh see corruption.
32This Jesus God raised up, and of that we all are witnesses.
33Being therefore exalted at the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this that you yourselves are seeing and hearing.
34For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he himself says, “ ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand,
35until I make your enemies your footstool.”
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36Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified.”
37Now when they heard this they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?”
38And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
39For the promise is for you and for your children and for all who are far off, everyone whom the Lord our God calls to himself.”
40And with many other words he bore witness and continued to exhort them, saying, “Save yourselves from this crooked generation.”
41So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls.
I want us to notice two things about Peter’s Approach to Evangelism.
First, He Stood Up.
He obeyed the Spirit’s prompting and stood up to deliver the Message God gave him.
Folks, we need to stop hiding in the shadows of our church building.
We Need to Stand Up
We need to be obedient and share the Good News of Christ to our Community.
Next, he Quoted Scripture.
Peter was a fisherman.
He was no Bible scholar.
He had not gone to Rabbi School.
He did not even have a bachelor’s degree.
However, He knew enough of his Bible to be able to Quote Joel.
A lot of folks never witness to anyone, they never share their faith, they never tell anyone what God did for them because they fear that don’t know enough scripture.
Sometimes that is true!
Shame on you if that is the case, you need to be studying your Bible more than just Saturday Nights or Sunday Mornings.
You need to learn how to develop a consistent daily personal Bible study.
We can help you learn how to do that.
Not knowing the enough Bible is no longer an acceptable excuse.
Peter used what he knew.
We Need to Study the Word of God
A Christian man owned a barber shop.
One night, at a revival meeting, the barber felt greatly burdened to do more with his testimony for Christ.
The next evening, the barber began attending a "soul winners class" at his church.
He attended faithfully every night for two weeks.
He rehearsed all the material, took extensive notes, and memorized the assigned Bible verses.
At the end of the two weeks he received a plaque acknowledging his completion of the course.
The next morning, in the barber shop, he hung the plaque and bowed his head.
"Dear Lord," he prayed, "help me to witness to the first man to come through that door this morning."
At that moment in walked the biggest, meanest, foulest man the barber had ever seen.
It seems this man had recently lost a bet with some "biker" buddies and now he had to get his head shaved.
Needless to say, the barber did not feel very comfortable quoting the "Roman Road" to a man with a tattoo on his neck.
The rest of the day did not go any better for the barber.
At 5:00 p.m., the barber was sobbing with shame.
He had not witnessed to a single person.
He bowed his head again.
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