Sermon Notes from Pastor Jon
Acts 2:14-41
Acts is about Jesus establishing His Kingdom through the Spirit-empowered movement of the gospel to the ends of the earth
1. THE SPIRIT EMPOWERS THE CHURCH TO PREACH THE GOSPEL (14-36)
*Call on the Lord now to be saved from the wrath to come
*Call means to repent
- conviction of sin
- Admit you deserve wrath
- Cry out for mercy
- No one is automatically in
*2 Old Testament passages are used to prove that Jesus is the Messiah & the Lord:
- Psalm 16
- Psalm 110
APPLICATION: LEARN HOW TO SHARE THE GOSPEL
(1) Tell the story of Jesus’ life (miracles, death & resurrection)
(2) Have someone read the gospels
2. THOSE WHO RECEIVE THE GOSPEL ARE SAVED (37-41)
*They are cut to the heart: what must we do?
- Have you ever felt conviction?
- Have you ever thought about the fact that your sins killed Jesus?
*The right response to our sins is to repent
- Repentance is a change of mind that leads to a change of attitude/action
- Water baptism was offered by John as a public sign of repentance
- Peter is NOT saying that baptism brings forgiveness of sins
- New Testament is clear that no act of obedience can save you
- Whoever calls on the name of the Lord will be saved
- You receive all of the Holy Spirit at the moment of conversion
