you will receive power when the holy spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in jerusalem,...
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You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and
to the ends of the earth.
(Acts 1:8)
Theme of Acts
PentecostPentecost• 1 of 3 great Jewish feasts
–Passover
–Pentecost –Tabernacles
• “They” (2:1) = 12 Apostles
• Probably near the temple
Coming of the Holy SpiritComing of the Holy Spirit• Sound like a mighty wind
• Tongues of fire
• Spoke in tongues – languages they did not know
The Great GatheringThe Great Gathering
• Jews from every nationJews from every nation
• Each heard in their native languageEach heard in their native language
• Jews and proselytes (converts to Jews and proselytes (converts to Judaism) Judaism)
The Great GatheringThe Great Gathering
• Jews from every nationJews from every nation
• Each heard in their native languageEach heard in their native language
• Jews and proselytes (converts to Jews and proselytes (converts to Judaism) Judaism)
• Amazed and perplexed Amazed and perplexed (2:12)(2:12)
• Some thought they were drunkSome thought they were drunk
Peter’s SermonPeter’s Sermon
• Jesus of Nazareth
• Who killed Jesus?
• Resurrection – God raised him from the dead
You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and
to the ends of the earth.
(Acts 1:8)
Theme of Acts
Let all Israel be assured of this: God has made
this Jesus, whom you
crucified, both Lord and Christ.
(2:36)
The ResurrectionThe Resurrection• The Resurrection was the
make-or-break point of preaching in Acts.
• Romans 1:4
The ResurrectionThe Resurrection• 6 primary strands of evidence to support
the historical and factual nature of the bodily resurrection of Jesus. – The empty tomb
– Christ’s postcrucifixion appearances
– Transformation of the Apostles
– Transformation of Saul of Tarsus
– Emergence of the church
– Shift from Sabbath to Sunday
(Kenneth Samples. 2007. A World of Difference, 272)
Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ so that your sins may be forgiven.
(Acts 2:38)
This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many
for the forgiveness of sins.(Matthew 26:28)
• Holy Spirit as a gift?
• The gifts of the Holy Spirit?
• Here it appears to be the Holy Spirit as a gift.
1:8
The promise is for you and The promise is for you and your children and for all your children and for all who are far offwho are far off – for all – for all whom the Lord our whom the Lord our
God will call.God will call.
(2:39)(2:39)
Gentiles