1. Great Preaching Builds His Glorious Church Lesson 2: (Acts 2:22 – 4:37)

2. Great Preaching Builds His Glorious Church (Acts 2:22 - 4:37) Peter’s sermon on the day of Pentecost = “Jesus, Our Lord & Savior” (Acts 2:22-47) –Outline:  “Whoever calls on the name of the Lord” (21)  The Lord is identified –Jesus’ confirmation (v. 22) –Jesus’ crucifixion (v. 23) –Jesus’ resurrection (v. 24-32) –Jesus’ exaltation (v. 33) –Jesus’ ascension (v. 34) –Jesus = God made “Lord and Christ” (v. 36)

3. Great Preaching Builds His Glorious Church (Acts 2:22 - 4:37) Peter’s sermon on the day of Pentecost = “Jesus, Our Lord & Savior” (Acts 2:22-47) –Outline:  “Whoever calls on the name of the Lord” (21)  The Lord is identified = Jesus  Terms of salvation are specified (v. 37-40) –What? “Repent & every one be baptized” –Who says? “in the name of the Lord” –Why? “for the remission of sins” »“Call on the name of the Lord = saved” (21) »“Repent & baptized for remission” (38) »“Be saved” (40)

4. Great Preaching Builds His Glorious Church (Acts 2:22 - 4:37) Peter’s sermon on the day of Pentecost = “Jesus, Our Lord & Savior” (Acts 2:22-47) –Outline: –Characteristics:  Personal –“attested by God to YOU…YOU know” (22) –“YOU have taken…crucified” (23) –“speak freely to YOU” (29) –“of which WE are all witnesses” (32) –“which YOU now see and hear” (33) –“this Jesus, whom YOU crucified” (36) –“every one of YOU be baptized” (38)

5. Great Preaching Builds His Glorious Church (Acts 2:22 - 4:37) Peter’s sermon on the day of Pentecost = “Jesus, Our Lord & Savior” (Acts 2:22-47) –Outline: –Characteristics:  Personal  Analytical –Consider the evidence of His deity: »Miracles (22) »“you put to death…God raised up” (23-24) »Prophecy of the great patriarch David (25f) »Exalted…responsible for these events (33)

6. Great Preaching Builds His Glorious Church (Acts 2:22 - 4:37) Peter’s sermon on the day of Pentecost = “Jesus, Our Lord & Savior” (Acts 2:22-47) –Outline: –Characteristics:  Personal  Analytical  Biblical –In 23 vss (14-36), 11 quote O.T. passages –In 15 vss (22-36), 6 quote O.T. passages –Almost half of sermon was direct quotes –Used Bible to make his points—his authority

7. Great Preaching Builds His Glorious Church (Acts 2:22 - 4:37) Peter’s sermon on the day of Pentecost = “Jesus, Our Lord & Savior” (Acts 2:22-47) –Outline: –Characteristics:  Personal  Analytical  Biblical  Simple –Hearers didn’t miss the message –They understood it—“When they heard this, they were cut to the heart…” (v. 37)

8. Great Preaching Builds His Glorious Church (Acts 2:22 - 4:37) Peter’s sermon on the day of Pentecost = “Jesus, Our Lord & Savior” (Acts 2:22-47) –Outline: –Characteristics:  Personal  Analytical  Biblical  Simple  Helpful –He told them what they had done –He told them what to do to be saved (37-40)

9. Great Preaching Builds His Glorious Church (Acts 2:22 - 4:37) Peter’s sermon on the day of Pentecost = “Jesus, Our Lord & Savior” (Acts 2:22-47) –Outline: –Characteristics: –Result:  About 3,000 were baptized  The Lord’s church was established  The Lord’s church grew daily (v. 41, 47)

10. Great Preaching Builds His Glorious Church (Acts 2:22 - 4:37) Peter’s sermon on Solomon’s porch = “Jesus, God’s Servant” (Acts 3:1 - 4:37) –Outline:  Jesus, God’s Servant, is glorified (3:11-13, 16) –Great amazement at healing of lame man –Peter directed the amazement toward Jesus  Jesus, God’s Servant, was denied (3:13-17) –Denied Pilate’s efforts to release Him –Called for release of a murderer instead –Killed “the Prince of life”

11. Great Preaching Builds His Glorious Church (Acts 2:22 - 4:37) Peter’s sermon on Solomon’s porch = “Jesus, God’s Servant” (Acts 3:1 - 4:37) –Outline:  Jesus, God’s Servant, is glorified (3:11-13, 16)  Jesus, God’s Servant, was denied (3:13-17)  Jesus, God’s Servant, was prophesied (18-26) –God foretold; Jesus fulfilled (18) –Fulfillment of prophecies of Moses (22-23) –…and of Samuel and all the prophets (24) –He is the promised “seed” of Abraham (25) –He is the spiritual blessing to all mankind (26)

12. Great Preaching Builds His Glorious Church (Acts 2:22 - 4:37) Peter’s sermon on Solomon’s porch = “Jesus, God’s Servant” (Acts 3:1 - 4:37) –Outline: –Characteristics:  Personal –“Why do YOU marvel at this?” (12) –“YOU delivered up and denied” (13) –“YOU denied the Holy One and the Just” (14) –“of which WE are witnesses” (15) –“whom YOU see and know” (16) –“Him YOU shall hear…He says to YOU” (22) –“To YOU first, God…sent Him to bless YOU” (26)

13. Great Preaching Builds His Glorious Church (Acts 2:22 - 4:37) Peter’s sermon on Solomon’s porch = “Jesus, God’s Servant” (Acts 3:1 - 4:37) –Outline: –Characteristics:  Personal  Analytical –Peter used a miracle “he” had performed to point men to Jesus, whom God had glorified –“In the name of Jesus…rise up & walk” (6) –“His name…has made this man strong” (16) –“By the name of Jesus…this man stands here before you whole” (4:10)

14. Great Preaching Builds His Glorious Church (Acts 2:22 - 4:37) Peter’s sermon on Solomon’s porch = “Jesus, God’s Servant” (Acts 3:1 - 4:37) –Outline: –Characteristics:  Personal  Analytical  Biblical –In 15 vss (12-26), 7 quote or refer to O.T. –Peter pointed to O.T. prophecies and then pointed to Jesus to affirm, “He has thus fulfilled” (18)

15. Great Preaching Builds His Glorious Church (Acts 2:22 - 4:37) Peter’s sermon on Solomon’s porch = “Jesus, God’s Servant” (Acts 3:1 - 4:37) –Outline: –Characteristics:  Personal  Analytical  Biblical  Simple (so powerful in plain words) –Proved Jesus to be “the Holy One and the Just,” “the Prince of life,” “the Christ,” the “Prophet” promised by Moses, the “seed” of Abraham through whom all are blessed (14-25)

16. Great Preaching Builds His Glorious Church (Acts 2:22 - 4:37) Peter’s sermon on Solomon’s porch = “Jesus, God’s Servant” (Acts 3:1 - 4:37) –Outline: –Characteristics:  Personal  Analytical  Biblical  Simple  Helpful –He told them what they had done –He told them what to do to be saved (3:19)

17. Great Preaching Builds His Glorious Church (Acts 2:22 - 4:37) Peter’s sermon on Solomon’s porch = “Jesus, God’s Servant” (Acts 3:1 - 4:37) –Outline: –Characteristics: –Result:  Identified opponents of truth (4:1-3)  Peter and John were arrested (4:3)  “Many of those who heard the word believed; and the number of the men came to be about five thousand” (4:4).  In the N.T., preaching of the gospel resulted in the growth of our Lord’s church!

18. Great Preaching Builds His Glorious Church (Acts 2:22 - 4:37) Applying It to Me –Preaching that builds the church:  Builds faith! (cf. Col. 1:23) –Peter’s first sermon »First word was “Jesus”; last word was “Christ”; its content proved Jesus is the Christ –Peter’s second sermon »Began with “God of Abraham”; concluded with “seed of Abraham”; its content proved Jesus to be the fulfillment of this promise –Preaching = designed to convince!

19. Great Preaching Builds His Glorious Church (Acts 2:22 - 4:37) Applying It to Me –Preaching that builds the church:  Builds faith!  Is Bible-saturated! (cf. Rom. 10:17) –Peter’s first sermon »Almost half was quotation of Scripture; in its beginning, middle & end –Peter’s second sermon »Alluded to Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, Samuel, all the O.T. prophets; cited numerous O.T. passages –Preaching = Bible-based & Bible-saturated!

20. Great Preaching Builds His Glorious Church (Acts 2:22 - 4:37) Applying It to Me –Preaching that builds the church:  Builds faith!  Is Bible-saturated!  Refuses to silence/compromise God’s authority! –“What shall we do?” = “R+B in the name of Jesus” –“In the name of Jesus…rise up and walk” –“By what power/name have you done this?” = “By the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth” –“Let us severely threaten them, that…they speak to no man in this name” = “For we cannot but speak…” –“Lord, grant to your servants that with all boldness they may speak Your word…signs and wonders may be done through the name of Your holy Servant Jesus.”

21. Great Preaching Builds His Glorious Church (Acts 2:22 - 4:37) Applying It to Me –Preaching that builds the church:  Builds faith!  Is Bible-saturated!  Refuses to silence/compromise God’s authority!  Includes the plan of salvation! Times of refreshingGift of the Holy Spirit Sins blotted outRemission of sins Be convertedBe baptized Repent Acts 3:19Acts 2:38 Saved Calls on name Acts 2:21

22. Great Preaching Builds His Glorious Church (Acts 2:22 - 4:37) Applying It to Me –Preaching that builds the church:  Builds faith!  Is Bible-saturated!  Refuses to silence/compromise God’s authority!  Includes the plan of salvation!  Is personal (2 Cor. 5:10), analytical (1 Pet. 3:15), Biblical (2 Tim. 4:2), simple (2 Cor. 11:3) and helpful (2 Tim. 3:16-17)! –Preaching is not just what happens behind a pulpit (cf. Acts 8:4; Rom. 10:13-17)!