The Red Cloud chief., 1916-01-13
LESSON FOR JANUARY IS
PETERS SERMON AT PENTecosr
LESSON TEXT-Acts 2:l4.4,

the last clause Of verse Is, we con.
clude that this was one early morning
prayer meeting which drew crowd.
In this crowd wv. 9. 10Y and on this
occasion we see In miniature the
evangelism of the world What Peter
hoped to accomplish is an interesting
speculation and is answered by his
manna and mode of testimony. His
famous sermon" consists of IL verses,
Joel. Psalms, etc.
{. The Empowered Witness, w. II.
SO. Cd Peter testified that Jesus lie
alive. ca These men, speaking by
The power of the Spirit are not drunk.
en-. but are speaking IN soberness of
great fact (b) This that they hear
lis that prophecied by Joel (2:2S,
2y). This Jesus of whom they have
been speaking had fulfilled this proph
ecy by mighty deeds ". 22). by hav
ing risen from tho dead ". 23) and
Of this the disciples were all witnesses
". 32); he had also been exalted
". 33). and his glory Peter had wit.
messed upon the mount Oh Peter 1:
1919. ca Peter asserts that whose
ever believes in Jesus as Lord and
Christ, the Amounted One, the Messiah,
shall be saved (vv. 81, 3G). (a) He
shall be saved from sin and misery in
this world; (b) saved unto a life eter.
nal: Co he shall receive this same
power tho disciples had received. Pc
ter's witnessing is the same as Jesus
has a right to expect of US, the testi.
mony OF personal experience, backed
up by the word of God. Jesus was in.
dorsed by his miracles, the testimony
Of those who had seen him as the
risen Lord ana by his fulhllment OF
Messianic prophecy.
He was also exalted in the testi.
nony given in all tongues by the EN-.
towering spirit.
II. The Powerful Result, w. 37-42.
The truth OF Peters words was car
ricd home by the Holy Spirit produc'
ing deep conviction of sin. (D Con
version. The question of verse 81
was result They had seen the
place of Jesus in the plan OF prophecy
Or God. They saw the holiness OF
these disciples and they also saw
their sin. co Confession. Peters an
swer to their question was plain and
simple. (a) Repent" I. e., change
their minds and their attitude towards
Jesus. from that which had caused
his crucifiXion, to one CT absolute sur
render, OF repentance and remuneration
81 sin; the surrender of the will tC
Jesus as Lord. (2) De baptized.
Outward water baptism Ia involved
but it is the symbol OF the inwarc
change of neart, Of the Remuneration
a sin, death to self from. CAD anc
the putting on OF Christ lGal. 1925. 2O
CD Continuance ". 42). Having &C
copied and confessed Christ, they were
to teach others, to have fellowship
with believers in prayer and in break
ing OF bread. to continue lin the way.
~. Added Evidence Of Power, w
1917. This passage Is not brief FOL
communism. II Is interesting to not'
mat this communism was among &c
levers ". 4D. II was for a specia
occasion, for they had 'tarried at je
rusalem" many days, and bcyunt
doubt had not provided for loni
visit. 1t was according as each hat
need 1t was purely voluntary 10
I. 81. The Holy Spirit, however, doe
bring unity and altruism among be
levers which expresses itself in socia
relations and service. There Is
Inference between the gift OF the llol
] spirit and the Holy Spirits gifts
| Cor. l2). The baptism OF the Hol
] spirit or the gift Of the Holy Ghost
is always dependent upon real re
. pentance and is accompanied by re
, mission OF sins. This experience |
the bought right OF every b'
lever in the Lord Jesus Christ. T
receive Is to tGke or to claim, an
by simple prayer and faith that t
;, which we have right tActs ABB; .
b Is, 10; Luke l1:l3; John STA. 10
a BY making Jesus Lord and Christ W
b shall receive the promise w. 39) which
r Peter declared, was for Jewish b.
levers, their children for coming gel
[ erations, and "all that are afar OF
:. even as many as the Lord our Go
r shall call" |. g., gentiles OF ever
J, coming century.
r In other words, Pentecost was br
@ an episade which ushered in an ag
3 the age of the Holy Spirit, and h
is for every child Of God, Jewish an
u gentle, In every age and in ever
k church.
n During that apostolic age every ne
1 manifestation of the spirit through Il
}. accompanying addition to the nur
a her of believers-"The Lord added da
r by day those that were saved
d many believers; believers were tf
r more added multitudes
both men and women u
word OF God increased; u great cor
pany OF the priests were obedient
- the faith"