Arizona republican., 1916-01-16
International Sunday School Lesson for
 Jan. 16
PETERS SERMON AT PENTEcosT

FE EH ; SEHMON Al PEN ECOSl
 Golden Text.-"Whos0ever shall call on the name oi the Lord shall be saved" Ac. ?: 21.
 Lesson Text.-Ac. ?: 1427. Commit vs. 3S, 39.
 t22) Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man ap- proved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did hy him in the midst of you, as ye your selves know; (23) Him, being deliv- cred hy the determinate counsel and foreknoWledge of God. ye have taken, and ty wicked hands have crucified and slain: (24) Whom God hath raised up. having lcOsed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it. (29) Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David. that he is both dead and buried. and his sepulchre is with Us unto this day. t3G) Therefore being a prophet, anG knowing that God hath sworn with an oath to him. that of the fruit of his loirs, according to the flesh. he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne: (3D He. seeing this before, spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell. neither his flesh did see corrup- ton. (32) This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses. (33) Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted. and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this which we now see and hear. (34) For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand (3J) Until l make thy foes thy foot stool. (36) Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God lhath made that same Jesus. whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ (3O Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren. what shal we do? (3S) Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Chris for the remission of sins, and ye shal receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. (39) For the promise is unto you, and tt your children. and to all that are afal off, even as many as the Lord our Goo shall call, (40) And with many Othel words did he testify and exhOrt, saying Save yourselves from this untoWar, generation. (4D Then they that gladl, received his word were baptized ant the same day there were added unt' them about three thousand souls.
 Time.-Sunday, May 2S, A. D. 30
 Place-Jerusalem.
 Exposition.-L The resurrection o
 Jesus of Nazareth, 2231. Peter, afte
 his explanatory introduction, (vs
 16-2D proceeds at once to preacl
 Jesus: any Spirit filled man will al ways make Jesus the very center 0
 his preaching. He begins, with Jesu
 as a man, but d ran approved Q God" approved" here means "se
 forth Cor, declared) approved": it re fers to Gods public indorsement rathe
 tran His secret approval of Jesus Thi , irdOrsement was by miracles an'
 wonders and signs which God di,
 through him" Whom God approved
 man crucified (v. 23); but this cruel
 fixion, though executed 'by the han of iaWless men, was according to tn , 'determinate counsel and forellnowl edge of God" Everything comes t
 pass according to Gods eternal plan O grace. but this does not in any wa
 exonerate the crucfiers of Chris
 David, hundreds of years before, na