The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-01-11
INTERNATIONAL,
SUNlAYSQ1OOL
LESSON
(By E. o. SELLERS, Acting Director of
the Sunday School Course of the Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago)
Copyright, 1915, Western Newspaper Union
LESSON FOR JANUARY 10
PETERS SERMON AT PENTECOST
LESSON TExT-Acts 2:14-47.

Acts 2:21
Comparing verse one Or. VI with
the last clause of verse Is, we con-
clude that this was one early morning
prayer meeting which drew a crowd.
In this crowd wv. 9, 1O) 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
| manner and mode of testimony. His
famous sermon" consists of II verses,
and the balance in quotations from
| Joel, Psalms, etc.
!. The Empowered Witness, w. a.
SO. % Peter testified that Jesus is
! alive. (a) These men, speaking by
| the power of the Spirit, are not drunk
| en-, but are speaking in soberness of
a great fact. (b) This that they hear
lis that prophecied by Joel (2:2S,
| PSI. This Jesus of whom they have
| been speaking had fulfilled this proph-
| ecy by mighty deeds ". 22), by hav-
| ing risen from the 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 (I1 Peter /:
| 1919. CD Peter asserts that whose
| ever believes in Jesus as Lord and
Christ, the Amounted One, the Messiah,
| shall be saved (vv. q, 36). (a) He
| shall be saved from sin and misery in
| this world; (b) saved unto a life eter-
| nal; (c) he shall receive this same
| power the disciples had received. Pc
| ter's witnessing is the same as Jesus
| has 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 and by his fulfillment Of
Messianic prophecy.
He was also exalted in the testi-
| mCny given in all tongues by the en-
| towering spirit.
II. The Powerful Result, Wv. 37-42.
The truth of Peters words was car
ing deep conviction of sin. CD Con-
| version. The question of verse 81
was a result. They had seen the
place of Jesus in the plan of prophecy
of God. They saw the bOldness Of
| these disciples and they also saw
their sin. CD Confession. Peters an
swer to their question was plain and
simple. (a) Repent" l. e., change
their minds and their attitude towards
Jesus, from that which had caused
his crucitixion, to one Of absolute sur
render, of repentance and remuneration
| of SIM the surrender of the will to
| Jesus as Lord. GU BE baptized"
| Outward water baptism is involved,
but it is the symbol of the inward
| of sin, death to self (Rom. go and
the putting on of Christ (Gal. 1926, 2).
| 90 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"
III. Added Evidence of Power, W..
43-47. This passage is not brief for
communism 1t is interesting to note
that this communism was among be-
| levers ". 44. 1t was for a special
| occasion, for they had "tarried at Je-
| rusalem" many days, and beyond
doubt had not provided for long
| visit 1t was according as each had
need 1t was purely voluntary (5:
4, 81. The Holy Spirit, however, does
bring unity and altruism among be-
levers which expresses itself in social
relations and service. There is a
| difference between the gift of the Holy
| Spirit and the Holy Spirits gifts q
| Cor. 12). The baptism of the Holy
| Spirit or 1.-The gift of the Holy Ghost"
| is always dependent upon real re-
pentance and is accompanied by re-
mission of sins. This experience is
| the blood bought right OF every be-
lever in the Lord Jesus Christ. To
receive is to take or to claim, and
| by simple prayer and faith that to
which we have right (Acts 4:31; 8:
| Is, 16; Luke lib; l John STA, 15).
By making Jesus Lord and Christ we
shall receive the promise ~ 39) which,
Peter declared, was for Jewish be-
| levers, their children for coming gen.
erations, and "all that are afar off,
| even as many as the Lord our God
| shall CALL" l. e., gentiles of every
/ coming century.
In other words, Pentecost was but
| an episode which ushered in an age
| the age of the Holy Spirit, and he
! is for every child of God, Jewish and
| gentle, in every age and in every
| church.
The result is not necessarily some
| spectacular demonstration; there was
| none with Timothy or with Lydia, but
| the individual must enter into the
experience alone. Believers who have
thus been baptized will find fellowship
with other believers, will have power
| in testimony and will produce results
upon the community in which they i've
! (Gal. 5:22).
During that apostolic age every new
manifestation of the spirit through its
| accompanying addition to the num-
| Der of believers-"The Lord added day
| by day those that were saved !.
many believers: believers were the
more added multitudes of
| both men and women the
| word OF God increased; q great COM
pany of the priests were obedient to
| the faith
These and similar references indi-
! cate the steady and rapid progress Of
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