The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-01-15
LESSON FOR JANUARY 16
PETERS SERMON AT PENTECOsT


Comparing verse ono Or W with
the last clause Of verse D.. Va con
clude that TINS was one early morning
PRAYER meeting which drew crowd.
IN this crowd wv. .. l0l and on this
occasion we see in miniature the
evangelism oil 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 T. verses.
and the balance in quotations from
joel. Psalms. etc.
|. The Empowered Witness. w. -
80. 81 Peter testified that Jesus Is
alive. laD These men. speaking by
the power OF the Spirit. are not drunk
en-. but are speaking IL S"h"rn"ss OF
a great fact. tbl This that they hear
is that prophecicd by joel t2.-H'
2sl. This Jesus OF whom they have
been speaking had fulfilled this proph-
cCy by mighty deeds ". ~. by nav
ing risen from the dead ". 23 and
of this the disciples were all Witnesses
". 32). he had also been exalted
". So, and his glory Peter had Wit
messed upon the mount I'll Peter !:
1919. t2) peter asserts that whose
ever believes in Jesus as Lord ana
Christ. the Anoiuted one. the Messiah.
shall be saved wv. y, 3GD. la) lie
shall be saved from sin and misery III
this world; (bD saved unto life ctcT-
nal: (cD he shall receive this same
power the disciples had received. Pc
ter's witnessing is the same as Jesus
has "A right To expect OF us, the test-
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 fulhlimcnt OF
. MessianiC prophecy.
He was also exalted in the tosti-
mony given in all tongues by the EN-
towering spirit.
n. The Powerful Result, w. 37-42.
The truth OF Peters words Was car
ried home by the Holy Spirit produc-
ing deep conviction of sin. % Con-
version. The question OF verse %
was a result They had seen the
place of Jesus in the plan OF prophecy
of God. They saw the holiness ot
these disciples and they also sa"
their sin. 90 Confession. Peter an
swer to their question was plain ana
simple (aD Repent !. e.. change
their minds and their attitude towards
Jesus. from that which had caused
his crucifiXion, to one of absolute sur
render, of repentance and Remuneration
of sin. the surrender of the Will tt
Jesus as Lord. (2) BE baptized.
. Outward water baptism is involved
but il is the symbol of the inward
change Of heart, of the remuneration
of sin. death 10 self from. Ga anC
the putting on of Christ tGal 1926. 20
80 Continuance ". AZ. Having ac
I cepted and confessed Christ, they wer'
. TO teach others, to have fellowship
with believers in prayer and III breaK
, ing OF bread, to continue in the way.
: III. Added Evidence of Power. v.
J. 43-47. This passage is not brief 10
a communism. 1t is interesting to not
9 that this communism was among bt
Q levers ". 44). 1t was for specla
:. occasion. for they had "tarried at Jt
s rusalem" many days. and beyon
8 doubt had not provided for a lon
visit. Ii was according as each 'ha
g need" 1t was purely voluntary "a
g 4. 81. The Holy Spirit however, doe
:. bring unity and altruism among b.
l. levers which expresses itself in soci;
relations and service. There is
l. difference between the Cift OF the Hol
It Spirit and the Holy Spirits gifts
Of Cor. l2l. The baptism OF the HO
n Spirit or the gift of the Holy Ghos
ut is always dependent upon real I
y. pentance and is accompanied by r
mission OF sins. This experience
r. the blood-bought right OF every Il
lever in the Lord Jesus Christ.
receive is to take or to claim. al
by simple prayer and faith that
y which We have a right acts 4:3l;
Is. l6: Luke lib; John STA. l,
b. making Jesus Lord and Christ '
shall r,>,eive the promise ". so whic
Peter declared. was for Jewish
| levers. their CIllItEtH lOI tblIlHH ~
eratIOns. and "all that are aiar q
even as many as the Lord our G.
shall call" i. e, gentiles OF eve
coming century.
In other words. Pentccost was :
an episode which ushcred in an a,
the age OF the Holy Spirit, and
is for every child Of God, Jewish a
gentle. in every age and IA eve
church.
The resur is not necessarily so
Spectacular demonstration; there v
none with Timothy or with Lydia,
the individual must enter into
experience alone. believers who Ia
thus been baptized will find fcllows'
with other believers. will have 20"
in testimony and will produce resi-
uuon the community in which they ;
(Gal. 5:22l.
During that apostolic age every II
manifestation of the spirit through
. ACCOMMODATING addition TO the m
MO Der of believers The Lord added ,
vas by day those that were saved
ore many believers; believers were
the more added mulutudeS
ers. both men and women
word of God increased