And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise is for you and for your children and for all who are far off, everyone whom the … Read more
Continued from ‘Death Could Not Hold Him…’‘ Preaching Jesus – God’s Chosen Method for Sharing the Gospel This kerygma, delivered by Peter under the inspiration and power of the Holy Spirit, had its intended effect. It reached its intended audience. And while we shouldn’t be surprised at all, there is something very eye opening and … Read more
Continued from ‘Proclaiming the Gospel Message’… The Resurrection of Christ Look with me at verse 24 of Acts Chapter 2, God raised him up, loosing the pangs of death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it. For David says concerning him, “I saw the Lord always before me, for he … Read more
The Kerygma What is the essence of preaching? Is it clever words and rhetoric? Is it a keen sense of humor and a winsome delivery? Does it involve how we look while we are doing it? Is it possible that no preaching actually occurs in some churches these days? If that is true, is it … Read more
THE QUESTION It is always refreshing to see the recorded responses of the disciples to Christ’s announcement that they would soon receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit. You get to see them as the real human beings that they are. If you are anything like me, you will sometimes insert yourself into these stories … Read more
Why was the Book of Acts Written? What purpose did it serve? What was Luke’s agenda in writing these things down? Well again Luke’s words in the gospel of Luke as well as the beginning of Acts give us some hints. It says in Luke that he wanted to compile a narrative of things accomplished. … Read more