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Chapter study
…disciples' own Verses 26 to 27 The chapter closes by looking forward to Pentecost. Jesus will send the Comforter, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, and He shall testify of me. The disciples are drawn…
Devotional
…answers. Acts 2:14 The restored Peter stands and preaches boldly at Pentecost, showing the commission of John 21 fulfilled. Is there a specific failure you believe disqualifies you from being useful to Christ, and have…
Devotional
…poured out that Ezekiel promises finds its fulfillment on the day of Pentecost, when Peter tells the crowd this is what was spoken through the prophet Joel and, in substance, what Ezekiel had also foretold (Acts…
Devotional
…list of what the Jerusalem church devoted itself to right after Pentecost: teaching, fellowship, breaking of bread, and prayer. These four are not incidental habits; the word continued steadfastly implies a disciplined,…
Devotional
…the miracle as an occasion to preach, the same pattern as his sermon at Pentecost. He does not soften the crowd's role in Jesus' death in verses 13-15, yet he still calls them to repent rather than treating their guilt…
Devotional
…Spirit gave them the ability to speak. WEB This happens on the day of Pentecost, fifty days after the resurrection, exactly when Jesus had told the disciples to wait in Jerusalem for the promise of the Father. The sign…
Devotional
…this wait. It was not idle. Ten days passed between the ascension and Pentecost, and the church spent them together and in prayer rather than dispersing to plan their own next steps. Sometimes obedience means waiting…
52 Week Journey
…is present from the opening lines of Genesis and poured out publicly at Pentecost, and He is the one Jesus said it was better for the disciples that He come. This week reads the Spirit's own words about Himself: what He…
Biblical concept
…and apply it directly to the return of Christ. Peter, preaching at Pentecost, quotes Joel's prophecy of the day of the LORD and applies its beginning to what God was doing that very day through the outpoured Spirit,…
Biblical concept
…has been fulfilled that day, in their hearing. Acts 2:36 Peter's Pentecost sermon concludes that God has made this Jesus, whom they crucified, both Lord and Christ. Anointing with oil in Israel set a person apart for a…
Biblical concept
…pour out his Spirit on all flesh, quoted by Peter as being fulfilled at Pentecost. John 14:26 Jesus names the Spirit the Comforter, sent by the Father, who will teach the disciples and remind them of Christ's own words.…
Topic study
…the New Testament church Acts 1, 2 and 4 all pivot on gathered prayer. Pentecost falls on a praying room. The first response to persecution is a prayer meeting. Church history has never seen a genuine revival without…
Bible question
…happened in the city with the tomb. Acts 2:29-32, in Jerusalem, at Pentecost. The easiest refutation was locally available, and Scripture records opponents trying to silence the claim rather than disprove it, Acts…
Bible question
…admits he has nothing to offer but needs mercy. The three thousand at Pentecost Acts 2:36-41 Having just heard Peter preach that they had crucified the Lord and Christ, the crowd was cut to the heart and asked Peter and…
Bible question
…cast lots once, and then never again Acts 1 records lots before Pentecost. After the Spirit comes, decisions are made through prayer, Scripture, discussion and consensus, as in Acts 15. The New Testament's method for…
Bible question
…Peter's sermon a crowd in the temple in Jerusalem, shortly after Pentecost the healing of the lame man at the Beautiful Gate, Acts 3:1-11 Peter is speaking to people who had, weeks earlier, been in the city when Jesus…
Bible question
…himself. God must do what a person cannot do for himself. The crowd at Pentecost Acts 2:36-41 They were Jews and proselytes gathered in Jerusalem for the feast, many of whom had been present when Jesus was handed over…
Bible question
…line between his present nearness and the indwelling that begins after Pentecost. John 14:26 But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things, and will remind you of…
Bible question
…apostles preached it from the very first sermon Acts 2:22-32 Peter's Pentecost sermon centres almost entirely on the resurrection, quoting Psalm 16 to show it was promised, and declaring, this Jesus has God raised up,…
Bible question
…who withdrew from Gentile believers Galatians 2:11-14 Years after Pentecost, Peter pulled back from eating with Gentiles out of fear of what others thought, and led others astray with him. God used Paul to confront him…
The Sunday Study
Verse-by-verse teaching with historical context, and a prayer to close. Nothing else in the email.