Let’s Preach Jesus 5-4-25 AM

I.                    Manner of His life (Acts 2:22).

A.                 The 12 were facing a group of people that contributed to the death of Jesus.

B.                  It was the Holy Spirit’s intent to show the people through this sermon who that Jesus was.

C.                  The 12 first show that the manner of Jesus’ life showed Him to be the Son of God.

D.                 Approved means: “to expose to view, to declare, to prove by arguments, demonstrate.

E.                  God had shown Jesus to be exactly what He claimed to be by miracles, signs and wonders.

1.                  Isaiah 61:1 fulfilled in Lu 4:18.

2.                  Each miracle was a testament to the fact that He was the Son of God.

F.                  Miracle means power residing in a thing by virtue of its nature.

1.                  Jesus is shown to be deity by that which resided in Him.

2.                  Ability to do these miracles was enough proof.

G.                 Wonders simply means miracles.

H.                 Sign means an occurrence transcending common course of nature.

I.                    Walking on water, healing people, raising the dead or any thing like this was a proof of who Jesus was.

J.                   These things were not done behind closed doors.

1.                  Brought in man through the roof - house was crowded.

2.                  Woman healed of blood issue in crowd.

K.                  These people knew it all to be true.

L.                   To preach Jesus involves His manner of life.

II.                  Meaning of His death (Acts 2:23).

A.                 The death of Jesus was not a sign of lack of approval from God.

B.                  No doubt some believed this to be the case.

C.                  Rather, His death meant that God approved of His ability to be man’s final and atoning sacrifice.

1.                  God did the delivering of Jesus.

2.                  Determinate counsel means appointed purpose.

3.                  Foreknowledge means pre-arrangement.

D.                 This was always God’s plan (Rev. 13:8; 1 Pet. 1:19-20).

E.                  Our Premillenial friends don’t know what it means to truly preach Jesus b/c they don’t understand why He died.

1.                  He did not die as an afterthought.

2.                  He died according the appointed purpose God devised before the world began.

F.                  The Jews had not bungled God’s plans but fulfilled them.

G.                 What they meant for evil God had planned for good.

H.                 To preach Jesus involves the meaning of His death.

III.                Marvels of His resurrection (Acts 2:24-32).

A.                 Immediately following preaching about His death, the inspired apostles point to His resurrection.

B.                  No doubt there were rumors around of His resurrection.

1.                  The council did the best they could to keep it to a minimum.

2.                  Most would not speak of these rumors publicly.

3.                  If they would have been cast out when alive, surely they would have been cast out if said was risen.

C.                  These men, before a large audience, openly state as fact the resurrection of Jesus.

D.                 As a proof of His resurrection they point to prophecy.

1.                  David was beloved by the people.

2.                  The 12 quote David from Ps 16:8-11.

E.                  They proceeded to point out that this passage could not refer to David (Acts 2:29-32).

1.                  They all knew where David’s tomb was.

2.                  They could see his bones of they so chose.

F.                  David spoke of the fact that he knew Jesus would be raised up from the dead and this gave David hope for the same.

G.                 The 12 then say that they had seen Jesus so this was no joke being pulled on the audience.

1.                  Later, Paul would point to the fact that Jesus had been seen as proof of His resurrection (1 Co 15).

2.                  Over 500 people had seen Jesus, many of whom still were alive when Paul wrote the letter.

H.                 To preach Jesus involves marvels of His resurrection.

IV.               Majesty of His reign (Acts 2:33-36).

A.                 The purpose of His resurrection was to allow Jesus to ascend back to heaven and begin reigning as King.

1.                  This was the promise to David.

2.                  They already mentioned this (Acts 2:30).

B.                  Jesus had promised the Sanhedrin He would arise and sit on the right hand of the power of God (Lu 22:69).

C.                  The beginning of His reign allowed the fulfillment of Joel 2 according to the 12 (Acts 2:33b).

D.                 The 12 then point out another prophetic proof of the reign of Jesus and quote from Ps 110:1.

1.                  David hadn’t ascended into the heavens, his body was still in the grave.

2.                  Not only that but David called this person Lord.

3.                  Only Jesus fulfilled this prophecy.

E.                  He then brings it home to the Jews by telling them that they were the murderers of the Messiah, but God had used them to place Jesus on the throne.

F.                  Notice that for one to reign, there must be something over which he reigns.

1.                  Eph. 1:22-23.

2.                  Church and kingdom used interchangeably by Jesus (Matt. 16:18-19)

G.                 Philip would preach Jesus in Samaria and taught them about the kingdom (Acts 8:5 + 12).

H.                 To preach Jesus involves the majesty of His reign.

V.                 Method of entry into His kingdom (Acts 2:37-38).

A.                 The apostles did not stop with telling their audience that Jesus was now reigning over His kingdom.

B.                  When asked, Peter gave the audience the method of entry into that kingdom - repent and be baptized for the remission of sins.

C.                  Paul gave a list of sins to the Corinthians and told them those that lived in those sins would not inherit the kingdom of God.

1.                  He then said, and such were some of you.

2.                  He then told they had been changed b/c they were washed, sanctified and justified in Christ.

D.                 Washing, sanctification, and justification all take place when someone is baptized into Christ.

E.                  To preach Jesus involves the method of entry into His kingdom.

(Main points from a sermon by James Rogers)