Sermon at the Haynes Street church of Christ on November 23, 2014. Sermon: "Lessons from the Day of Pentecost" Preacher: Steven Matthews

1. Times of Services
Sunday:
9:30 a.m. Bible class
10:30 a.m. worship
Wednesday:
7 p.m. Bible class

2.  The Power of Pentecost
◦ Fulfilled prophecy; risen Savior; Heavenly King;
forgiveness; and change.
◦ This power still works today.
 The book of Acts
◦ Just like the apostles were tools of Christ, we also
are to be tools of Christ.
◦ Examples: converting the lost; worship; and the
work of the church.
 Acts 2:41: First account of conversions.

3.  Does your life attract attention?
◦ What if apostles stayed in “one place” (v. 1)?
◦ What kind of people do you surround yourself with
(Luke 5:31-32)?
◦ Matt. 5:14-16: The light of the world.
◦ Gal. 5:22-25: The fruit of the Spirit.
◦ I Pet. 3:15: Can others see the hope in you?
 What about the naysayers?
◦ Acts 2:13: The apostles were drunk.
◦ Matt. 5:3-12: Take the good with the bad.

4.  Don’t downplay the need for salvation.
◦ Acts 2:22-23, 36: Peter spoke the truth.
◦ Sin has separated us from God (Isaiah 59:2).
◦ False “gospels” are everywhere (Gal. 1:6-9).
 The gospel plan of salvation.
◦ Only one gospel that saves (Gal. 1:6-9).
◦ Matt. 28:19-20; Mark 16:15-16; Acts
2:38.
◦ We have died with Christ and been made alive
with Christ (Col. 2:12, 20; Rom. 6:1-14).

5.  God does the saving.
◦ The Lord adds to His body (Acts 2:47).
◦ We obey, but God does the saving.
◦ Who gets the credit? God or man?
 There’s more after baptism.
◦ Before baptism, we lived one kind of life.
◦ As a Christian, we are to live a different life.
◦ Acts 2:42: Devotion to Christ’s doctrine.
 Bottom line: Are we allowing the Lord to work
through us?

6. Hear (Romans 1:16; 10:14,17)
Believe (John 8:24; Mark 16:16; Hebrews 11:6)
Repent (Acts 2:38; 3:19; 17:30)
Confess (Romans 10:9-10; Matthew 10:32-33)
Be baptized (Acts 2:38; 22:16; Mark 16:16)
 Live faithfully (Revelation 2:10; Matthew 6:33;
Romans 12:1-2; I Corinthians 15:58)

7. Hear (Romans 1:16; 10:14,17)
Believe (John 8:24; Mark 16:16; Hebrews 11:6)
Repent (Acts 2:38; 3:19; 17:30)
Confess (Romans 10:9-10; Matthew 10:32-33)
Be baptized (Acts 2:38; 22:16; Mark 16:16)
 Live faithfully (Revelation 2:10; Matthew 6:33;
Romans 12:1-2; I Corinthians 15:58)