Acts 2:14–41

2:14
But Peter stood up with the eleven, raised his voice, and addressed them:
“You men of Judea and all you who live in Jerusalem, know this and listen
carefully to what I say.
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In spite of what you think, these men are not drunk, for it is only nine
o’clock in the morning.
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But this is what was spoken about through the prophet Joel:
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‘And in the last days it will be,’
God says,‘that I will pour out my Spirit on all people,
and your sons and your daughters will prophesy,
and your young men will see visions,
and your old men will dream dreams.
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Even on my servants,
both men and women,
I will pour out my Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy.
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And
I will perform wonders in the sky above
and miraculous signs on the earth below,
blood and fire and clouds of smoke.
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The sun will be changed to darkness
and the moon to blood
before the great and glorious
day of the Lord comes.
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And then everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’
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“Men of Israel, listen to these words: Jesus the Nazarene, a man clearly
attested to you by God with powerful deeds, wonders, and miraculous signs
that God performed among you through him, just as you yourselves know –
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this man, who was handed over by the predetermined plan and foreknowledge
of God, you executed by nailing him to a cross at the hands of Gentiles.
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But God raised him up, having released him from the pains of death,
because it was not possible for him to be held in its power.
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For David says about him,‘
I saw the Lord always in front of me,
for
he is at my right hand so that I will not be shaken.
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Therefore my heart was glad and my tongue rejoiced;
my body also will live in hope,
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because
you will not leave my soul in Hades,
nor permit your Holy One to experience decay.
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You have made known to me the paths of life;
you will make me full of joy with your presence.’
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“Brothers, I can speak confidently to you about our forefather David, that
he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.
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So then, because he was a prophet and knew that God had sworn to him with
an oath to seat one of his descendants on his throne,
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David by foreseeing this spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that
he was neither abandoned to Hades, nor did his body experience decay.
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This Jesus God raised up, and we are all witnesses of it.
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So then, exalted to the right hand of God, and having received the promise
of the Holy Spirit from the Father, he has poured out what you both see and
hear.
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For David did not ascend into heaven, but he himself says, ‘
The Lord said to my lord, “Sit at my right hand
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until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.”’
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Therefore let all the house of Israel know beyond a doubt that God has
made this Jesus whom you crucified both Lord and Christ.”
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Now when they heard this, they were acutely distressed and said to Peter
and the rest of the apostles, “What should we do, brothers?”
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Peter said to them, “Repent, and each one of you be baptized in the name
of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the
gift of the Holy Spirit.
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For the promise is for you and your children, and for all who are far
away, as many as the Lord our God will call to himself.”
40
With many other words he testified and exhorted them saying, “Save
yourselves from this perverse generation!”
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So those who accepted his message were baptized, and that day about three
thousand people were added.

One thought:

The gift of the Spirit and salvation is for all who God will call. Therefore asking God to call someone is the starting point for mission.

Three questions:

How is the whole Trinity involved in the work of saving humanity?

Consider your past sins, ask forgiveness and give thanks for it

What is one sin you need to turn from at the moment, how might you do that?

Prayer:

Give thanks to the Triune God for your salvation. Ask forgiveness for past, present and future sins. Pray that others would accept the message of Jesus as Lord & Messiah