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Uranium-235 Fission

Teaching—The Audience

Acts 2

Background? Abraham, Isaac, Jacob Keep the Law (of Moses) Knew the prophets Jesus had been among them Fifty days after crucifixion of Christ

By Jews

Peter’s Sermon Ac 2:16 "But this is what was spoken by the

prophet Joel: Read 16-21

Ac 2:22 "Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a Man attested by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs which God did through Him in your midst, as you yourselves also know-- 23 "Him, being delivered by the determined purpose and foreknowledge of God, you have taken by lawless hands, have crucified, and put to death;

Peter’s Sermon

Ac 2:24 "whom God raised up, having loosed the pains of death, because it was not possible that He should be held by it.

25 "For David says concerning Him: 29 "Men and brethren, let me speak

freely to you of the patriarch David

Peter’s Sermon

Ac 2:32 "This Jesus God has raised up, of which we are all witnesses. 33 "Therefore being exalted to the right hand of God…

Ac 2:36 "Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ."

Peter’s Sermon—results Ac 2:37 Now when they heard this,

they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "Men and brethren, what shall we do?"

38 Then Peter said to them, "Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Acts 3 Background Same Jews Gathered at the temple Peter and John

Healed the lame man Ac 3:11 Now as the lame man who

was healed held on to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the porch which is called Solomon's, greatly amazed.

Peter’s Sermon

Ac 3:12 So when Peter saw it, he responded to the people: "Men of Israel, why do you marvel at this? Or why look so intently at us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk?

13 "The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers

Peter’s Sermon Ac 3:13 "The God of Abraham, Isaac,

and Jacob, the God of our fathers, glorified His Servant Jesus, whom you delivered up and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let Him go. 14 "But you denied the Holy One and the Just, and asked for a murderer to be granted to you, 15 "and killed the Prince of life, whom God raised from the dead, of which we are witnesses.

Peter’s Sermon

Ac 3:16 "And His name, through faith in His name, has made this man strong…

Ac 3:18 "But those things which God foretold by the mouth of all His prophets…

Peter’s Sermon—action

Ac 3:19 "Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, 20 "and that He may send Jesus Christ, who was preached to you before,

Acts 7 Background Stephen

One of seven chosen in Acts 6 Ac 6:8 And Stephen, full of faith and

power, did great wonders and signs among the people. 9 Then there arose some from what is called the Synagogue of the Freedmen…, disputing with Stephen.

Stephen’s Defense Ac 6:15 And all who sat in the council,

looking steadfastly at him, saw his face as the face of an angel.

Reviews entire Jewish history Ac 7:2 And he said, "Brethren and

fathers, listen: The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Haran, 3 "and said to him, 'Get out of your country and from your relatives, and come to a land that I will show you.'

Acts 8 Background Ac 8:26 Now an angel of the Lord spoke to

Philip, saying, "Arise and go toward the south along the road which goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza." This is desert. 27 So he arose and went. And behold, a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace the queen of the Ethiopians, who had charge of all her treasury, and had come to Jerusalem to worship, 28 was returning. And sitting in his chariot, he was reading Isaiah the prophet.

Philip’s Lesson

Ac 8:30 So Philip ran to him, and heard him reading the prophet Isaiah, and said, "Do you understand what you are reading?“

Ac 8:35 Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning at this Scripture, preached Jesus to him.

Philip’s Lesson Ac 8:32 The place in the Scripture which he

read was this: "He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; And as a lamb before its shearer is silent, So He opened not His mouth. 33 In His humiliation His justice was taken away, And who will declare His generation? For His life is taken from the earth." 34 So the eunuch answered Philip and said, "I ask you, of whom does the prophet say this, of himself or of some other man?" 35 Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning at this Scripture, preached Jesus to him.

Philip’s Lesson—results Ac 8:36 Now as they went down the

road, they came to some water. And the eunuch said, "See, here is water. What hinders me from being baptized?" 37 Then Philip said, "If you believe with all your heart, you may." And he answered and said, "I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God." 38 So he commanded the chariot to stand still. And both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and he baptized him.

Acts 10 Background Ac 10:1 There was a certain man in

Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of what was called the Italian Regiment, 2 a devout man and one who feared God with all his household, who gave alms generously to the people, and prayed to God always.

Not a Jew, but knew of God

Acts 10 Cornelius’ vision Peter’s vision

Purpose Why necessary?

Peter arrives; where did he start? Ac 10:28 Then he said to them, "You know

how unlawful it is for a Jewish man to keep company with or go to one of another nation. But God has shown me that I should not call any man common or unclean.

Peter’s Sermon

Ac 10:34 Then Peter opened his mouth and said: "In truth I perceive that God shows no partiality. 35 "But in every nation whoever fears Him and works righteousness is accepted by Him. 36 "The word which God sent to the children of Israel, preaching peace through Jesus Christ--He is Lord of all--

Peter’s Sermon Ac 10:37 "that word you know, which was

proclaimed throughout all Judea, and began from Galilee after the baptism which John preached: 38 "how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him. 39 "And we are witnesses of all things which He did both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem, whom they killed by hanging on a tree.

Peter’s Sermon Ac 10:40 "Him God raised up on the third

day, and showed Him openly, 41 "not to all the people, but to witnesses chosen before by God, even to us who ate and drank with Him after He arose from the dead. 42 "And He commanded us to preach to the people, and to testify that it is He who was ordained by God to be Judge of the living and the dead. 43 "To Him all the prophets witness that, through His name, whoever believes in Him will receive remission of sins."

Peter’s Sermon—action

Ac 10:47 "Can anyone forbid water, that these should not be baptized who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?" 48 And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then they asked him to stay a few days.

Acts 17

Background Athens, Greece Far from Jerusalem and Jews Ac 17:21 For all the Athenians and the

foreigners who were there spent their time in nothing else but either to tell or to hear some new thing.

Paul’s Sermon Ac 17:22 Then Paul stood in the

midst of the Areopagus and said, "Men of Athens, I perceive that in all things you are very religious; 23 "for as I was passing through and considering the objects of your worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Therefore, the One whom you worship without knowing, Him I proclaim to you:

Paul’s Sermon

Ac 17:24 "God, who made the world and everything in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands. 25 "Nor is He worshiped with men's hands, as though He needed anything, since He gives to all life, breath, and all things.

Their belief in gods made by men's’ hands

Paul’s Sermon Ac 17:26 "And He has made from one blood

every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their preappointed times and the boundaries of their dwellings, 27 "so that they should seek the Lord, in the hope that they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us; 28 "for in Him we live and move and have our being, as also some of your own poets have said, 'For we are also His offspring.'

Paul’s Sermon Ac 17:29 "Therefore, since we are the

offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold or silver or stone, something shaped by art and man's devising. 30 "Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent, 31 "because He has appointed a day on which He will judge the world in righteousness by the Man whom He has ordained. He has given assurance of this to all by raising Him from the dead."

Paul’s Sermon—results

Ac 17:32 And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked, while others said, "We will hear you again on this matter."

34 However, some men joined him and believed

Summary

Acts 2 Jews Had killed the Christ History

Acts 3 Crowd around healed lame man God of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob God sent Him; you killed Him

Summary

Acts 7 Jews Recanted their history Want did he want them to see?

Acts 8 Jewish convert Reading from Isaiah Began at that scripture; preached Jesus

Summary Acts 10

Gentile God no respecter of persons Jews killed Him; God raised Him

Acts 17 Learn something new Religious people God you “already worship” Not in material temple

Conclusion??

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From a book (by Sam Binkley, Jr and Martin Broadwell)

From a book—

“Jesus, The Master Teacher