I always try to share the Gospel no matter the sermon text or subject matter. And every now and then you need a good sermon with the Gospel as the main focus. The lost need to hear the Gospel, Christians need to share the Gospel; the most important thing need to stay the most important thing.
Last week’s sermon was about finding ways to share the Gospel from Leviticus. Leviticus 15 is about things that make a person ritually unclean; I would not read that chapter in a Sunday morning church service. Here is the link I promised if you want to check it out on my Read the Bible podcast. Understanding the background of the Jewish audience Jesus ministered to gives the Christian believer a better understanding of the Gospel message. The woman in Mark 5 had more than a medical condition, she was an outcast in her society and touching Jesus, even his clothing, would have been illegal.
I have to admit that I approached Leviticus as something we needed to “get through.” I have been surprised at the ways I’ve found to share the Gospel from Leviticus.
This is part 3 of a 3 part series. We can learn a thing or two from Peter but next week we will move on.
On the Day of Pentecost, Peter preached the first Christian sermon. After the crowds at the Temple are amazed when a lame beggar is healed, Peter explains that by faith in the name of Jesus the Christ the man has been healed. And on Solomon’s Porch he preaches again.
In Acts 2, God was doing something new and Peter was the first to get on board.
Fathers Day comes around every year and you don’t want to repeat the same sermon every time. Let’s mix it up and hear from Genesis 5. That sounds like fun.
This is the picture painted by Johannah referenced in the sermon.
Because of the baptism of Jesus narrative, the Holy Spirit is often depicted as a dove. Fire is more often used to illustrate the presence of God. The tongues of divided fire in Acts 2 are reminiscent of the fire that the led the Hebrews through the wilderness and rarely shot out and consumed people.
If the question is “What would Jesus do” the answer could be have a fish fry. I don’t know about fish first thing in the morning but if you were a fisherman by trade it’s probably not that weird.
He was manifested in the flesh,
vindicated by the Spirit,
seen by angels,
proclaimed among the nations,
believed on in the world,
taken up in glory.
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