Sermon Audience Who Is Jesus? What Did He Do? What Must We Do? Peter on Pentecost (Acts 2:14-41) Peter is preaching in Jerusalem. His Audience consists of Jews from all over the Mediterranean world. His message is conditioned by the assumption of the crowd that all the believers are drunk. (vv. 14-21) Jesus is described as the Nazarene (or Jesus of Nazareth) (v. 22) both the Lord and Messiah (v. 36) Jesus was betrayed, crucified on a cross, and released from the horrors of death by God and resurrected back to life so that we could be saved. (vv. 23-35) As prophesied by King David (Ps. 16:8-11) "Each of you must repent of your sins and turn to God, and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. Then you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit..."(v. 38) …show more content…
The crowd they are addressing is described as 'the people of Israel', meaning they are most likely Jewish. His message is affected by how the Priests in the Temple respond to the sermon. (vv. 12-13a) Jesus is described as the one whom the council had handed over to Pilate to deal with (v. 13). The appointed Messiah (v. 20). Jesus was handed over to Pilate, traded for the release of a murderer. Jesus was crucified on a cross, and then He resurrected back to life so that we could be saved. (vv. 13b-15) "Now repent of your sins and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped away. Then times of refreshment will come from the presence of the Lord, and He will again send you Jesus, your appointed Messiah."(vv. 19-20) Peter before the Sanhedrin (Acts 4:8-12; 5:30-32) Peter and John are before the council in Jerusalem. The rulers and elders and teachers of religious law are before them. His message is conditioned by the response of the Sanhedrin. (vv.