This week’s passage is the classic Christian Church text on baptism.
I believe Peter’s message here is pretty clear: baptism is extremely important.
Acts 2:38 is this week’s passage:
This comes in the middle of Peter’s sermon in Acts 2, which resulted in thousands of people turning to Christ.
Pretty amazing day any way you look at it. What would we do in our churches if 3000 people responded at once?
What would we do?
How would we react?
I think we would be in awe of God’s incredible power, just like the believers in Acts were.
Read through the book of Acts and take note of just how many times you see that God was adding to their numbers.
I think the point is this: When we preach the word with boldness and without compromise, God does mighty things through it. He brings people to himself. He rescues. He saves.
So, why do we fear?
Peter shared the gospel with boldness. Do you? What helps you to do this? You can share your thoughts in the comments section below.
I have been doing some thinking about how I can spread the gospel more. I teach on Sunday and Wednesday nights and preach the occasional Sunday (can’t wait for April 1!). But I have been praying that God show me other opportunities every single day that I am just not taking advantage of. I want to see people accept the salvation that God offers through Jesus!
A few Sundays ago I have the privilege of baptizing 2 people and it was incredible! I was so excited and I just wanted people to keep coming.
It frustrates me when I hear preachers say things like “I would preach that but I would get fired.” Is job security more important that seeing the lost receive the Holy Spirit? I don’t want to ever have that mindset. I want to preach boldly always. I want to speak the truth the way Jesus and the Apostles did whether I have an “audience” of 3 or 10,000!
This was a very thought provoking post. It has really got me thinking in many different directions. Thanks.
Brandon, Thanks for the encouragement.
I fully agree with you on having the right mindset. I think that compromise has permeated the church in so many subtle ways that we are in danger of veering off the right path.
We need a generation of like-minded men and women who will proclaim the truth of the gospel boldly and clearly.
I’m glad this one made you think. And thanks for sharing your thoughts with me.