Acts 2:42 Marks of the Church and Prayer
Pastor Brett Peterson
There are many denominations, many expressions, many styles… But the true Church—the true Ekklesia—will always be marked by these four things: The Word of God rightly taught Deep, authentic fellowship/koinonia/communion A continual remembrance of Christ’s sacrifice and our forgiveness A life saturated in prayer This is not optional—it is essential.
Acts 2:25-39 God isn’t finished with Israel!
Pastor Brett Peterson
Peter ends the first sermon given to the Church, and we find that God is not finished with the nation of Israel! Peter’s sermon in Acts 2:14-41 displays a clear, logical, and persuasive flow designed to move those who had gathered there from confusion to conviction and, finally, to conversion. Peter addresses the Pentecost phenomenon, […]
Acts 2:22-24 Predestination and Free Will
Pastor Brett Peterson
Jesus was crucified by the foreknowledge and predetermined plan of God. God planned it… But they were responsible. So the question we wrestle with today is not just theological—it is deeply personal: Is salvation a matter of fate… or faith? Is God choosing arbitrarily… or responding to what He foreknows? And ultimately— What will you […]
Acts 2:18-21 Pentecost 6 Rapture Part 3
Pastor Brett Peterson
When is the rapture? We don’t know the day or the hour but we will know the season! II Thessalonians 2:1-4 2Th 2:1 Now we request you, brethren, with regard to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him, 2Th 2:2 that you not be quickly shaken from your composure […]
Acts 2:18-21 Part 5 The Rapture and the Day of the Lord
Pastor Brett Peterson
The first sermon to the Church talks about the rapture of the church, the ‘Day of the Lord’. Act 2:18 EVEN ON MY BONDSLAVES, BOTH MEN AND WOMEN, I WILL IN THOSE DAYS POUR FORTH OF MY SPIRIT And they shall prophesy. Act 2:19 ‘AND I WILL GRANT WONDERS IN THE SKY ABOVE AND SIGNS […]
Acts 2:18-20 Rescued from the Wrath
Pastor Brett Peterson
We are not speculating about headlines. We are standing at the birth of the Church — listening to the very first sermon ever preached. And in that first sermon… Peter does something astonishing. He doesn’t just explain what was happening at Pentecost. He pulls back the curtain on the very end of the age. At […]
Acts 2:14-18 Double Fulfillment Prophecy
Pastor Brett Peterson
There are moments in history that mark a beginning, and an end. And then there are moments that mark a turning point in eternity. Acts chapter 2 is all three! This is not merely the first sermon preached to the Church. This is the moment heaven announced that a new covenant era has begun! And […]
Acts 2:4-13 Holy Spirit Baptism
Pastor Brett Peterson
Church, there is something tragic happening in much of Christianity today. There are churches with beautiful buildings… polished sermons… excellent programs… well-organized systems… But no fire. There is structure — but no supernatural power. There is activity — but no anointing. There is religion — but no dunamis. Paul warned about this in 2 Timothy […]
Acts ch 2 vs 1 to 3 Pentecost Spirit vs Law
Pastor Brett Peterson
There are moments in Scripture where God speaks so loudly that history bends around the sound of His voice. Pentecost is one of those moments—but it happened twice! Once at Mount Sinai, and once in Jerusalem. Same feast. Same fire. Same God speaking. Two very different outcomes… Pentecost marks the Birth of the Old Covenant […]
Acts 1:16-26 Transition from the Old ways to the New and the twelfth Apostle
Pastor Brett Peterson
Acts 1 sits in a unique “in-between” period – ten days: Jesus has ascended The Spirit has not yet been poured out The Church has not yet been birthed They are still functioning with Old Covenant instincts, even while standing on the edge of the New.
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