Pentecostal Preaching, Part 1

Cameron PorterActs 2:22–36

Peter's Pentecost sermon in Acts 2:22–36 is examined as a model of apostolic proclamation (kerygma): the announcement that the age of fulfillment has arrived, the rehearsal of Christ's death and resurrection, the citation of Old Testament Scripture, and the call to repentance. The sermon traces three elements of Peter's central message — the bringer, the intent, and the theological content — demonstrating that the gospel is not the invitation to believe but the historical fact that Christ died for sins and rose again according to the Scriptures. The second half explores Peter's appeal to Psalm 16 as scriptural anticipation of Christ's resurrection, showing that the Old Testament has a Christological trajectory the prophets themselves understood. Hearers are exhorted either to flee to the risen and exalted Christ for salvation or, for believers, to rest daily in the intercession of the living Savior.