5/20/13- Acts 2:22-24

²² “Fellow Israelites, listen to this: Jesus of Nazareth was a man accredited by God to you by miracles, wonders and signs, which God did among you through him, as you yourselves know. ²³ This man was handed over to you by God’s deliberate plan and foreknowledge; and you, with the help of wicked men, put him to death by nailing him to the cross. ²⁴ But God raised him from the dead,freeing him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him. (Acts 2:22-24)

Thoughts: Once he had their attention, Peter's message was about the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth.  Peter mentioned that many of them had seen or heard of Jesus was a miracle worker.  But Jesus was arrested and crucified.  This event was not just evil men's actions.  But it also involved God's deliberate plan.  These two things deeply contrast- one was chaotic and mean while the other was purposeful and loving.  God allowed Christ to die in order to show His power in raising Him up.  Death cannot defeat Jesus- the God in the flesh.  In this short paragraph, Peter let people know the wonder of Jesus and the sorrow of his death by the people of his day.  It was convicting and elicited them to ask, "what can we do to be saved?"  

Prayer: Jesus thank you for living, dying, and rising for me.