PETER’S FIRST SPEECH ON PENTECOST DAY AND ITS EFFECT (Acts 2:14-41)-YEAR 9

 PETER’S FIRST SPEECH ON PENTECOST DAY AND ITS EFFECT (Acts 2:14-41)

                              

CONTENTS: 1. PETER’S FIRST SPEECH

                       2. ITS EFFECT

 PETER’S FIRST SPEECH

On hearing the false accusation that the disciples who were

 under the influence of the Holy Spirit, were drunk, Peter stood

 up to refute the charge of drunkenness. This led to his first

 speech on the day of Pentecost.

Peter told his hearers that it was unlikely that they would be

 drunk at the third hour of the day, that is, 9.00am. He made

 references to the Old Testament to prove that Jesus of

 Nazareth was the Messiah. He quoted Prophet Joel 2:28 to show that they were not under the influence of the Holy Spirit. He cited the miracles, the crucifixion and death of Jesus as proofs of His Messiahship. He said God raised Him from the dead as David had prophesied in Psalm 16:10 :

        “For thou wilt not abandon my soul to Hades, nor let thy

 Holy One see corruption.”

Peter went further to say that Jesus had not only risen but had ascended into heaven. In heaven, He has received the

 Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, and from heaven, He

 has sent the Holy Spirit to His disciples. He concluded by

 telling them that this an outpouring of the Holy Spirit

 manifested by the gift of tongues, was the proof that God has made the crucified Jesus both Lord and Christ.


EFFECT OF PETER’S FIRST SPEECH

The people were deeply touched by Peter’s speech.


 They found themselves guilty of blindness for not recognizing

 Jesus as the Christ. 


They accepted their responsibility for persecuting Him as a 

false Christ and admitted their guilt for crucifying Him.


After they had condemned themselves as guilty, they asked

, “Brethren, what shall we do?” Peter told them to repent and

 be baptized in the name of Jesus for the forgiveness of their 

sins and they would receive the gift of the Holy Spirit (Acts

 2:37-38).They did as Peter said and about three thousand

 converts were made after Peter’s speech.


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