About this episode

The episode explores the significance of the crucifixion and Peter's sermon at Pentecost, emphasizing Jesus as the true King.

A crucifixion looks like defeat until you hear Acts 2:36 said out loud: God makes the crucified Jesus “both Lord and Christ.” We lean into that tension and follow Peter’s Pentecost sermon as it cuts through the noise, from the crowd accusing the disciples of being drunk to the stunning claim that the risen Jesus is the true King over everything. We connect Luke and Acts as a two-part story so the message stays centered where the Bible keeps centering it: Jesus. Then we track Peter’s logic st...

Topics covered

• crucifixion
• Pentecost
• sermon
• Jesus as King
• Acts
• Luke

Keywords

• crucifixion
• Peter
• Pentecost
• sermon
• Jesus
• Lord
• Christ

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Acts, Luke

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