For the Promise Is To You and Your Children

For the Promise Is To You and Your Children

April 12, 2026 · 51 min

About this episode

The sermon emphasizes the call to faith and repentance through Peter's Pentecost sermon, highlighting the promise of salvation for believers and their children.

The sermon centers on the urgent call to faith and repentance in Christ, illustrated through Peter's Pentecost sermon, where the Holy Spirit convicts listeners of their sin in rejecting Jesus, prompting the cry, 'What shall we do?' This conviction is not a curse but a divine blessing, driving individuals to flee to Christ's mercy. The promise of salvation—forgiveness of sins and the gift of the Holy Spirit—is presented not as a reward for works, but as a free gift offered through faith in Christ alone. This promise extends to both believing adults and their children, affirming the continuity of God's covenantal grace from the Old to the New Testament. Baptism, as the visible sign and seal of this promise, is not a means of salvation but a sacred confirmation of God's covenantal faithfulness, to be received by faith and nurtured through prayer, instruction, and godly example, with the assurance that God alone brings the promise to fulfillment in the hearts of His children.

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Host: Pastor Greg Price

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Organizations: Holy Spirit, God

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