Outline
“The Day of Pentecost”
(Acts 2:1-39)

Intro/Set-Up
· Review from Resurrection Sunday
· A few things of note

I. The Gathering (Acts 2:1-13)
· Gathered in one place (v. 1)
· Tangible Evidence (vv. 2-4)
· The Response of the Multitude (vv. 5-13)

II. Peter Preaches (Acts 2:14-39)
· Setting the record straight (vv. 14-21)
· The Main Point: Jesus (vv. 22-36)
· Convicted and Responsive (v. 37)
· “Repent and be saved!” (vv. 38-41)

III. Conclusion
· Acts 1:8

Quotes:

“Now I wish to call your attention to something that is very important. When the Holy Spirit came, He was not visible. However, He made His presence known in two ways. There was an appeal to two of the gates through which all mankind gets his information: the ear-gate and the eye-gate. We hear and we see. The Holy Spirit used both these gates. Through the ear-gate they heard a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind. This sound filled the whole house where they were sitting.” –Dr. J Vernon McGee

“We must not conclude that this ten-day prayer meeting brought about the miracles of Pentecost, or that we today may pray as they did and experience “another Pentecost.” Like our Lord’s death at Calvary, Pentecost was a once-for-all event that will not be repeated. The church may experience new fillings of the Spirit, and certainly patient prayer is an essential element to spiritual power, but we would not ask for another Pentecost any more than we would ask for another Calvary.” –Warren Wiersbe

“News travels fast in the East, and probably most of the adults in Jerusalem, residents and visitors, knew about the arrest, trial, and crucifixion of Jesus of Nazareth. They also had heard rumors of an “official announcement” that His followers had stolen the body of Jesus just to make people think that He had kept His word and been raised from the dead.
But Peter told them the truth: Jesus of Nazareth had indeed been raised from the dead, and the resurrection proves that He is the Messiah! Peter gave them four proofs of the resurrection of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, and then he called on them to believe on Christ and be saved.”
Four Proofs:
1) His first proof was the person of Jesus Christ (vv. 22–24).
2) Peter’s second proof was the prophecy of David (vv. 25–31).
3) The third proof was the witness of the believers (v. 32).
4) The final proof of the resurrection of Christ was the presence of the Holy Spirit (vv. 33–35)." –Warren Wiersbe

“I have surveyed the professional literature (peer-reviewed journal articles and books) written by psychologists, psychiatrists, and other relevant healthcare professionals during the past two decades and have yet to find a single documented case of a group hallucination, that is, an event of which more than one person purportedly shared in a visual or other sensor perception where there was clearly no external referent.” –Gary A. Sibcy Ph.D.

“Follow his logic. If the Holy Spirit is in the world, then God must have sent Him. Joel promised that one day the Spirit would come, and Jesus Himself had promised to send the gift of the Holy Spirit to His people (Luke 24:49; John 14:26; 15:26; Acts 1:4). But if Jesus is dead, He cannot send the Spirit; therefore, He must be alive. Furthermore, He could not send the Spirit unless He had returned to heaven to the Father (John 16:7); so, Jesus has ascended to heaven!” –Warren Wiersbe

Recommended Reading:

Do believers really have the same power that raised Jesus from the dead (Ephesians 1:19–20)?
https://www.gotquestions.org/power-that-raised-Jesus-from-the-dead.html

What is the day of Pentecost?
https://www.gotquestions.org/day-Pentecost.html

What are the Lord’s appointed times (Leviticus 23)?
https://www.gotquestions.org/appointed-times.html