Great Sermons

The greatest sermon of all time has to be the Sermon on the Mount as given by Jesus and recorded in Matthew chapters 5-7.  I won't focus on that at this time; for one reason, it is filled with so much teaching that I could never adequately cover that.

Perhaps the second greatest sermon is the first sermon that Peter gave, as recorded in Acts chapter 2.  This on stands out because it occurs just after Jesus has ascended into heaven and left the apostles to carry on without Him.  In this sermon, Peter, standing with the other apostles, explains to this large gathering of Jews in Jerusalem that they have just killed the Savior.  He explains to them that this was the very Savior, Messiah, that had been foretold about by their prophets of old, people like Joel and king David, people that they respected and revered.  And when the people realized what wrong they had done, they asked, "Men and brethren, what shall we do?"  Peter said, "Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit."  These people were sorrowful and needed to change their lives and to follow the teachings of Jesus, as explained by these apostles.

This gospel sermon should be studied by all who are seeking to find God, who need Jesus and His salvation.  It applies just as much to us today as it did to these Jews.

How one might rank the various sermons of the New Testament could be up for question.  But it is possible that the third most significant lesson follows in the next chapter of Acts, Acts 3.  I won't try to cover that in this lesson but will likely do so in a future blog entry.  This is an interesting lesson that would benefit any reader.

If a person wanted to do a little reading in the Bible, something that wouldn't take a lot of time but would be understandable and meaningful, it would be good to read the last chapter of Luke and the first 3 chapters of the book of Acts.  These chapters flow together, all having been written by the same man, Luke, and cover a major time in human history, as well as a critical time in the beginnings of Christianity.  This is powerful stuff!

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