Easter Sunday | The Power of the Resurrection
Easter Sunday
“The Power of the Resurrection”
Acts 2:22-39
Pastor Daniel Bracken
April 17, 2022
I. Introduction.
A. All of history has been affected by what happened on this day about 2,000 years ago.
B. Peter ________ to the crowd.
II. A look at the text—Peter’s message.
A. Peter explains what just happened.
B. The core of his message is the death and ________ of Jesus.
C. The disciples of Jesus ________ the fact that He came back to life.
D. The result of his preaching is that ________ believed on Jesus.
III. The resurrection is Christianity.
A. It was the core of all apostolic ________.
1. Acts 3:14-15.
2. Acts 4:10.
3. Acts 5:30-31.
4. Acts 10:39-40.
5. Acts 13:30-37.
B. Without the resurrection of Christ, there is no Christianity.
C. The resurrection of Christ is a ________ event. As Peter said, “We are all witnesses.”
1. Peter ________ Christ; now, he is putting his life on the line and preaching that Jesus is the risen Lord.
2. The other ________ moved from hiding to boldly proclaiming that Jesus is Lord.
3. The people knew what he was saying was ________.
IV. How the power of the resurrection affects us.
A. We can be ________.
B. ________ is our home.
C. We can be ________ with the Holy Spirit.
D. We can be ________, set free from demon power, and have God’s new life flow through us.
E. We, too, will have a new ________.
F. Because He lives, we can live ________.