On 3-16-14, Psalm 110:1-4, Acts 2:22-27, 29-32 or Acts 2:22-36 will be our Adult Sunday School/Uniform Series/International Sunday School Lesson herein is my commentary. This lesson is known by some as Peter’s Report

Peter’s Report

Psalm 110:1-4, Acts 2:22-27, 29-32 or Acts 2:22-36

International Sunday School Lesson

March 16, 2014

                                                                                 

Commentary

By

Jed Greenough

Do you sing or remember when you did, the song “I know who holds tomorrow”?  It is inspired, I am sure in part by scripture such as, “Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself.  Each day has enough trouble of its own.”  Matthew 6:34 

I hate to say it, but I think some of us have gotten a little too good at forgetting about tomorrow and what is to come and focusing too much on today, therefore focusing on ourselves!  This is a result I am sure of the church getting too much into a social message rather than the gospel one.

In today’s scripture from Acts 2 we see Peter quoting a scripture he equates to David and rightfully so, but the fact is, as with many cases for God’s word, there are multiple parallels.  This scripture isn’t just meant to prophesy about Jesus and directed toward David but to all Christians and those who are contemplating becoming one.

This is a message that we have failed to emphasize sufficiently as we concentrate on our lives today rather than what is coming.

We should rejoice and “advertise” that we will not be abandoned to death either but rather we will also have eternal joy in Christ’s presence.

This is the message we forget to explain as we try and be all things to people.  We teach how to recover from addiction, we teach how to deal with being a man or being married or how best to relate in step-families or with our finances.

Teaching the Bible accomplishes all these things as the student listens to God they cannot help but live out their lives in the way they should.  In doing so they also are reminded constantly of the gospel message from Psalms to Acts and from Genesis to Revelation.

Teaching a gospel message saves souls.  Let’s make sure that is where our daily emphasis lies and never forget as Claude Ely wrote in his song by the same name, “There ain’t no grave gonna hold my body down”!

For Discussion:

1.      Discuss if you think we are becoming too much of a social club.

2.      Discuss how social issues could be better handled by the church.

3.      Discuss why this message is so important to the success of the gospel.

4.      Discuss what success Peter had with this message that day.

5.      Read Psalm 116.

6.      Dare to share the gospel message with someone you know.  If you aren’t comfortable doing so you better do something about that!

Upcoming Lessons

3-16-14       Peter’s Report, Psalm 110:1-4, Acts 2:22-27, 29-32 or Acts 2:22-36

3-23-14       Worthy is the Lamb, Revelation 5:5-13 or 5:6-13

3-30-14        Triumphant and Victorious, Zechariah 9:9, 10; Matthew 21:1-11

4-6-14           Jesus Cleanses the Temple, Isaiah 56:6, 7; Jeremiah 7:9-11; Mark 11:15-19

4-13-14         A Messianic Priest-King, Jeremiah 23:5, 6; Zechariah 6:9-15, John 19:1-5

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