A WALK THROUGH THE BOOK OF ACTS 

                                                            PART II-IV 

"After I, Peter had preached my message, I waited.... Very soon the people in front of me spoke up.... They had obviously been touched by what I had said.... I could see it in their faces.... But it was even clearer to me by what they asked me.... They asked me what they should do.. I rejoiced in their question... It was clear to me that the Holy Spirit had done a work in their hearts through the preaching.... I quietly prayed what I should tell them... The Holy Spirit then showed me what I should tell them they should do... They should repent and be baptised.... So I shared that with the people in front of me.... And 3000 responded to my words and were baptised that day....What  a glorious day,,,, For on that day the Church of Jesus Christ was born!!"... Please read the typed out attachment when you will learn that many people responded to Peter's message....

                   ATTACHMENT A WALK THROUGH THE BOOK OF ACTS

                                                     PART II-IV

The Holy Spirit who inspired Peter to preach his powerful message used his words to touch the hearts of many of the people who heard it and consequently many cut to the heart or, as we would call it, were convicted of their sins. We can read this in Acts 2:37 

When the people heard this they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, "Brothers, what shall we do?"

As we know from their response, they asked what they should do. Peter, once again led by the Holy Spirit, said to them in Acts 2:38-39

"Repent and be baptised everyone of you, in the Name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off - for all whom the Lord Our God will call." (That includes us).

The Holy Spirit who inspired Peter to preach this bold message used that same message to touch the hearts of the many people listening to him. As a consequence these people responded to his message so they could receive forgiveness of their sins for his first word to them was "Repent" which means "Turn away from your sins and turn to God."

And that day 3000 people became believers and were baptised in water as a symbol of what had taken place in their hears as we can read in Acts 2:41

Those who accepted his message were baptised and about three thousand were added to their number that day.