COMMENTARY

Epistle: Acts 2:14a, 22-32
According to God's plan and David's prophecy, Jesus was raised from the dead. This pericope is a part of Peter's Pentecost sermon. It is a sample of the early church's preaching, as Luke understood it, summarized in the crucifixion, resurrection, and fulfillment of prophecy. Peter emphasizes that what happened to Jesus was according to God's plan. He quotes Psalm 16 as a prophecy by David of the resurrection which was fulfilled. The disciples are witnesses to the fulfillment because of their encounters with the risen Lord.

Epistle: Acts 2:42-47
See Easter 4, Common.

Epistle: 1 Peter 1:3-9
Though they have not seen Jesus, Christians love, believe, and rejoice in Christ through their faith which brings them salvation. Today we begin a series from 1 Pe…