Peter connects Jesus' crucifixion and resurrection to Old Testament prophecies, using David's life as a parallel to Jesus' journey. Shawn teaches on Jesus' anointings, David's trials, and the importance of faith and repentance, sharing a personal testimony of financial struggle and renewed faith.
God hears the righteous, opposes evil. Pray with faith, humility. Embrace spiritual growth, endure trials. Share hope with gentleness, respect. Trust God's guidance.
Peter's teaching: unity, empathy, compassion. Shawn's: love as duty, transcending emotions, enduring love. Emphasizes peace, righteousness, rejecting evil, perseverance.
Peter explains Jesus' crucifixion was God's plan, using men's evil actions for good. Jesus' resurrection frees believers from death's power, offering eternal life.
Peter explains Pentecost as fulfillment of Joel's prophecy, emphasizing universal Holy Spirit outpouring, divine communication, and salvation through genuine faith in Jesus.
Shawn's teaching emphasizes humility, submission, and mutual respect in relationships, drawing from 1 Peter and Genesis. He highlights the importance of inner beauty, mutual submission, and love in marriage, reflecting Christ's example.
Peter and Shawn teach honoring all, loving unconditionally, submitting to authority, enduring suffering with patience, and emulating Christ's example of righteousness and forgiveness.
Peter explains Pentecost's events as Joel's prophecy fulfillment, urging discernment through scripture. Shawn highlights Holy Spirit's role, contrasting spiritual ecstasy with drunkenness.
Peter and Shawn emphasize virtuous living, submission to authorities, and aligning actions with divine principles. Disobedience is justified if human laws conflict with God's will.
The New Testament Church began at Pentecost, marked by the Holy Spirit's filling, emphasizing a spiritual foundation over physical institutions. Early Christians focused on spiritual devotion post-70 AD. Terms like Hebrew, Israelite, and Jew have distinct meanings but are used interchangeably in the New Testament. Pentecost saw diverse Jews hear the Gospel in their languages, spreading Christianity globally. Regions like Cappadocia and Egypt played key roles in early Christianity's spread, highlighting the Gospel's universal reach.
Shawn teaches predestination based on God's foreknowledge, emphasizing believers as a "chosen generation" and "royal priesthood," highlighting spiritual identity and mission.
Pentecost: Holy Spirit fills apostles, enabling diverse tongues, symbolizing divine unity. Contrasts Babel's confusion. Discusses spiritual gifts' relevance, glossolalia vs. xenolalia.
Jesus as "living stone" and "chief cornerstone" unites believers, forming a spiritual house. Believers, as spiritual priests, offer non-material sacrifices, embodying love and service.
Acts 2: Pentecost, Holy Spirit descends, apostles speak in tongues. Symbolism: wind, fire. Aligns with Jewish festivals. Emphasizes free will, spiritual rebirth.
Attending church for God's Word is vital. Biblical apostles were unique, foundational witnesses of Christ. Modern apostles aren't needed; spiritual discernment is key.
Peter's teaching uses "if/then" to stress spiritual growth, shedding sinful ways, embracing virtues, and nurturing faith through foundational scripture, "Milk of the Word."
Peter's address to 120 disciples highlights communal decision-making in selecting Matthias as the twelfth apostle, reflecting early church practices and emphasizing shared responsibility.
Peter emphasizes agapao love, spiritual rebirth from God's Word, and contrasts human life's temporality with God's eternal Word. Shawn highlights Logos as Jesus, God's creative power, and believers' transformation through Christ.
Peter and Shawn teach believers to live in holiness, emphasizing God's impartial judgment based on deeds, redemption through Christ, and sincere love and unity among believers.
Shawn's teaching on Acts 1:10-11 emphasizes Jesus's ascension, the apostles' focus on the Kingdom, and the angels' encouragement. It stresses active Christian living, hope in Jesus's return, and the significance of Jesus's worship. The upper room symbolizes early Christian unity, with Peter's leadership pivotal in spreading the Gospel.
Shawn's teaching highlights Jesus' spiritual kingdom, the role of the Holy Spirit, selfless service, and spiritual over earthly priorities, emphasizing faith and love.
Peter and Shawn stress mental readiness, holiness, and spiritual growth. Believers should prepare for Christ's return, live in faith, and mature from grace to obedience.
Believers love Jesus without seeing Him, showing faith through mutual love. Faith brings joy beyond evidence, fulfilling prophecies, intriguing even angels.
Acts, by Luke, focuses on Peter and Paul, documenting early church growth and the spread of the Gospel. It connects Judaism to Christianity, emphasizing the Holy Spirit's role.
Teaching emphasizes Jesus' life as spiritual lessons, urging believers to embrace spiritual growth, sacrifice, and faith, with Jesus as the cornerstone, glorifying God through personal transformation and following His divine purpose.
Believers receive new birth and eternal hope through Jesus' resurrection, promising an incorruptible inheritance in heaven. Faith is tested for spiritual growth, ensuring salvation.
Shawn's teaching highlights scriptural distinctions between God the Father and Jesus, emphasizing binitarianism, where the Holy Spirit is not a distinct person, contrasting with trinitarianism.
Teaching on John 21: Jesus' third post-resurrection appearance, miraculous fish catch, Peter's restoration, emphasis on love, faith, leadership, and spiritual nourishment.
Jesus' resurrection brings peace, unity, and wholeness. His peace transcends worldly chaos, creating spiritual serenity. He breathes the Holy Spirit, empowering disciples. Thomas's faith highlights belief without seeing.
Shawn's teaching on 1 Peter 1:1-2 explores God's election based on foreknowledge, not merit, highlighting divine purpose, predestination, and believers' sanctification through Christ.
