This Sunday we will finish Paul’s first recorded sermon in Acts. He stood and preached this sermon at the synagogue in Antioch of Pisidia before those gathered to worship there on the sabbath. Last week, we walked through the first part of his sermon as Paul recounted God’s faithful and gracious works throughout the history of Israel (v. 16-23). His timeline shows that God has been faithful to His word from Abraham all the way to David. As Paul mentions David, he immediately comes to the point of his sermon. In v. 23 he says, "Of this man’s [David’s] offspring God has brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus, as he promised."

From this point, Paul shows the people how Jesus has fulfilled the promises of David and the purposes of God in salvation. In verses 26-41, we will see how Jesus accomplished salvation for us, how it was foretold and proven from the Scriptures, and how this salvation is applied reconciling the sinner to God. This gospel message Paul delivers would have been earth-shaking news to these synagogue worshipers. And indeed, it still is today. Though most of us are very familiar with the gospel truths Paul speaks here, this message is not mundane or repetitive. It is the glorious fulfillment of God’s promises and the foundation of how we walk in this world.

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