Sermon Illustrations for the Third Sunday of Easter (2012)
Acts 3:12-19
Lloyd Ogilvie one day was pondering this passage about Peter's sermon in the temple after Peter and John were used by God to heal a lame man. He developed a number of uncomfortable questions.
One, the Holy Spirit has come in a fresh, new Pentecost in our time. Have I received the Holy Spirit? Is my heart his home?
Two, I have been called to be a part of the church, the body of Christ. Have I surrendered my separatistic independence to become one in mind and heart with a fellowship of adventurers in the Spirit?