Emphasis Preaching Journal

Talk about a fire and brimstone sermon! Most will turn people off, but this one hit home. The folks Peter was addressing took it to heart. The sudden change is interesting. Thousands followed Jesus in his ministry. He healed many and fed 5,000 at one time, and yet when Jesus was on trial there were many who turned against him -- even right after that Palm Sunday march only a few days before. Were these the same ones who condemned him or was this a different group? Remember that the Pharisees had him captured in secret in the garden so the crowd would not overcome them.