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The Question That Changed Everything · 5-Minutes of Good News

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  SPEAKER_00: On the day of Pentecost, a crowd heard Peter preach the truth, felt convicted, and asked one urgent question.
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  SPEAKER_00: Their story shows that conviction is not God pushing us away, it is God opening the way to come home.
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  SPEAKER_00: Hello, Christians, this is Dallas Beacham.
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  SPEAKER_00: Stand by for good news.
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  SPEAKER_00: Some questions feel a quiet moment, and others divide life into before and after.
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  SPEAKER_00: On the day of Pentecost, Jerusalem was crowded with worshipers from many nations.
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  SPEAKER_00: They had come for a feast.
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  SPEAKER_00: They expected familiar prayers, familiar customs, and familiar streets.
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  SPEAKER_00: But before that day was over, about three thousand lives would be changed.
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  SPEAKER_00: The sound began suddenly, as of a rushing mighty wind.
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  SPEAKER_00: The house was filled.
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  SPEAKER_00: The disciples spoke as the Spirit gave them utterance.
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  SPEAKER_00: A crowd gathered, amazed that every person heard the wonderful works of God in his own language.
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  SPEAKER_00: Then Peter stood up.
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  SPEAKER_00: Only weeks earlier, fear had caused him to deny that he knew Jesus.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now filled with the Holy Ghost, he spoke plainly.
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  SPEAKER_00: Jesus of Nazareth had been approved of God by miracles, wonders, and signs.
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  SPEAKER_00: He had been crucified, but God had raised him from the dead and made him both Lord and Christ.
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  SPEAKER_00: The people could not dismiss what they heard.
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  SPEAKER_00: Acts 2.37 says, now, when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart.
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  SPEAKER_00: Then came the question that changed everything.
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  SPEAKER_00: Men and brethren, what shall we do?
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  SPEAKER_00: Notice what Peter did not say.
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  SPEAKER_00: He did not say there is no hope for you.
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  SPEAKER_00: He did not say you have gone too far.
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  SPEAKER_00: He did not ask them to hide their guilt beneath a religious appearance.
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  SPEAKER_00: He gave them an answer.
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  SPEAKER_00: Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ, for the remission of sins.
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  SPEAKER_00: Then he gave them a promise.
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  SPEAKER_00: You shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
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  SPEAKER_00: The truth wounded their hearts, but the answer opened a door.
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  SPEAKER_00: Conviction was not proof that God had abandoned them.
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  SPEAKER_00: Conviction was evidence that God was calling them.
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  SPEAKER_00: Perhaps you have believed in God for many years.
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  SPEAKER_00: Perhaps you have prayed, attended church, tried to live right, and sincerely followed what you were taught.
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  SPEAKER_00: But sincerity should never make us afraid to ask the question that was asked at Pentecost.
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  SPEAKER_00: What shall I do?
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  SPEAKER_00: That question is not a rejection of everything you have known.
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  SPEAKER_00: It is an honest invitation for God to lead you farther into truth.
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  SPEAKER_00: The book of Acts records the answer because every generation needs to hear it.
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  SPEAKER_00: God did not leave those people uncertain, and He has not left us uncertain.
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  SPEAKER_00: The same Jesus who died was also raised.
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  SPEAKER_00: The same mercy that reached Jerusalem can reach your home.
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  SPEAKER_00: The same gospel that changed 3,000 lives can change yours.
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  SPEAKER_00: If the word of God touches your heart today, do not run from that feeling.
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  SPEAKER_00: Let it turn you toward Him.
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  SPEAKER_00: Ask the question.
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  SPEAKER_00: Open the scriptures.
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  SPEAKER_00: Listen to the answer.
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  SPEAKER_00: Sometimes the most hopeful words a person can speak are simply these.
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  SPEAKER_00: Acts says that they gladly received his word and were baptized that same day.
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  SPEAKER_00: When God makes the way clear, faith does more than admire the message.
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  SPEAKER_00: It responds.
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  SPEAKER_00: The question, what shall we do?
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  SPEAKER_00: becomes life changing when we're willing to follow the answer.
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  SPEAKER_00: I hope today's message has touched your heart and causes you to have a good day.