The Gospel -- Acts 2

So the Holy Spirit came, and Peter stands up to preach the Gospel. Just some quick observations.

1) He is talking to an audience who is very familiar with Jesus. Jesus' lived among them, in fact these where people who participated in Jesus death.
2) So naturally Peters message focus on Jesus' resurrection and that he is the Christ. The perfect gospel message for the people he was talking to.
3) He spoke to their hearts, he captured them, and they ask "What must we do?"
4) Only then did Peter say repent and believe.

It seems to me that to often Christians go around with the message repent and believe, but there is actually no context or good news presented, so it seems like those people just end up beating up others. Trying to push their agenda. The more we understand the Gospel and are able to adapt it to the culture we are in, the more fruitful we will be.

I really like this chapter because the people asked "What must we do?" before Peter told them. It's seems like that is something to aspire to in sharing your faith. Present the Gospel in a way that you get some form of "What must we do?" And you have an open door to respond.