{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcbccoweta.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2F8-30-26-this-jesus-whom-you-crucified-jqJFsym3","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"8-30-26: This Jesus Whom You Crucified","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/976808b7-f110-40ee-9300-beebded7c3bb/fdae6fa7-70f9-4374-98b1-b65a7d4d27da/1.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"","height":200,"description":"What does it look like when a person is truly transformed by the power of the Holy Spirit? In Acts 2, we find one of the most striking before-and-after portraits in all of Scripture. We see a man who, in his own strength, boldly declared he would never abandon his Lord, only to deny him three times before sunrise. Then, filled with the Holy Spirit, that same man stands before a crowd and delivers a message so saturated with Scripture and so centered on Christ that three thousand people surrender their lives to God in a single day. The lesson woven through this passage is both humbling and liberating: our own confidence and self-reliance will fail us every time, but the Holy Spirit working through surrendered, willing hearts can accomplish what no amount of human effort ever could. This sermon walks us through that transformation and invites us to examine where we are placing our confidence. Are we leaning on our own resolve, or are we genuinely dependent on the Spirit of God? The answer to that question shapes everything about how we live, how we speak, and how we reflect the light of Christ to the world around us."}