Pentecost, one of God’s Holy Days, is very much about conversion—as shown in Acts 2 when God sent His Holy Spirit to the early Church, enabling them to be miraculously transformed. But what is conversion—the change that God wants to see in us? We can better understand by looking at the life of the apostle Peter, comparing his initial decision to follow Jesus Christ at the beginning of His ministry with Peter’s later decision to follow Christ after Jesus’ resurrection and ascension. Peter became a changed man, and those changes—particularly in three specific areas covered in this sermon—hold great lessons for us.

Scott Ashley

United Church of God Pastor, Beyond Today Managing Editor

Scott Ashley is managing editor of Beyond Today magazine, United Church of God booklets and its printed Bible Study Course. He and his wife, Connie, live near Denver, Colorado. 
Mr. Ashley attended Ambassador College in Big Sandy, Texas, graduating in 1976 with a theology major and minors in journalism and speech. It was there that he first became interested in publishing, an industry in which he has worked for 50 years.