Peter's second sermon

In sharing about Christ I often fear that I might start sounding like a Bible nerd or a dogmatic preacher. I might try to share on a more personal level but feel the danger of displaying Christianity as some self-help lifestyle in which you choose Jesus to be God and your best friend or, as the solution that changed you from a so called "sinner" to a "good" Christian person.
I was sobered by how Peter called out to the crowd to declare Jesus as the Christ. As Stott pointed out, Peter spoke with " outspoken courage". Stott goes on to also point out the "Christ-centeredness" of Peter's sermon. Peter did not focus on the miracle or his testamonies of how He met Jesus, nor did he play on the heart strings of the people. Peter was bold and proclaimed the truth. There was no sugar coated message of how Jesus is the answer to all your problems...He's a friend in time of need...your personal shepherd whom God sent because He loves you so much. Please don't get me wrong, it's just sobering and refreshing on how Peter declared Jesus as the Christ, convicted people of their mistake and called them to repent. It is a call to righteousness. It is not a call to come and save yourself by trusting in Jesus.
As I read Peter's sermon, I was also convicted of not meditating enough on the attributes of Jesus such as the ones Peter shared. Instead, I think I focus a little too much on the attributes of Jesus that serve me.
I realized once again that I must spend more time meditating on the Christ as He is revealed in the holy Scripture because there is the danger of letting my relationship with Him become stagnate and crowded with my personal feelings and views on Him- and God. I realized that in order to give a true witness to Jesus you must truly know Him better.