Cornelius needed to hear the Good News about Jesus. Why did God send Peter and not Philip? Peter was thirty miles away, and Philip was in the same town. Philip knew the Gospel well and had already shared Jesus with a Gentile, the Ethiopian eunuch. Acts 8: 35 So beginning with this same Scripture, Philip told …
When God changes our thinking, it is often a milestone in our faith journey. God revealed to Peter that the Gentiles were no longer to be considered unclean. Then the Holy Spirit told Peter He had sent the men knocking at the door and to go with them without hesitation. The men at the door …
The story of the Holy Spirit falling on Cornelius and his household while Peter preached is sometimes called the Third Pentecost. Jesus had given instructions about the first Pentecost before He returned to heaven. Acts 1:4b“Do not leave Jerusalem until the Father sends you the gift he promised, as I told you before. 5 John baptized …
Peace with God through Christ is the message of the Gospel and is good news for every person who seeks a relationship with Jesus. As Peter was waiting for his lunch, he went onto the flat roof and began praying. As he prayed, the Lord gave him a vision of a sheet coming down with …
Peter learned that God has no favorites as He declared the Gentiles clean. Previously, based on the Old Testament Law, the Jews professed the Gentiles as unclean. As the message of the Gospel moved outward from Jerusalem, God planned to reach Gentiles with the Good News of Jesus. For Jews to evangelize Gentiles, the Lord …
Trusting God leads to obedience, which is seen in Peter’s life as the Lord begins to do something new. Hebrews 11:1Faith shows the reality of what we hope for; it is the evidence of things we cannot see.[1] As the early church spread out from Jerusalem, it was now God’s plan to evangelize the Gentiles, but …
We can see the importance of witnesses as Peter goes to Cornelius’ house. Acts 10: 23 So Peter invited the men to stay for the night. The next day he went with them, accompanied by some of the brothers from Joppa. [1] God had just given Peter revelation about mixing with the Gentiles. Acts 10: 15 But …
We see how God multi-tasks with Peter and Cornelius (Acts 10:1-23). Humans like to think we can multi-task but don’t do this well. Our multi-taking deteriorates into quickly switching between activities because we can only focus on one thing at a time. In the story of Peter and Cornelius, God answers two prayers with two …
Peter, a devout Jew, followed Jewish dietary laws. Through a vision, God told him he had to change your thinking to break barriers. This is why God gave Peter a vision. Acts 10: 11 He (Peter) saw the sky open, and something like a large sheet was let down by its four corners. 12 In the sheet …
God gives the next steps to Peter and Cornelius. This fact is comforting as we contemplate significant decisions in life. Are you seeking the Lord today for the next steps? If you are, the Lord wants to guide you as you seek Him. As we look at Cornelius, we see that he was a God-fearing …