cornelius

In this Radio Feature, Rabbi Gary continues to discuss the Promises and Blessings on Israel. This 1 minute episode will air on KKLA 99.5 in Los Angeles, beginning March 8, 2024, on Fridays during rush hour.

Cornelius: transmit hope

• Life well-lived is on mission

Acts 10:1-8 NIV

• God is already moving

Acts 10:9-23 NIV

• Need for prayerful discernment
• God calls us out of comfort zone

Acts 10:34-35,42-43 NIV

• Share what you know
• Trust the Holy Spirit

Acts 10:43-48 NIV

Until the conversion of Cornelius, the gospel message had been preached almost exclusively to Jewish people.  Any Gentile (anyone not born into a Jewish family) who wanted to follow Jesus would have first converted to Judaism.  But the good news of Jesus was for everyone and not just the Jews.  God used a vision of animals on a sheet and a miraculous pouring out of the Holy Spirit to reveal this important truth to the Apostle Peter and those he was teaching.  Following this, Peter baptised Cornelius, a Roman centurion, making Cornelius the first Gentile to become a Christian.

God wants everyone to hear about Him and become Christians.

Bible verses used in this episode:

• Acts 10:1-11:18
• 1 Timothy 2:4

Outline:

1. (Acts 10:1-8) In Caesarea: 
   An angel comes to Cornelius in a vision and tells him to send for Peter.
2. (Acts 10:9-23a) In Joppa: 
   Peter has a vision and then decides to accompany messengers 
3. (Acts 10:23b-48) In Caesarea again: 
   Cornelius is converted
   1. Cornelius welcomes Peter into his home 
   2. Peter makes a speech
   3. The Holy Spirit came upon Cornelius and the other Gentiles he had gathered.
4. (Acts 11:1-18) In Jerusalem: 
   Peter explains everything to the Jewish Christians

Tips for teaching children:

• Define the words “Jew” and “Gentile”
• Make a collage of pictures. To do this, you can first have children copy the words of 1 Timothy 2:4 on the centre of a paper or poster.  Surround these words with pictures of people.  These pictures could be ones you have gathered from magazines or downloaded from the internet and printed.  Children will enjoy cutting these out and glueing them to the poster.  If you prefer, the children can draw pictures of people instead of cutting and gluing.

Tips for teaching adults:

• This is a long story, but it needs to be read in class.  Divide the story into sections.  The best way is to do it according to the different scenes in the story.  Look for scene changes.  For instance, scene 1 would be 10:1-8, scene 2 would be v.9-16 and so on.  Choose a reader for each scene, and have the reader stand in a certain place in the room to read.  This would represent the different scenes in the story.  Then, read the story.
•  Ask the class to reflect on the two primary characters: Cornelius and Peter.  What boundaries did Cornelius cross to become a devout follower of the God of the Jews?  How had his life already changed?  What boundaries did Peter have to cross to interact with Cornelius?
•  Ask the class these questions: What are some good things about boundaries?  What are some bad things about boundaries? 
• Follow up with: What boundaries do you still need to cross for the sake of the gospel?   What boundaries must our congregation cross to take the gospel to people?

Full teaching instructions free from Mission Bible Class:

Bible Lesson:  Cornelius Becomes a Christian 

Scriptures quoted from the International Children’s Bible®, copyright ©1986, 1988, 1999, 2015 by Tommy Nelson. Used by permission.

Excerpts from Mission Bible Class used by permission.

For questions or comments email: mary@missionbibleclass.org

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In this Bible Story, Peter discovers that the kingdom of God is expanding to more than just the Jews. Through his interactions with Cornelius, Peter begins to learn that God was going to extend his reach to all the nations. This story is inspired by Acts 10:1-11:18. Go to BibleinaYear.com and learn the Bible in a Year.

Today's Bible verse is Acts 11:9 from the King James Version.

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What did Peter really learn from his vision in Acts 10?  This story of Peter’s vision is typically used as a way of teaching that God was declaring all foods “clean” or acceptable to eat. However, looking more closely at the context and outcome, we can learn more about its true meaning, along with some aspects of vigilance in our walk with God.

Now, what's interesting to note here is that in the original text, two different Greek words are used to describe the status of the animals. Peter says that he never had eaten anything common (koinou ) nor had he eaten anything ritually unclean (akatharton). Now there is wisdom in understanding the difference between that which is common and that which is unclean.

We can learn that the distinction between holy and common appears to be one of purpose: that which is holy is set apart for a specific use by priests or God's people only and that which is common is for everyday use by anyone. By contrast, that which is clean or unclean appears to be inherent in the thing itself, for example, those animals which were approved for eating versus those which were not approved for eating, likely due to the risk of contracting illness or disease.

Peter had taken the real meaning of the vision to mean that God was breaking down the barriers between men of different nations, and that the door of faith in Messiah would be opened to all who were willing to come. This was even confirmed to be the correct interpretation as the foreign men were visibly affected by receiving the Spirit of God (10:44-45).

Ultimately, vigilance in our walk before God comes in many forms, whether our own personal commitment to holiness, or our obedience to the things that God may reveal to us along the way. Peter exemplifies for us a measure of personal vigilance that we can learn from and follow in our own lives. He held tightly to the understanding of Judaism and maintained those traditions faithfully, believing that he was honoring God in doing so. Yet, when God revealed something radical within his current worldview, he was still willing to follow this new understanding wholeheartedly and unreservedly.

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