TODAY:

Acts 10:1-33 | Open Doors For All

BIG IDEA:

God has extended the Gospel to all people, and all who believe it must share it.

SCRIPTURES:

Acts 10:1-33, Genesis 12:3, Genesis 22:17-18, Romans 2:11, Ephesians 2:13-16, Ephesians 3:6

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:

Q: Can you recall a time in your life where God called you to something uncomfortable? How did you respond and what was the outcome?

Q: How do the Scriptures/concepts from this week help you grow as a disciple who loves God, loves people & serves the world (lives on incarnational mission) in everyday life?

Q: Based on these Scriptures, how can you move from unbelief to belief, from just knowing to actually doing in your life?

Connect with God (UP)...

Q: Read Acts 10:1-33. How does today's passage reveal the character and heart of God?

Q: If Cornelius was considered devout and God-fearing, why was it so important that he heard the Gospel?

Connect with Others(IN)...

Q: Peter and Cornelius had God-fearing people come alongside them in this passage. Who are those people walking with you? Who can you come alongside in the faith?

Connect with the World (OUT)...

Q: Why can it be hard to see or admit prejudices in our heart? How does prejudice towards others undercut the Gospel?

Q: In your life, how can hospitality be a means to sharing Jesus with someone?

ACTION STEPS:

1. Repent of any prejudice or hostility that remains in your heart.

2. Share one meal or conversation this week with someone who doesn't yet know Jesus.

NOTES & QUOTES:

“God will ask us things that require us to go outside of our comfort zone. God will ask us to follow him to places of suffering. We are called to deny ourselves and obey, even when we are perplexed. Peter models true Christian obedience, wherever the Lord leads, we must follow.” Acts For You

“If we do not feel accepted in Christ, we need earthly things to make us feel important. One of those earthly things is the idea that we are superior to others. To one who has truly understood grace, such a position is an impossibility.” NIV Application Commentary