Peter Meets Cornelius

Bible Text: Acts 10:1-33 | Preacher: Alan Conner | Series: 2019, Book of Acts | Northwest Bible Church – March 24, 2019 – Book of Acts – Alan Conner
Acts 10:1-33
Peter Meets Cornelius
Intro
A. THE VISION OF CORNELIUS (Acts 10:1-8).
1. The city of Caesarea (Acts 10:1).
2. Cornelius, the man (Acts 10:1-2).
3. Angelic vision (Acts 10:3-8).
B. THE VISION OF PETER (Acts 10:9-17a).
1. Peter in in Joppa.
2. Peter’s mindset.
3. Peter’s trance (10-17a).
a. Coming down from the sky –
b. “four corners” –
c. All kinds of animals, reptiles and birds both clean and unclean –
d. “Get up, Peter, kill and eat!” –
e. “By no means, Lord, for I have never eaten anything unholy and unclean” –
f. “What God has cleansed, no longer consider unholy” –
4. Three-fold repetition –
5. Peter’s perplexity (Acts 10:17).
C. THE VISIT OF THE GENTILES (Acts 10:17-23).
1. “Accompany them without misgivings for I have sent them Myself” (Acts 10:19-20).
2. Hospitality to Gentiles (Acts 10:23).

D. PETER MEETS CORNELIUS (Acts 10:23-33).
1. 6 witnesses go with Peter, (Acts 10:23, cf. Acts 11:12).
2. Cornelius’ welcome (Acts 10:24-27).
3. Peter’s initial words (Acts 10:28-29).
4. Cornelius recounts his vision to Peter (Acts 10:30-33).
Conclusion