The prayer of the week is based on Isaiah 53:1 Lord God of the Bible…Your word is truth…the prophets in the Old Testament prophesied of Messiah.  The New Testament reveals how Jesus fulfilled all the criteria, has all the credentials of Messiah. You have commanded followers of Christ to tell others the Good News of […]

Red Letter Day Attribute/Name of God ~ Judge Jesus has been appointed by God to be Judge of the living and the dead…He will judge everyone. (Acts 10:42) Jesus will be our Judge – it will be the Lord Jesus who will form an opinion about you and me from the choices we have made […]

The word “sin”: A word that is not used much; a word that is dismissed easily, a word that makes us uncomfortable. If the word “sin” is without merit in our language then we don’t need to think about those things we do against the God of the Bible.  We won’t see our need to […]

Peter gave a sermon to an assembly of people in the house of Cornelius, a Gentile.  (Acts 10:27) Continuing with this sermon, Peter said: (NASB) Acts 10:42 “And He (God) ordered us to preach to the people, and solemnly to testify that this is the One who has been appointed by God as Judge of […]

Peter must have been surprised when he entered Cornelius’ home and found a Gentile audience waiting for him. He had been asked by Cornelius to give them a message from God.  Peter then launched into his sermon.  Peter prefaced his sermon by acknowledging God’s impartiality toward all whose faith is in Jesus Christ. Then he […]

Cornelius, a centurion in the Roman army, had received a vision to ask Peter to come to his home.  Peter also received a vision from God with the teaching that what God made clean was indeed…clean and holy.  Jewish people were not to go into the homes of Gentiles, but Peter was instructed by God […]

The prayer of the week is based on Psalm 96:1-3 To You, the living God of the Bible, I sing a new song…a song of joy, worship and praise to You.  I come thankful for Your way of salvation through faith in Jesus, Your Son.  Your word says to proclaim Your salvation…every day!  Please give […]

 To learn about the background of the Lord God preparing Cornelius and Peter, see the side-bar for the devotions of this week.   Peter (a Jewish believer in Christ Jesus) and three men from the household of a Roman centurion set out the next morning after they had met the evening before. Other brothers from […]

  Peter saw a vision from God…a great sheet let down from heaven containing four-footed animals and crawling creatures and birds of the air…unholy, unclean for any Jewish person to eat.  Yet, a voice said to Peter, “Get up, Peter, kill and eat.”  Peter said, “I have never eaten anything unholy or unclean.”  Again, Peter […]

  Amazing work of God…God prepared Cornelius in Caesarea to extend an invitation to Peter in Joppa.  Today we will look at how He prepared Peter to acknowledge that invitation to go to the home of a Gentile.  (NASB) Acts 10:9 “On the next day, as they (three men sent by Cornelius) were on their […]