1 00:00:00,760 --> 00:00:04,920 Speaker 1: Let us pray, But the voice answered me again from heaven. 2 00:00:05,920 --> 00:00:10,879 Speaker 1: What God hath cleansed that call? Not thou common Acts 3 00:00:10,920 --> 00:00:15,640 Speaker 1: eleven nine. Jesus, thank you for showing me the most 4 00:00:15,680 --> 00:00:18,560 Speaker 1: important lesson in my life when it comes to people. 5 00:00:20,079 --> 00:00:23,840 Speaker 1: Thank you for showing me that whomver you deemed as 6 00:00:23,920 --> 00:00:29,440 Speaker 1: clean and pure, no one can reverse it. Thank you 7 00:00:29,520 --> 00:00:33,080 Speaker 1: for showing me, Jesus that your plan is for all people, 8 00:00:33,720 --> 00:00:40,080 Speaker 1: regardless of their ethnicity, economic standing, and upbringing, similar to 9 00:00:40,120 --> 00:00:44,320 Speaker 1: the life of Peter. Use me in my industry to 10 00:00:44,400 --> 00:00:49,640 Speaker 1: share stories of your goodness and mercy. As I speak, 11 00:00:50,280 --> 00:00:53,640 Speaker 1: Let your holy Spirit charge and change the hearts of 12 00:00:53,760 --> 00:00:57,720 Speaker 1: every one listening. Let your loving kindness be put on 13 00:00:57,920 --> 00:01:03,800 Speaker 1: full display, like the Centurian soldier and his family. May 14 00:01:03,840 --> 00:01:08,040 Speaker 1: other families come to know the saving grace of Jesus Christ. 15 00:01:09,760 --> 00:01:14,840 Speaker 1: You are a game changer. You are the waymaker, and 16 00:01:15,000 --> 00:01:19,399 Speaker 1: through me, others will know that you have called them 17 00:01:19,560 --> 00:01:26,560 Speaker 1: and your desire is to love on them. In Jesus name. Amen, 18 00:01:29,040 --> 00:01:31,760 Speaker 1: Thank you for making prayer a priority in your day. 19 00:01:32,520 --> 00:01:35,280 Speaker 1: To learn more about the Bible, stay tuned for to 20 00:01:35,360 --> 00:01:38,520 Speaker 1: day's story brought to you by Bible in a year 21 00:01:38,640 --> 00:01:48,960 Speaker 1: dot Com unclean. 22 00:01:50,200 --> 00:01:52,840 Speaker 2: In our last story, we saw the work of God 23 00:01:52,880 --> 00:01:56,400 Speaker 2: through Peter. One man was restored from being crippled for 24 00:01:56,440 --> 00:02:01,160 Speaker 2: eight years. Another was dead and raised to life. In 25 00:02:01,200 --> 00:02:04,160 Speaker 2: this we saw the will of God moving people out 26 00:02:04,160 --> 00:02:07,240 Speaker 2: of their beds and into a life of purpose. Now 27 00:02:07,320 --> 00:02:10,600 Speaker 2: we see God extend his reach further than just the Jews. 28 00:02:11,200 --> 00:02:13,720 Speaker 2: We see a Roman family come to know the truth 29 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:18,040 Speaker 2: and power of Jesus. Peter, who would be convinced by 30 00:02:18,040 --> 00:02:21,520 Speaker 2: a dream that no person is common, would witness the 31 00:02:21,560 --> 00:02:27,000 Speaker 2: extraordinary power of Christ inspired by the Book of Acts. 32 00:02:30,360 --> 00:02:32,520 Speaker 3: I'm so glad you've joined us on the Bible in 33 00:02:32,560 --> 00:02:36,880 Speaker 3: a Year podcast today, But before we get to today's episode, 34 00:02:37,000 --> 00:02:39,480 Speaker 3: I want you to know that I would absolutely love 35 00:02:39,560 --> 00:02:42,720 Speaker 3: to send you my daily devotional that will give you 36 00:02:42,880 --> 00:02:47,560 Speaker 3: fresh encouragement every single morning and day from the moment 37 00:02:47,600 --> 00:02:50,280 Speaker 3: we wake up to the moment our head finally hits 38 00:02:50,280 --> 00:02:54,480 Speaker 3: the pillow. There are thousands of things demanding our attention. 39 00:02:55,160 --> 00:02:57,359 Speaker 3: But it's in the midst of all this crush and 40 00:02:57,480 --> 00:03:00,239 Speaker 3: hustle and bustle that you and I need pe and 41 00:03:00,360 --> 00:03:03,239 Speaker 3: truth in God's Word. That's why I want to help 42 00:03:03,280 --> 00:03:07,200 Speaker 3: you spend time each day growing in God's life giving, 43 00:03:07,360 --> 00:03:11,480 Speaker 3: life changing word by sending you my free daily email 44 00:03:11,600 --> 00:03:16,799 Speaker 3: devotional PowerPoint Today. So visit Jagraham dot org to sign 45 00:03:16,919 --> 00:03:22,080 Speaker 3: up for your PowerPoint Today devotional. That's Jagraham dot org 46 00:03:22,639 --> 00:03:27,880 Speaker 3: Jack Graham dot org. In yesterday's episode, we heard how 47 00:03:27,919 --> 00:03:30,400 Speaker 3: God worked through Peter in the towns of Lida and 48 00:03:30,520 --> 00:03:34,680 Speaker 3: Jappa to bring physical healing and life to the sick 49 00:03:34,720 --> 00:03:39,400 Speaker 3: and dead, and that ultimately pointed people to faith in 50 00:03:39,520 --> 00:03:44,160 Speaker 3: Jesus Christ. Today, we'll see the Gospel once again going 51 00:03:44,240 --> 00:03:47,640 Speaker 3: beyond the Jewish people as a Roman family comes to 52 00:03:47,680 --> 00:03:50,840 Speaker 3: faith in Christ. We'll also see how God is working 53 00:03:50,880 --> 00:03:53,080 Speaker 3: on the hearts of his disciples as he speaks to 54 00:03:53,120 --> 00:03:56,600 Speaker 3: Peter and shows him that no person is unclean or 55 00:03:56,640 --> 00:04:00,320 Speaker 3: excluded from God's grace. Let's listen now to the reading 56 00:04:00,360 --> 00:04:01,040 Speaker 3: of God's word. 57 00:04:03,520 --> 00:04:07,000 Speaker 2: The night was silent under the crescent moon. The birds 58 00:04:07,000 --> 00:04:09,960 Speaker 2: had not emerged to welcome the morning, and the only 59 00:04:10,080 --> 00:04:14,040 Speaker 2: sound was that of stirring in Cornelius's bed. He tossed 60 00:04:14,040 --> 00:04:17,559 Speaker 2: and turned in the night, experiencing the intensity of God 61 00:04:17,680 --> 00:04:23,120 Speaker 2: coming to his dream. Cornelius, the Lord said. Cornelius stared 62 00:04:23,120 --> 00:04:26,680 Speaker 2: at the Lord in complete terror. His bones shook and 63 00:04:26,800 --> 00:04:29,000 Speaker 2: his heart seemed to be beating out of his chest. 64 00:04:30,080 --> 00:04:34,080 Speaker 2: Here I am, he whimpered. The Lord spoke with great clarity. 65 00:04:34,760 --> 00:04:38,040 Speaker 2: I have seen your righteousness, Cornelius. I have seen your 66 00:04:38,080 --> 00:04:42,039 Speaker 2: generosity to the poor and your gentle spirit. Your prayers 67 00:04:42,080 --> 00:04:45,240 Speaker 2: to me have been heard. Now send men to Joppa, 68 00:04:46,000 --> 00:04:50,920 Speaker 2: my servant, Peter resides there by the sea. Cornelius woke 69 00:04:50,960 --> 00:04:53,440 Speaker 2: with a jolt. He rubbed his eyes and looked out 70 00:04:53,480 --> 00:04:56,200 Speaker 2: his window. The sun was rising, and there was work 71 00:04:56,240 --> 00:04:59,640 Speaker 2: the Lord desired to do in his household. Cornelius was 72 00:04:59,640 --> 00:05:03,320 Speaker 2: a Roman centurion and a gentile. Many of the Jewish 73 00:05:03,320 --> 00:05:05,960 Speaker 2: believers still held on to the belief that gentiles were 74 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:09,000 Speaker 2: somewhat unclean and not a part of the people of God. 75 00:05:09,600 --> 00:05:12,520 Speaker 2: Yet Cornelius remained alert to what the Lord was doing, 76 00:05:13,080 --> 00:05:16,200 Speaker 2: so he sent for Peter. The next day. Peter was 77 00:05:16,279 --> 00:05:19,719 Speaker 2: kneeling by the sea. He often looked out into the ocean, 78 00:05:19,800 --> 00:05:23,960 Speaker 2: remembering how Jesus calmed the storms that surrounded him. Now 79 00:05:24,000 --> 00:05:27,640 Speaker 2: he prayed that Jesus would calm his inner storms. Peter 80 00:05:27,800 --> 00:05:30,280 Speaker 2: closed his eyes, doing his best to focus on the 81 00:05:30,360 --> 00:05:34,720 Speaker 2: voice of God. However, his stomach had other plans. Peter 82 00:05:34,960 --> 00:05:38,599 Speaker 2: was famished and greatly desired something to eat. As he 83 00:05:38,720 --> 00:05:42,080 Speaker 2: was praying, the Lord caused him to sleep. Peter saw 84 00:05:42,080 --> 00:05:45,960 Speaker 2: the heavens opened up like light through a cave. Peter 85 00:05:46,080 --> 00:05:49,120 Speaker 2: gazed upon what seemed to be a large sheet descending 86 00:05:49,160 --> 00:05:53,880 Speaker 2: gracefully to the earth. Peter watched as all kinds of reptiles, birds, 87 00:05:53,880 --> 00:05:58,400 Speaker 2: and animals grazed on the sheet. Peter watched the beasts curiously. 88 00:05:59,000 --> 00:06:02,080 Speaker 2: Then he heard a voice from heaven saying, arise, Peter, 89 00:06:02,720 --> 00:06:07,680 Speaker 2: hunt and eat. Peter pondered the command. Was this a test? 90 00:06:08,360 --> 00:06:10,600 Speaker 2: He knew that many of the animals presented were not 91 00:06:10,680 --> 00:06:14,320 Speaker 2: considered clean by the old covenant law. Did God truly 92 00:06:14,360 --> 00:06:17,679 Speaker 2: want him to eat what was once considered unholy? Peter 93 00:06:17,760 --> 00:06:20,960 Speaker 2: shook his head. By no means, I have never eaten 94 00:06:21,000 --> 00:06:24,720 Speaker 2: anything common or unclean, Peter said, very sure of himself, 95 00:06:25,320 --> 00:06:28,560 Speaker 2: Peter believed he had passed God's test, showing himself to 96 00:06:28,600 --> 00:06:32,159 Speaker 2: be obedient with old traditions. Yet the voice spoke a 97 00:06:32,240 --> 00:06:36,000 Speaker 2: second time, saying, what God has made clean, you shall 98 00:06:36,040 --> 00:06:40,719 Speaker 2: not call unclean. The saying was repeated three times, and 99 00:06:40,760 --> 00:06:45,200 Speaker 2: Peter woke up, still hungry and still confused. He went 100 00:06:45,240 --> 00:06:47,800 Speaker 2: to go eat, still pondering what the Lord meant in 101 00:06:47,839 --> 00:06:51,039 Speaker 2: his heart. A few hours passed and the men sent 102 00:06:51,120 --> 00:06:54,680 Speaker 2: by Cornelius had reached Peter. They implored him to join 103 00:06:54,720 --> 00:06:59,040 Speaker 2: them at Cornelius's home. They told Peter of Cornelius's faithfulness 104 00:06:59,080 --> 00:07:02,480 Speaker 2: and goodwilled towards the people of God. So Peter went 105 00:07:02,520 --> 00:07:05,520 Speaker 2: back with them to Cesarea. They walked for over a 106 00:07:05,600 --> 00:07:08,640 Speaker 2: day and arrived at the home of the centurion. Peter 107 00:07:08,760 --> 00:07:11,040 Speaker 2: walked in through the door and saw a house filled 108 00:07:11,040 --> 00:07:15,080 Speaker 2: with Roman gentiles. All of Cornelius's family and friends were 109 00:07:15,080 --> 00:07:18,680 Speaker 2: there to see Peter. When Cornelius saw Peter, he ran 110 00:07:18,760 --> 00:07:22,080 Speaker 2: towards him and fell at his feet. Peter's face grew red. 111 00:07:22,520 --> 00:07:26,120 Speaker 2: He was flustered by the gesture, please stand up, I 112 00:07:26,160 --> 00:07:30,120 Speaker 2: am only a man like you. Cornelius stood to his feet. 113 00:07:30,440 --> 00:07:32,760 Speaker 2: As Peter looked around the room, he began to realize 114 00:07:32,760 --> 00:07:35,000 Speaker 2: what God was trying to say to him. Through his dream. 115 00:07:35,600 --> 00:07:39,520 Speaker 2: He saw many faces wearing expectant grins. Peter sighed and 116 00:07:39,600 --> 00:07:43,360 Speaker 2: laughed to himself. God was faithful to him. He had 117 00:07:43,360 --> 00:07:47,280 Speaker 2: shown Peter exactly what his will was. Peter raised his 118 00:07:47,400 --> 00:07:49,960 Speaker 2: voice to the crowd and said, you all know that 119 00:07:50,080 --> 00:07:53,000 Speaker 2: Jews are not supposed to associate or build friendships with 120 00:07:53,040 --> 00:07:57,280 Speaker 2: anybody from another nation. However, God has recently showed me 121 00:07:57,400 --> 00:07:59,920 Speaker 2: that I am not to call anyone unclean or common, 122 00:08:00,520 --> 00:08:04,720 Speaker 2: even gentiles. So Peter ate with them and exchanged stories 123 00:08:04,760 --> 00:08:07,680 Speaker 2: about who Jesus was and what he was sent to do. 124 00:08:08,360 --> 00:08:12,440 Speaker 2: Cornelius and his family gathered around Peter, listening. Peter laughed 125 00:08:12,480 --> 00:08:17,320 Speaker 2: and cried as he told stories of Jesus's kindness, compassion, strength, 126 00:08:17,400 --> 00:08:20,880 Speaker 2: and even humor. It was not before long that every 127 00:08:20,920 --> 00:08:24,920 Speaker 2: person in Cornelius's house came to believe in Christ. The 128 00:08:24,960 --> 00:08:28,600 Speaker 2: Holy Spirit moved like rushing waves over the Gentiles that night. 129 00:08:29,160 --> 00:08:32,240 Speaker 2: Signs and wonders were done among them. Even more, their 130 00:08:32,240 --> 00:08:35,800 Speaker 2: whole world view began to shift and change. They believed 131 00:08:35,840 --> 00:08:39,040 Speaker 2: in God for their city and their community. They sought 132 00:08:39,040 --> 00:08:41,880 Speaker 2: the gifts of the Spirit and experienced the full weight 133 00:08:41,920 --> 00:08:45,359 Speaker 2: of His glory upon them. The whole household of Cornelius 134 00:08:45,360 --> 00:08:48,320 Speaker 2: was baptized, and they began to change the community with 135 00:08:48,400 --> 00:08:51,280 Speaker 2: their deeds. This was the beginning of a new wave 136 00:08:51,360 --> 00:08:55,000 Speaker 2: of God's majesty. It was promised thousands of years ago 137 00:08:55,440 --> 00:08:58,440 Speaker 2: that through the Sea of Abraham, all nations would be blessed. 138 00:08:59,120 --> 00:09:03,240 Speaker 2: Jesus was the Through him, all nations would be able 139 00:09:03,280 --> 00:09:06,320 Speaker 2: to come to God, not just one specific group, but 140 00:09:06,440 --> 00:09:09,800 Speaker 2: every culture and nation under the sun. God would work 141 00:09:09,880 --> 00:09:13,760 Speaker 2: in and through the Gentiles. As a result, every nation 142 00:09:13,920 --> 00:09:16,480 Speaker 2: on earth would know the name of Christ. 143 00:09:21,679 --> 00:09:24,640 Speaker 3: As we open today's reading, we are introduced to a 144 00:09:24,679 --> 00:09:28,520 Speaker 3: man named Cornelius. He was a centurion, a commander in 145 00:09:28,559 --> 00:09:32,000 Speaker 3: the Roman army. Although he was a gentile, we are 146 00:09:32,040 --> 00:09:35,680 Speaker 3: told that Cornelius was a God fearing man. He was 147 00:09:35,800 --> 00:09:39,240 Speaker 3: earnestly seeking the Lord and living out the christ Like 148 00:09:39,280 --> 00:09:42,959 Speaker 3: principles of prayer and even caring for the poor. And 149 00:09:43,040 --> 00:09:46,000 Speaker 3: so one night as he slept, God sent an angel 150 00:09:46,040 --> 00:09:48,720 Speaker 3: to him in a vision, saying God had seen his 151 00:09:48,800 --> 00:09:52,720 Speaker 3: devotion and generosity and was pleased with him. So the 152 00:09:52,760 --> 00:09:55,840 Speaker 3: angel gave him specific instructions to send for a man 153 00:09:55,920 --> 00:10:00,000 Speaker 3: named Peter, who was at Joppa. You see, though Cornelia 154 00:10:00,360 --> 00:10:03,959 Speaker 3: was seeking God and showed religious devotion, he was still 155 00:10:04,720 --> 00:10:07,439 Speaker 3: not in a relationship with the One True God through 156 00:10:07,559 --> 00:10:11,480 Speaker 3: Jesus Christ. He needed to hear the Gospel and follow Jesus. 157 00:10:12,040 --> 00:10:14,720 Speaker 3: And although the angel could bring a word from God, 158 00:10:14,840 --> 00:10:18,360 Speaker 3: he could not preach the Gospel This is an opportunity 159 00:10:18,400 --> 00:10:21,320 Speaker 3: in a task given to Christians. It is our calling 160 00:10:21,360 --> 00:10:25,439 Speaker 3: and it is our privilege as believers to be witnesses 161 00:10:25,520 --> 00:10:27,720 Speaker 3: and to share the good news of eternal life with 162 00:10:27,800 --> 00:10:30,760 Speaker 3: people who need to know the Lord. And so when 163 00:10:30,800 --> 00:10:33,839 Speaker 3: he awoke, Cornelius did as the angel had told him 164 00:10:33,840 --> 00:10:36,960 Speaker 3: to do and sent two men to find Peter. As 165 00:10:36,960 --> 00:10:40,800 Speaker 3: we soon discover, God had two purposes in sending for Peter. 166 00:10:41,440 --> 00:10:44,240 Speaker 3: He would work through Peter to share the good news 167 00:10:44,280 --> 00:10:48,360 Speaker 3: of Jesus with Cornelius, and he would use Cornelius to 168 00:10:48,400 --> 00:10:52,000 Speaker 3: show Peter that God's grace and salvation is meant not 169 00:10:52,160 --> 00:10:55,560 Speaker 3: only for the Jews, but to gentiles as well, for 170 00:10:55,679 --> 00:10:59,360 Speaker 3: the whole world. The next day, as Cornelius's men were 171 00:10:59,440 --> 00:11:02,800 Speaker 3: headed to Peter, we hear that Peter was very hungry, 172 00:11:03,120 --> 00:11:05,840 Speaker 3: and as he prayed on the rooftop, God put him 173 00:11:05,920 --> 00:11:09,040 Speaker 3: in some kind of a trance. God sent him a 174 00:11:09,120 --> 00:11:12,080 Speaker 3: vision of a sheep descending from the heavens, filled with 175 00:11:12,160 --> 00:11:16,360 Speaker 3: animals of all kinds. These were animals considered unclean by 176 00:11:16,440 --> 00:11:19,880 Speaker 3: Jewish law. And then a voice told Peter to rise, 177 00:11:20,200 --> 00:11:24,280 Speaker 3: kill and eat, But Peter protested, affirming that he had 178 00:11:24,320 --> 00:11:28,760 Speaker 3: never defiled himself with unclean or common things. The same 179 00:11:28,840 --> 00:11:31,680 Speaker 3: voice spoke again, saying, what God has called clean, do 180 00:11:31,800 --> 00:11:36,560 Speaker 3: not call unclean or common. Three times Peter heard this 181 00:11:36,720 --> 00:11:40,120 Speaker 3: voice say the same thing once again. It seems Peter 182 00:11:40,280 --> 00:11:42,800 Speaker 3: needed something to be said three times to get through 183 00:11:42,840 --> 00:11:45,920 Speaker 3: to him, just as Jesus had told him three times 184 00:11:45,920 --> 00:11:49,480 Speaker 3: to feed my sheep. God is now showing Peter that 185 00:11:49,559 --> 00:11:52,480 Speaker 3: there is a new reality and that everyone can have 186 00:11:52,520 --> 00:11:56,360 Speaker 3: a relationship with Jesus. God wasn't speaking just about food. 187 00:11:56,520 --> 00:11:59,160 Speaker 3: It was much bigger than that. It was about faith 188 00:11:59,200 --> 00:12:02,760 Speaker 3: and how to know Christ. As Peter sat there trying 189 00:12:02,760 --> 00:12:06,000 Speaker 3: to understand what he had just experienced, who should come 190 00:12:06,000 --> 00:12:09,280 Speaker 3: into the house. But the men Cornelius had sent God's 191 00:12:09,320 --> 00:12:12,400 Speaker 3: spirit spoke to Peter, saying that they had been sent 192 00:12:12,480 --> 00:12:14,600 Speaker 3: there by the Lord and that Peter was to go 193 00:12:14,679 --> 00:12:17,560 Speaker 3: with them. So Peter went to the men and told 194 00:12:17,600 --> 00:12:19,440 Speaker 3: them that he was the one they were looking for, 195 00:12:20,000 --> 00:12:22,640 Speaker 3: and they told him all about Cornelius and his vision 196 00:12:22,800 --> 00:12:25,920 Speaker 3: and their reason for coming. Peter invited the men in 197 00:12:26,000 --> 00:12:29,360 Speaker 3: his guest to stay the night. This is significant as 198 00:12:29,360 --> 00:12:33,920 Speaker 3: we already see Peter's perspective on Gentiles being changed. The 199 00:12:33,960 --> 00:12:36,840 Speaker 3: next day they left for the home of Cornelius, and 200 00:12:36,920 --> 00:12:40,200 Speaker 3: when they arrived, the man was thrilled, so much so 201 00:12:40,360 --> 00:12:43,680 Speaker 3: that he fell at Peter's feet to worship him. If 202 00:12:43,679 --> 00:12:45,800 Speaker 3: this was the man God had sent to him, surely 203 00:12:45,840 --> 00:12:49,040 Speaker 3: he was worthy of worship. But of course Peter refused 204 00:12:49,040 --> 00:12:51,240 Speaker 3: to be worshiped. He lifted him up and said, I'm 205 00:12:51,320 --> 00:12:54,520 Speaker 3: just a man. Cornelius had gathered his family and many 206 00:12:54,520 --> 00:12:57,360 Speaker 3: others to hear what Peter had to say, and as 207 00:12:57,400 --> 00:13:00,240 Speaker 3: Peter stood there, he explained what he was doing in 208 00:13:00,320 --> 00:13:03,920 Speaker 3: sharing Christ, and that it was beyond anything that he 209 00:13:03,960 --> 00:13:07,000 Speaker 3: had been taught as a Jew. They were not to 210 00:13:07,040 --> 00:13:10,480 Speaker 3: associate with foreigners in this way, Peter said. But then 211 00:13:10,520 --> 00:13:12,960 Speaker 3: he told them that God had shown him that he 212 00:13:13,000 --> 00:13:16,360 Speaker 3: should not consider anyone outside the grace and the love 213 00:13:16,400 --> 00:13:19,880 Speaker 3: of God. So in Acts ten thirty four to thirty five, 214 00:13:20,080 --> 00:13:24,760 Speaker 3: Peter says this, truly, I understand that God shows no partiality, 215 00:13:25,080 --> 00:13:28,000 Speaker 3: but in every nation, anyone who fears Him and does 216 00:13:28,040 --> 00:13:31,880 Speaker 3: what is right is acceptable to him. Peter was beginning 217 00:13:32,000 --> 00:13:34,920 Speaker 3: to understand the fullness of the gospel that Jesus came 218 00:13:34,960 --> 00:13:37,600 Speaker 3: to free the whole world of sin, to forgive all 219 00:13:37,679 --> 00:13:40,480 Speaker 3: who would trust in him, to make all things new, 220 00:13:40,880 --> 00:13:43,960 Speaker 3: that Jesus is not just for the Jews, but for 221 00:13:44,080 --> 00:13:48,000 Speaker 3: the Jews, the Gentiles, and the whole world. Peter then 222 00:13:48,040 --> 00:13:51,600 Speaker 3: shared the Gospel with his house full of Gentiles, telling 223 00:13:51,640 --> 00:13:54,000 Speaker 3: them about Jesus and how he had died and risen 224 00:13:54,040 --> 00:13:56,480 Speaker 3: from the grave in order to bring salvation to all 225 00:13:56,520 --> 00:13:59,760 Speaker 3: who would trust in him. As he spoke, the Holy 226 00:13:59,840 --> 00:14:03,319 Speaker 3: Spirit fell upon all those who heard the word. Peter's 227 00:14:03,400 --> 00:14:06,400 Speaker 3: Jewish companions who had come along were amazed, seeing that 228 00:14:06,440 --> 00:14:09,720 Speaker 3: God's spirit was not limited to Jews, but also is 229 00:14:09,760 --> 00:14:12,760 Speaker 3: now being poured out on Gentiles. It was a new 230 00:14:12,840 --> 00:14:16,000 Speaker 3: era for the Church. The Gospel has been unleashed and 231 00:14:16,040 --> 00:14:19,640 Speaker 3: it is unstoppable. Men and women from every tongue and 232 00:14:19,760 --> 00:14:23,160 Speaker 3: every nation can now know that Jesus is Lord and 233 00:14:23,200 --> 00:14:27,640 Speaker 3: discover new life in him. Let's pray together, Dear God, 234 00:14:27,680 --> 00:14:30,600 Speaker 3: how we thank you for this passage of scripture that 235 00:14:30,800 --> 00:14:34,400 Speaker 3: reminds us just how much you love the world. That 236 00:14:34,440 --> 00:14:36,640 Speaker 3: there is not a person in this world that you 237 00:14:36,720 --> 00:14:39,440 Speaker 3: do not love. We know that we have all sinned 238 00:14:39,440 --> 00:14:42,720 Speaker 3: and broken your commandments, and yet you've demonstrated your love 239 00:14:42,840 --> 00:14:45,520 Speaker 3: toward us, and that while we were yet sinners, you 240 00:14:45,640 --> 00:14:48,440 Speaker 3: died on the cross for us and rose again so 241 00:14:48,480 --> 00:14:51,360 Speaker 3: that we could be forgiven and be set free from 242 00:14:51,360 --> 00:14:54,280 Speaker 3: the power of sin and death in our lives. So Lord, 243 00:14:54,320 --> 00:14:57,640 Speaker 3: we praise you for this, and may we be witnesses 244 00:14:57,680 --> 00:15:01,920 Speaker 3: of this truth. Lord, help us to go in your 245 00:15:02,000 --> 00:15:05,720 Speaker 3: name and tell others of Jesus, who is powerful to save, 246 00:15:06,360 --> 00:15:08,960 Speaker 3: for it is in his name that we pray. Amen. 247 00:15:09,720 --> 00:15:12,960 Speaker 3: Thank you for listening to today's Bible in a Year podcast. 248 00:15:13,320 --> 00:15:16,200 Speaker 3: I'm Jack Graham from Dallas, Texas, and before we go, 249 00:15:16,560 --> 00:15:18,280 Speaker 3: I want you to know that I would love to 250 00:15:18,320 --> 00:15:22,160 Speaker 3: send you my daily devotional to give you fresh encouragement 251 00:15:22,360 --> 00:15:25,840 Speaker 3: every single day. So visit Jack Graham dot org to 252 00:15:25,920 --> 00:15:30,040 Speaker 3: sign up for your PowerPoint Today devotional. That's Jack Graham 253 00:15:30,520 --> 00:15:31,080 Speaker 3: dot org.