Cornelius Calls for Peter - Acts 10:1-8
Understand It
- Who was Cornelius? (10:1)
- Where did Cornelius live? (10:1)
- What did Cornelius do for a living? (10:1)
- How did the Roman officer and his family relate to God? (10:2)
- How did Cornelius help those in need? (10:2)
- What did Cornelius experience one afternoon? (10:3)
- How did Cornelius respond to the angel? (10:4)
- How did the angel affirm the centurion’s life-style? (10:4)
- What did the angel command Cornelius to do? (10:5-6)
- When the angel left, what did Cornelius do? (10:7-8)
- Who did Cornelius send to Joppa? (10:7-8)
Apply It
- This week, what can you do to imitate the centurion’s God-fearing life-style?
- What can you give to someone who is in need?
Peter's Vision - Acts 10:9-23
Understand It
- Where was Peter when the centurion’s men approached Joppa? (10:9)
- What was Peter doing? (10:9)
- How did Peter feel? (10:10)
- What did Peter experience while food was being prepared for him? (10:10-16)
- What did Peter see in a vision? (10:11-12)
- What did the voice instruct Peter to do? (10:13)
- Why did Peter protest against the command to eat? (10:14)
- How were Peter’s objections silenced? (10:15)
- Why was this incident repeated three times? (10:16)
- What happened while Peter was wondering about the vision? (10:17-20)
- How was Peter prepared for the messengers? (10:19-20)
- What did Peter say to the messengers? (10:21)
- What did the messengers tell Peter? (10:22)
- How did Peter respond to the messengers’ request? (10:23)
Apply It
- What new relationships can you ask God to bring into your life this week?
- How can you become more open-minded toward others?
- Starting today, how can you help another Christian move beyond his or her cultural limits?
Peter at Cornelius' House - Acts 10:24-48
Understand It
- Who was with Peter when he arrived in Caesarea? (10:23-24)
- How had Cornelius prepared for Peter’s visit? (10:24-25)
- How did Peter refuse the centurion’s homage? (10:25-26)
- Who was inside the centurion’s house? (10:27)
- What did Peter say to show that he had learned what God had wanted him to learn? (10:28-29)
- What did Peter ask? (10:29)
- How did Cornelius respond? (10:30-33)
- In what way was Peter’s understanding of God changed by his vision? (10:34-35)
- What was Peter’s message to the group? (10:34-43)
- How was Peter’s message interrupted? (10:44-46)
- Why did Peter suddenly stop talking? (10:44-46)
- What happened to the non-Jewish believers to show the Jewish believers that God accepted them? (10:44-46)
- How did the circumcised believers react to what happened? (10:45-46)
- How did Peter sum up what had happened? (10:47-48)
- What did Peter command? (10:48)
- In what ways was fellowship between believing Jews and believing non-Jews improved during Peter’s stay in Caesarea? (10:48)
Apply It
- What is the first step you could take to show respect for a racial or cultural group that is different from you?
- How can you be an effective witness for Christ this week among people who are different from you?
