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    The Book of Acts: Week 24 – Acts 10:1-8 – 7/26/26

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      SERMON SERIES: We’re currently in a sermon series through the book of Acts. Today we’ll look at Cornelius’ encounter with an angel of God.

      Cornelius Calls for Peter

      10 In Caesarea there lived a Roman army officer[a] named Cornelius, who was a captain of the Italian Regiment. 2 He was a devout, God-fearing man, as was everyone in his household. He gave generously to the poor and prayed regularly to God. 3 One afternoon about three o’clock, he had a vision in which he saw an angel of God coming toward him. “Cornelius!” the angel said.

      4 Cornelius stared at him in terror. “What is it, sir?” he asked the angel.

      And the angel replied, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have been received by God as an offering! 5 Now send some men to Joppa, and summon a man named Simon Peter. 6 He is staying with Simon, a tanner who lives near the seashore.”

      7 As soon as the angel was gone, Cornelius called two of his household servants and a devout soldier, one of his personal attendants. 8 He told them what had happened and sent them off to Joppa.

      In this part of God’s Word, we’ll take a closer look at how God initiates salvation.
      To live our lives as Jesus did means:

      1. God is always the One who initiates salvation.
        2 Tim. 1:9, Eph. 2:8-9, Titus 3:5, John 6:44, Rom. 5:8
      2. God is always faithful in fulfilling His salvation promises.
        Gen. 3:14-15; 12:3, John 10:14 & 16, Luke 24:44-45, Acts 13:32-33
      3. God will be faithful to complete our salvation when Jesus
        returns.
        Phil. 1:6, Jude 24-25, 1 Thes. 5:23-24, John 10:28

      Small Group Guide:

      Open with prayer.

      Go around and give everyone a chance to share about how the past week has been. What’s one highlight? What’s one lowlight?

      If your small group has talked about it before, feel free to use this time to hold people accountable to what they’ve asked to be held accountable for previously, and go through the “missional” part of this discussion guide.

      Prayer Time:

      Pray for each other in your small group to be faithful take the step(s) that you shared above. Pray for each other and the interactions that they have with those who don’t know Jesus. Pray that God would soften the people’s hearts to what He has for them. Pray that God would give everyone opportunities to share the Gospel.

      Staying Missional:

      Share spiritual/missional conversations you’ve had where you live, work, and play:

      Who did you have a conversation with that took a spiritual/missional turn this week?
      What questions did you ask to discover where God is at work in their life, even if they are not aware?
      How were you able to share your story of life change or how you have experienced Jesus?
      How can you be intentional this week with people where you live, work, and play to have spiritual/missional conversations if the opportunity arises?
      Who in your life do you think could be discipleable or open to spiritual/missional conversations?

      What’s next?

      Discuss the next step for your small group. When will we gather again and what purpose will it fulfill?