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Here’s where we’re at. Peter is in the city of Joppa staying with a tanner named Simon. About 30 miles up the road, a Roman centurion named Cornelius receives a vision from God that he has found favor with God and that he should send for Peter. Cornelius, of course, is a Gentile. Peter is a Jew. And just like the clean/unclean distinctions were meant to show Israel, Jew and Gentile don’t mix.
But God doubles down. Knowing Peter’s hesitancy and aversion to the people Cornelius sent, Peter gets a vision from God, too.
This sets up a larger story in Acts 10 that we’re dividing into three parts over three plans. This is the second part. Together, they form a story that guides the rest of the book of Acts – Christ’s kingdom is coming to the Gentiles, and this will radically refine what it means to be the people of God.
Today, read about Peter’s vision. What’s been a time when God challenged one of your central assumptions?
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About this Plan
Sometimes God does the unexpected. That message saturates Acts. This 5-day plan continues a journey through the book of Acts, the Bible’s gripping sequel of Jesus at work in the life of his followers as he expands his kingdom to the ends of the earth. It’s a journey on what it means to be a Christian. It’s a story in which you have a role to play.
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