A REAL LIFE RACIST: THE STORY OF PETER (5 OF 6)
by Scott Maze
Scripture: Acts 10:1, Acts 11:18
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A Real Life Racist: The Story of Peter (5 of 6)
Series: People: A Study in the Book of Acts
Scott Maze
Acts 10:1-11:18
Acts 10:27-47 is read before the sermon.
There’s a powerful story tucked away in the middle chapters of Acts. Our story tantalizes us with angels and visions but at it’s essence it is the story about our 2 main characters to today’s story, Cornelius and Peter. Cornelius represents the power of Rome, a Navy Seal (if you will) of the great Roman nation. Peter represents the power of God, a preacher of the first rank, if you will. It is a really long story that we do not have time to read it in its entirety.
Now, I want you to watch for two conversions in our story today - a conversion for both Cornelius and for Peter. Each man had a powerful turning point and each man had a powerful story they would tell around campfires for years to come. If God had not intervened, the 2 men would have never spoken a word to one another. This morning we examine a story where the gospel and prejudice intersect. Be amazed at the power of the gospel.
1. Prejudice Comes Easy (Peter)
Have you ever noticed how many problems prejudice causes? Liberals despise conservatives (and vice-versa) and teenagers think their parents are stupid. Yes, generations divide us, ideology divides us, race divides us, and now even gender divides us. Few things unite us anymore. To correct some of this, our workplaces have often adopted political correctness forcing people to behave when inside we begrudge what’s being done to us. So many of us have developed antibodies to any talk about prejudice and race because of the sensational media attention in recent years. Yet, racism and prejudice are not going away. Nor, is it is uniquely an American problem. The Nazi’s slaughter 6 million Jews. The Japanese slaughter 6 million Chinese, Koreans, and Filipinos among others. Sunni versus Shiite Muslims, and Palestinians vs. Israelis. And while few of us will murder one another, ...
Series: People: A Study in the Book of Acts
Scott Maze
Acts 10:1-11:18
Acts 10:27-47 is read before the sermon.
There’s a powerful story tucked away in the middle chapters of Acts. Our story tantalizes us with angels and visions but at it’s essence it is the story about our 2 main characters to today’s story, Cornelius and Peter. Cornelius represents the power of Rome, a Navy Seal (if you will) of the great Roman nation. Peter represents the power of God, a preacher of the first rank, if you will. It is a really long story that we do not have time to read it in its entirety.
Now, I want you to watch for two conversions in our story today - a conversion for both Cornelius and for Peter. Each man had a powerful turning point and each man had a powerful story they would tell around campfires for years to come. If God had not intervened, the 2 men would have never spoken a word to one another. This morning we examine a story where the gospel and prejudice intersect. Be amazed at the power of the gospel.
1. Prejudice Comes Easy (Peter)
Have you ever noticed how many problems prejudice causes? Liberals despise conservatives (and vice-versa) and teenagers think their parents are stupid. Yes, generations divide us, ideology divides us, race divides us, and now even gender divides us. Few things unite us anymore. To correct some of this, our workplaces have often adopted political correctness forcing people to behave when inside we begrudge what’s being done to us. So many of us have developed antibodies to any talk about prejudice and race because of the sensational media attention in recent years. Yet, racism and prejudice are not going away. Nor, is it is uniquely an American problem. The Nazi’s slaughter 6 million Jews. The Japanese slaughter 6 million Chinese, Koreans, and Filipinos among others. Sunni versus Shiite Muslims, and Palestinians vs. Israelis. And while few of us will murder one another, ...
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