The Holy Spirit Among the Gentiles

How will the Gentiles be made to understand and believe that Jesus is their King

• Acts 9: Jesus calls Saul/Paul to be his messenger to the Gentiles
• Acts 10: God shows Peter that the gospel is for all people

2 Visions (1.-23)

• God sees Cornelius’ obedience (4)
• God prepares Peter for the task ahead (15) 

The Gospel Goes to the Gentiles (24-43)

• Peter gets it: God does not show favoritism (34)
• The gospel must be preached to all people because God made Jesus Lord of all people (36)

The Holy Spirit among the Gentiles (44-48)

• The Gentiles received the Holy Spirit just like the Jewish believers (47)
• Because of Jesus, all believers, Jew or Gentile, are vessels fit for the presence of God

2 Insights:

• God is present in our world, and he is always working to build his kingdom
• God does not show favoritism