~ 3
Point Sermon – Forgiveness and Peace or Judgment ~
The scene is
Peter preaching to Cornelius and his household.
In ten verses in Acts 10 Peter presents three critical aspects of
preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Preach Peace (only
through the Blood of Jesus Christ)
~ “Then
Peter opened his mouth and said: ‘In truth I perceive that God shows no
partiality. But in every nation whoever
fears Him and works righteousness is accepted by Him. The word which God sent to the children of
Israel, preaching peace through Jesus
Christ—He is Lord of all’” (Acts 10:34-36).
Preach Judgment (for
those who do not accept Jesus Christ)
~ “The
Word which God sent to the children of Israel, preaching peace through Jesus
Christ—He is Lord of all—that Word you know, which was proclaimed throughout
all Judea, and began from Galilee after the baptism which John preached:
how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy
Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were
oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him. And we are witnesses
of all things which He did both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem, whom
they killed by hanging on a tree. Him God raised up on
the third day, and showed Him openly, not to all the people, but to witnesses
chosen before by God, even to us who ate and drank with Him after He arose from
the dead. And He
commanded us to preach to the people, and to testify that it is He who was
ordained by God to be Judge of the living and the dead” (Acts
10:36-42).
Preach Forgiveness (in
the Name of Jesus Christ) ~ “And He commanded us to preach to the people, and
to testify that it is He who was ordained by God to be Judge of the living and
the dead. To Him all the prophets witness that, through His name,
whoever believes in Him will receive remission of sins” (Acts 10:42-43).
~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW
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