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\nActs 10:34-35<\/span>\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0So Peter opened his mouth and said: \u201cTruly I understand that God shows no partiality,\u00a0<\/span><\/a>\u00a0but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
The story of Peter and Cornelius, the first Gentile convert, teaches us that no one is saved without a personal faith in Christ. What does this mean for you and me today? \u00a0 First of all, like Peter, we must be available to proclaim the gospel. When God told Peter to meet with Cornelius\u2019s men, he went. And when Cornelius asked him to speak about God, he was ready to share the gospel. \u00a0 It is no accident that God has placed you in the family and the community you\u2019re in. You may be the mouthpiece God uses to introduce somebody to Christ. You need to be available and ready to share the gospel when the opportunity comes. \u00a0 Second, like Peter, we must want to proclaim the gospel to others. Before Peter was used by God, he had to be changed by God. Peter had prejudice in his own heart. There were certain people he didn\u2019t want to see in heaven. Is there anyone you don\u2019t want to see in heaven? Is there anyone you\u2019re more inclined to resent than to witness to? If so, ask God to change your heart. \u00a0 I have a friend who was the pastor of a church in Mississippi. He told me about his first Sunday at the church many years ago. He closed his first sermon by saying, \u201cAnybody and everybody is welcome to join our church.\u201d He told me that afterward, a group of church leaders met with him and explained why certain people were not welcome in their church. My friend said to them, \u201cI grew up in a three-room shack. I was the eighth child, and the next youngest child was twelve years older than me. My family didn\u2019t have room for me, and I\u2019m sure my brothers resented me. What if my brothers had gone to my father and said, \u2018We don\u2019t want him in our house any longer\u2019? My father would have said, \u2018Forget it. He is my son, and this is my house. He stays.\u2019 I don\u2019t believe we have the right to say who is and is not welcome in our Father\u2019s house.\u201d \u00a0 It doesn\u2019t matter what they look like, who they voted for, or what they\u2019ve done–everyone who trusts in Christ is welcome in the Father\u2019s house. We must welcome them too. (Jeffress)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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