 Welcome back everyone. Let's continue in Acts chapter 9. But before we go any further, if there are comments or just something that you wanted to share from your understanding, it would be nice to talk about it a little bit and then continue. Well, I think that touched you, okay. Who would like to share? Can I try? Let's move forward. I think from what a mouth or self, there's a disconnect in the book, writings, and the spiritual spirituality, because you get to get the cases where God is using things that can expect it. But eventually through prayers and listening to the whole spirit, now you can get the connection. Yeah, thank you, Kennedy. So yeah, you seem very disconnected, different episodes in certain, but through the work of the Holy Spirit and the leading, you see how everything is being orchestrated beautifully. It's like music. We don't individually, it might sound different, but when you put it together, the synchrony sounds amazing. So thank God for the direction of God, direction of the Holy Spirit through the book of Acts. Kuhn shares, God worked through the personality or soul. Yeah, that's true. So each one of us who can depend on that, whoever we are, that doesn't limit God. He can work through it. He can use it for his glory. Yeah, any other thoughts, any other inputs? All right, so we shall proceed. Okay, there's a comment from Asha, how God uses people to connect to His children to display His works among His children. Yeah, that's also correct. So we saw names of different people and how God connected them. So we will proceed. So, so far we've seen that Saul accepts Christ, God reveals His purpose for Saul. We see that he's connected to the body of believers and initially he was in Damascus, but the Jews threatened him. So he had to move out of there, goes to Jerusalem, not very accepted by the apostles there, but through Barnabas there is some level of acceptance. But even in Jerusalem, when he begins to minister, people rise up against him, Jews rise up against him. So now he's finally sent back to his own town, remember Tarsus? Tarsus is where Saul is from. So he goes back to Tarsus. But while all of this is happening, so we are back at verse 31 here. So if I may request someone to read from verse 31 to verses 43. Not very long. So I can quickly read it and I can go ahead and explain that section. Ma'am, verse 31 to 41. Yeah, end of the chapter. Okay. So the church throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace and was being built up and walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit. Now as Peter went here and there among them all, he came down also to the saints who lived at Lida. There he found a man named Aeneas, bedridden for eight years, who was paralyzed. And Peter said to him, Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you, rise and make your bed and immediately he rose. All the residents of Lida and Sharon saw him and they turned to the Lord. Dorcas restored to life. Now there was in Jopah a disciple named Tabitha, which translated means Dorcas. She was full of good works and acts of charity. In those days she became ill and died. And when they had washed her, they laid her in an upper hood. Since Lida was near Jopah, the disciples hearing that Peter was there, sent two men to him, urging him, please come to us without delay. So Peter rose and went with them. And when he arrived, they took him to the upper room. All the widows stood beside him, weeping and showing tunics and other garments that Dorcas made while she was with them. But Peter put them all outside and knelt down and prayed and turning to the body. He said Tabitha, rise. And she opened her eyes and when she saw Peter, she sat up and he gave her his hand and raised her up. And calling the saints and widows, he represented, he presented her alive. And it became known throughout all Jopah and many believed in the Lord. And he stayed in Jopah for many days with Simon Etana. I guess it's the root of our reading, the remaining of chapter 9. So then, so far it was only about Saul. So now Luke begins to talk about other things and another person from verse 31. So we have to understand while eventually Luke will bring the focus to Apostle Paul, he is describing that entire season. I said that acts is about three decades, 30 years and what happened from the time of the birth of the early church and how believers were scattered during persecution. And in the entire region, many churches began to be planted, thrive and grow. So we are looking at different narrations here and there, but we have to put the big picture together. So right now we see about the conversion of Saul and suddenly Luke begins to say that the church is in the region. So where are these churches? Judea, Galilee, Samaria. So there are churches. At this point he says churches throughout all Judea. Just in the previous chapter, chapter 8, he said Philip went to Samaria to preach Christ. So there is a body of believers in that region of Samaria now, a strong body of believers. So such as the ministry of the early apostles and the believers, wherever they went, wherever they ministered, a group, a body of believers was touched by the gospel. They gave their lives to Christ and then they began to grow and eventually they are known as a church of that particular region. So Luke says throughout all Judea, Galilee, Samaria, these churches, what was the condition, what was the status of these churches? They had peace and were edified. Was it a type of persecution? Yes, it was a type of persecution but somehow, you know, there was peace that the church has experienced. And edified, you know, it means being built up. So the churches were built up. So churches are thriving at this time. So parallely, persecution is taking place in that region. Then he says two components that really were, that describe these churches, walking in the fear of the Lord. So what kind of churches were these? These were churches that were walking in the fear of the Lord. You must remember that. So the churches had peace and they were built up. But these were churches that were walking in the fear of the Lord and what else? In the comfort of the Holy Spirit. In the comfort of the Holy Spirit. So this is the way, you know, in which these churches were growing. And we are totally well-applied. So churches are growing, churches are thriving. The work of God is continuing in a very, very powerful way. So now the scene shifts to Peter. So far we talked about Paul. So now coming to Peter. So Peter is continuing his ministry. Just like how we saw earlier, when the apostles come to know that the region is touched, they go. They do the, you know, the next step of leading people into Holy Spirit baptism and whatever else is required. So Peter is again on his journey. So where does he come this time around? So he comes to a place called Lidda. And notice the passage says, saints who dwell in Lidda. How did saints come in Lidda? So the picture we get is the gospel is spreading far and wide. So even a place called Lidda, who are saints, saints are sinners who have now been saved. That's all. So there were believers, in other words, believers. The believers who dwell in Lidda. So there is a body of believers in a place called Lidda. So Peter goes there. What does he find there? Somehow, you know, look the doctor. He wants to talk about the power of God. In Acts 3, he talked about how a man who was lame for 40 years from birth started walking. So again, he brings the highlight to these amazing healings, amazing miracles of God. So he just puts the focus on one event in Lidda. What is that event? So there was a man by the name Anees. He was bedridden eight years and was paralyzed. Coming from Luke, we know what he's talking about. So this man couldn't move eight years. What happened? Peter said to him, Anees, Jesus the Christ heals you, arrives and make your bed. Then he arose immediately. Sounds familiar? These disciples are ministering the way Jesus ministered when he was alive. And remember what Jesus said in John 14-12? He said, You shall do greater works than these. So here are his disciples moving in greater works. Just the way Jesus said, Take up your bed and walk. Here is Peter telling Anees, Jesus the Christ heals you and make your bed. So then he arose immediately. Wow! Astonishing! Healing takes place right there, right there. So what happens when people see a notable miracle? What happened in Acts 3? Many believed. The church began to grow because of a supernatural happening. So even now when something supernatural takes place, what's happening to the people of Liddar? So all who dwelt at Liddar and saw him and turned to the Lord. So this is the nature of the supernatural. When something supernatural takes place in the name of Jesus, what happens to the hearts of the people? It's turned towards the Lord and that is why we must pray and say, God, we want to see more of your power, more of your glory as miracles take place. People will be drawn to who this God is and how great His glory is. So Peter is putting that on display. Now he moves on at Joppa. So it's like, hey, there's Peter's eye to the river, place to place, Liddar to now where is he called? Joppa. There was a certain disciple named Tabitha. So amazing. Saints in Liddar, disciple in Joppa. So everywhere people have started believing. Many people have started believing. Who is this disciple now? Her name is Tabitha, translated Donkis. So what is the specialty of this particular lady? Full of good works and charitable deeds. So here is a believer, the kind of believer that any church family would love. She used to do good works and charitable deeds. But unfortunately she became sick and dying. And what do they do? As tradition would have it, they washed her, cleaned her, put her in the upper room. So they were just preparing for her burial. And since Liddar was near Joppa, the disciples had heard that Peter was there. They said two men to him imploring him not to delay in coming to them. So again, just think about this. We said the churches were growing. We said that the apostles were going and doing the work of the ministry. But here is the additional thing. What is that? The faith of the believers. The faith of the believers. Donkis died. Or Tabitha. Tabitha died. Leave it at that. But what happened? When they saw that Tabitha died and they knew that Peter was close by. Is it Liddar? The faith of these believers is so evident. What did they do? They said two men to him imploring him not to delay in coming to them. So what were they believing? They were believing that even the dead will rise. So that is the faith of the early church. So they called. They called for Peter. Said come fast Peter, please come. Minister. So Peter, then Peter arose and went with them. Was 39. When he had come, they brought him to the upper room and all the widows stood by him. Weeping. Showing the tunics and garments which donkis had made while she was with them. Sounds familiar? Yes. Jairus's daughter died. People were weeping. They were wailing. But Jesus went and said, you know, little girl come up. You know, come on, rise up. So the scene is so similar and it's so beautiful to see that the disciples of Jesus are ministering just like Jesus. How are they able to do this? The same Holy Spirit who worked with Jesus, worked through Jesus, is working through the disciples. And that is why Jesus had told them, wait till you are endured from on high with the Holy Spirit. And then you go, you shall be my witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria and to the ends of the earth. So here they are empowered by the Holy Spirit ministering even to somebody who is dead. So when Peter comes, very, you know, discouraging sight there. People are holding up things that she made, tunics and garments. And they're just weeping and grieving the death of Tabitha. But Peter put them all out and knelt down and prayed and turning to the body he said, Tabitha, rise. So what is Peter doing in both these cases? He commands. He commands earlier. He commands healing and wholeness. He says, arise, make your bed. In the next situation, he says Tabitha, arise. So the command of God goes with the authority of God. And we know that the Lord of God carries the power of God. So that command, okay, what did it do? It's good to say, and she opened her eyes. And when she saw Peter, she sat up. So life came in at that point when Peter commanded her, okay, as a resurrection. So how do we know she's dead? Very clearly, they watched her later on of the opera. They would have known. They have instructed Peter, come quickly. Peter, please come and people around are crying. So it's a very clear cut that here is a dead woman who rose back to life as Peter minister to us. So these are the works of the early church. Miracles, healings, resurrections. So they are moving. They're not just moving and establishing churches, but they are demonstrating the supernatural whenever they go. Okay, so Tabitha sits up and then we are told, Peter gave her his hand, lifted her up. And when he had called the saints and widows, he presented her a lie. So what is the result? Another miracle has taken place. What is the result? Verse 42. And it became known throughout all Chopa and many believed on the Lord. So this is what the supernatural does. People start to put their faith in God when there is a demonstration of the supernatural power of God. And another interesting thing. Verse 43 is very interesting. And it was that he stayed many days in Chopa with Simon, a tanner. So would somebody like to tell me why is this interesting? Verse 43. He stayed with Simon the tanner. Who is this? Peter. Why is it interesting? Can you give it a shot? I'll try. Yes, please, Kelly. I think it describes what he does, his profession. Yeah. So, Kelly, you're saying because of his profession? He describes, survives him by what he does, by his profession. The same on the tanner. Somebody made work on the tannery. Okay. Very nice. Thank you, Kelly, for that. We saw Saul of Tassels, Jesus of Nazareth. Okay. So they are identified by the places where they come from. But now in Chopa, we know he is Simon of Chopa. I can say that, but something more specific, Simon the tanner. And the understanding is that devout Jews would not associate with tanners because this was a profession that involved working with animals, dead animals and their skin. So traditionally, people who were tanners were asked to live out of the dwelling communities of other Jews. So they were not accepted, you could say. The tanners were not well accepted by the other Jews. So knowing the kind of person Peter is. Peter, you know, he's about traditions. He's about, you know, very like sort of strong will individual, not very accepting of, you know, the Jedi is and all. So being a person like that for him to stay with the tanner. So by now, years, some years have passed. And, you know, Peter was born again right after Jesus' resurrection in John 20. We see that Jesus breeds on the disciples, receive the Holy Spirit. We know that the born again experience is the moment when the Holy Spirit comes to dwell in us. So when Jesus was walking on the face of the earth, they were not born again because the Holy Spirit didn't come to dwell in them. In John 20, Jesus breeds on them. So they were born again at that point. From then to now, there has been a transformation of the kind of people, each one of these disciples were. Peter, we would expect him to reject a tanner. But we are told, Peter, he stays in the house of Simon the Tanner for several days. So that in itself tells us that Peter's heart has softened. He's begun to understand that our God is a God of all people, whether they are accepted by the society, they're not accepted by the society at all. Which set of people did we have who were not accepted by the Jews or not very, you know, honored by the Jews? Do you remember any group of people? Samaritans. Yes, that's right. Yes, thank you. So Samaritans where such people know a tanner. So everyone is part of the kingdom of God and the apostles are beginning to realize that. So he's staying in the house of the tanner without any, you know, sense of shame for several days. So that just shows how deep the process has happened and, you know, you know, in the city, you know, the thing is, in these times, ministers of God were hosted in homes. That's how they went city to city. Can we no longer do that? No, we just maybe go and stay in a hotel or a hostel, something like that. But in the times of acts, the way they would minister is go to a place, stay in the company's home. And that's what we see. Okay, now let's move on to acts chapter 10, another very, very interesting passage here. And the key person for ministers in this passage is also Peter. So somehow, you know, we don't have any talk about this great man who encountered God, so on, you know, anymore in acts chapter 10. So it's more about Peter. So what's happening in acts chapter 10? I would request one person to quickly read through the entire chapter. Then it becomes easy for us to describe what's taking place. Okay, so one of you could, you know, let me know. I'll quickly read Asha's comment here. She says, I think the news that spread of the miracle of Tamita, many people also were coming to know Christ of what has been done. Something wonderful is happening. My guess is that he was motivated and also encouraged to continue. Okay. Sure, Asha. So Peter was encouraged to stay on in Chopra. So who would like to read acts 10? Shall I read? Yes, sister. Go ahead, please. Chapter 10, acts chapter 10. At Caesarea, there was a man named Cornelius, a Sancturian of what was known as the Italian covert. A devote man who feared God with all his household, gave arms generously to the people and prayed continually to God about the ninth hour of the day. He saw clearly in a vision an angel of God coming and say to him, Cornelius, and he stared at him in terror and said, What is it, Lord? And he said to him, your prayers and your arms have ascended as a memorial before God and now send men to Chopra and bring one Simon who is called Peter. He is lodging with one Simon, a tanner whose house is by the sea. When the angel who spoke to him and departed, he called two of his servants and a devotee soldier among those who attended him and having related everything to them, he said them to Chopra. The next day, as they were on their journey and approaching the city, Peter went up on the house top about the sixth hour to pray and he became hungry and wanted something to eat. But when they were preparing it, he fell into a trance and saw the heavens open and something like a great sheet descending being let down by its four corners upon the earth. In it were all kinds of animals and reptiles and birds of the air and then came a voice to him. Rise, Peter, kill and eat. But Peter said, By no means, Lord, for I have never eaten anything that is calmer and unclean. And the voice came again to him again a second time what God has made clean do not call common. This happened three times and the thing was taken up at once to heaven. Now, while Peter was inwardly perplexed as to what the vision that he had seen might mean, behold the man who was sent by Cornelius having made inquiry for Simon's house, stood at the gate and called out to ask whether Simon was there, was called Peter, who was called Peter was lodging there. And while Peter was pondering the vision, the spirit said to him, Behold, three men are looking for you. Rise and go down and accompany them without hesitation, for I have sent them. And Peter went down to the men and said, I am the one you are looking for. What is the reason for your coming? And they said Cornelius, a centurion and upright and God fearing man who is well spoken of by the whole Jewish nation was directed by a holy angel to send for you to come to his house and to hear what you have to say. So he invited them in to be his guests. The next day he rose and went away with them and some of the brothers from Joppa accompanied him. And on the following day they entered Caesarea. Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his relatives and close friends. And Peter entered Cornelius met him and fell down at his feet and worshiped him. But Peter lifted him up saying, Stand up, I too am a man. And as he talked with him and went in and found many persons gathered and he said to them, You yourself know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with or to visit anyone of another nation. But God has shown me that I should not call any person former or unclean. So when I said I was sent for, I came without objection. I asked them, Then why you sent for me? And Cornelius said four days ago about this hour I was praying in my house at the ninth hour and behold a man stood before me in bright clothing and said Cornelius, Your prayer has been heard and your arms have been remembered before God. Send there for to Joppa and ask for Simon, who is called Peter, is lodging in the house of Simon, a tanner by the sea. So I sent for you at once and you have been kind enough to come. Now therefore we are all here in the presence of God to hear all that have been commanded by the Lord. Gentiles hear the good news. So Peter opened his mouth and said, Truly, I understand that God shows no partiality. But in every nation, anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him. As for the word that he sent to Israel, preaching good news of peace through Jesus Christ, he is Lord of all. You yourself know that happened throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee after the baptism that John proclaimed of God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power. He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil for God was with him. And we are witnesses of all that he did both in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They put him to death by handing him on a tree. But God raised him on the third day and made him to appear not to all the people but to us who had been chosen by God as witnesses who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead. And he commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that he is the one appointed by God to be judge of the living and the dead. To him all the prophets bear witness that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name. While Peter was still saying those things as Holy Spirit fell on all who heard the word and the believers from among the circumcised who had come with Peter were amazed because the gift of the Holy Spirit was poured upon even on the Gentiles. But they were hearing them speaking in tongues and extolling God. And Peter declared can anyone withhold water baptizing these people who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have. And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to remain for some days. Thank you. Thank you sister. Very good passage. Really appreciate you reading the entire passage. The reason why I wanted us to do it this way is now we have the flow and we understood how things really happened regarding Peter's ministry to Cornelius and his family. So I'll just go over some of the key points. It's quite self-explanatory. We saw that now Peter was staying in Joppa in Simon in the Tanner's house and it's Caesarea. There is a man called Cornelius the way this man is described. So we try to understand each person here. So Simon the Tanner, what can we say about him? He must have been a believer, an assumption because Peter chose to stay in his house. All right. What else do we do about Simon the Tanner, generous, hospitable. That's why he's allowed Peter to stay there. He must have been part of the church in Joppa. Now, talking about Cornelius from Caesarea. What is his profession? We are told that he's a centurion of the Italian regiment. Not only that, he was well respected. He was well respected. Good reputation. We saw later that that was told about him. So he is a good man. He is probably doing good work professionally. In addition to that, what about his character? We are told he's devout, one who feared God with all his household who gave arms generously to the people and prayed to God always. So he's not a Jew for sure because later we saw that he's described as a Gentile. So he's a Gentile but he's a devout Gentile. So people who are not Jews and yet who were devout, they are known as proselytes. So he was one of those devout people and we are also told he's from another nation. So this is the description of Cornelius. But here is the thing. He feared God. He kept the practices of the Jews. He was seeking this God without knowing about this God. So he probably had the Old Testament then he had the scriptures of the Old Testament but he did not understand about the radiating work of Jesus Christ. And his heart is hungry to know it. So look at the way God orchestrates. Even in Acts 9, we saw God spoke to Ananias. God spoke to Paul and made a connection then. He didn't understand supernatural, the leading of the Holy Spirit. God was speaking to Cornelius because he wants to know something. He wants to know the truth. And God is speaking to Peter and saying you go. You speak to Cornelius. So God is making this divine connection and how beautiful. Sometimes we might think that there can be devout people who are seeking God but they don't know about Jesus. They don't know how to be born again. What is the common way in which people are born again by the sharing of the gospel? But there are exceptions. We had an encounter which saw that. We see that Cornelius has a vision. So what are all the things that can happen in a vision? God can show us what is going to happen. He speaks to us. He can reveal things in the form of a picture. Not just a still picture but a motion picture. Seeing things taking place in a vision. But in the vision of Cornelius, verse 3, he saw an angel coming in and saying to him, Cornelius, there is an angel bringing a message in this vision. So that is the experience of Cornelius. So different, isn't it? Every other is so different. So an angel brings a message. What is the message? The message is about Peter. Here is this man, Peter, Dopa. He is in Simon Tanner's house. So you set your people and have them come over. So Cornelius is obedient to that. He calls two of his household servants and devout soldier, explains everything to them and he sets them. Parallel, it's like a movie. So here is God speaking to Cornelius. But parallelly, Peter, again a devout Jew. Another thing we notice is after these people accept Christ, Peter and all the apostles and all, they are still keeping some of the good Jewish traditions. What were these good Jewish traditions? The times of prayer. We know that the Jews prayed three times a day. So it is obvious that they continue to do this because earlier, Acts 3, they went to the temple at the time of prayer. And now in the afternoon, what does Peter do? He goes to the house top to pray about the sixth hour. So that sixth hour is a time when the Jews prayed. So Peter is just doing his faith-related duties or obligations and such. So he goes to pray because it was lunchtime. He becomes very hungry and wanted to eat. And look at God's sense of humor. He uses the physical condition of Peter to speak to him. Peter is hungry. So there is a vision which Peter sees about eating. So God is connecting the physical situation to a spiritual truth that he wants to bring to Peter. So God is working in all these amazing ways. We don't know why he thinks like this. So what does Peter see? He has a vision. He sees heaven open and an object like a great sheep bowed at the four quarters, descending to him and let down the earth. So this is what he sees. And on that sheep where all kinds of four-footed animals of the earth, wild beasts, creeping things and birds of the earth and the voice came to him. Rise, Peter, kill and eat first of all. So if we go back to the Old Testament and the laws that God had given, the laws of hygiene, laws of dietary laws for his people, there's something like kosher animals, non-kosher animals. So there was a classification. One could not eat all the animals or all the parts of the animals. So there were these dietary laws which were given to God's people. But in the vision, Peter sees all animals and he's getting an instruction which says, Rise, Peter, kill and eat. So the kind of person that Peter was, sometimes we have the right answers that we want to give God. So Peter is trying to impress God with his theological knowledge. And he says, Not so Lord, for I have never eaten anything common or unclean. So he brings up common or unclean. That was the description of the animals that he was not supposed to eat. So he was just letting God know that God, I know my scriptures. I know I'm not supposed to eat every animal. So he would have thought, No, I'm going to get 100 out of 100 because I'm giving the right answer to God. But the voice spoke to him the second time. What God has cleansed, you must not call common. This was done three times and the object was taken up into heaven again. So the repetition of three times whenever God repeats a message, he's very keen on getting that message across to a person. What else do we observe here? So Peter saw this vision. The sheep came, animals, he was asked a question, he answered, the instruction was told to him and the sheep went away. Okay, wonderful. But did Peter understand what it meant? So what 17 says, he wondered within himself what this vision which he had seen meant. So he didn't understand. So sometimes it happens to us also. We see something. We don't know what it means. But you know, continue to pray and ask God, what did you really mean by it? What did you really mean by it? So he's wondering, but while he's wondering, you know, the men who Cornelius had sent, they came to the house where Peter was staying. So they were at the gate and they called and asked whether Salon, whose surname was Peter, was lodging there. So God had specific instructions to go and meet this man Simon, whose surname was Peter. So they were already at the gate. So again, while Peter was thinking about the vision was sniping, while Peter thought about vision, he still didn't get it. What was this all about? What was God trying to say? The Spirit said to him, so you see the different ways in which God is speaking, vision, angel in the vision, a voice, and now again, you know, we see the Spirit said to him, so the Spirit is speaking to Peter. So it is how it is here in this message. Behold, three men are seeking you. Very specific. There are three people they want you. Get up, arise, therefore, go down and go with them, doubting nothing for I have sent them. So Peter wants explanation for the vision. But you see, God thinks it's important to give some other instruction at that point and says, Peter, just go. Three people are waiting for you. Thank God, you know, Peter goes. Thank God, obedience. He just goes. He didn't understand the vision, but you know, he chooses to go. And what happens? He goes there and he tells them, yes, I'm the person that you are looking for and they let him know that Cornelius. Cornelius and they describe what kind of a person Cornelius is. He wants Peter to go to his house. So at that point, I think, you know, Peter probably was getting the message. You know, sometimes slowly they understand maybe that process was happening in Peter's heart Peter just goes. He goes with these three people the next day. He comes to Cornelius's house. So when he comes to Cornelius's house, the beautiful thing is, you know, Cornelius is this man. It seems like he wants to bless everyone. He knows, God gave me a vision and he's sending, you know, one of his men. So I will get blessed, but I want everyone I know to get blessed. The only Cornelius wasn't meeting there. He had his relatives and his close friends also. We have some people like that, right? We know some such people. They always bring their friends and everyone they know so that everyone can receive the blessing. So Cornelius had brought people together with him and then they have this conversation. Both of them exchanged notes and they shared how, you know, God knows Cornelius that you know, you said people to bring Peter and Peter, you know, he kind of begins to understand. Yeah, so Peter also shares this particular thing that it's not, it's not a good thing for a Jew to interact with the person of another nation. So in verse 28, he also states this but see what Peter says. He says, then he said to them, you know how unlawful it is for a Jewish man to keep company with or go to one of another nation but God has shown me that I should not call any man common or unclean. So while they're exchanging notes, you see Peter got the message from the time he came down, spoke to those men and he reached Cornelius's house in Caesarea. Do you see he is sharing the interpretation of the mission that he saw that what that meant, you know, don't call any animal unclean actually meant that people should not be called unclean. God loves all people and you know the word of the gospel must go out to all people. So then from verse 34 we see that Peter reaches Jesus. So they have not heard about salvation. So Peter reaches Jesus to them and next thing that you notice in verse 44 he never gave an altar call. He didn't give an altar call in his first sermon after 2 he did. In a sense. So the response of the people, they were cut too hard and they believed in Jesus Christ. But you see the work of the Holy Spirit here, Peter was just telling about Jesus verse 44 says while Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all those who heard the word. So how amazing, how amazing so that shows us that they probably believed as they were listening to Peter. So faith came in those moments, they became born again. Who does the Holy Spirit fall upon? It falls upon those who are born again isn't it? So these people without laying of hands without an invitation they baptized the Holy Spirit when Peter was speaking it says amazing, amazing and people were able to hear them speaking in tongues and magnifying God. So when Peter saw this, he said verse 47 can anyone forbid water that these should not be baptized who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have and he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord then they asked him to stay a few days. So couple of things that take place in Acts chapter 10 the Gospel goes to the Gentiles through the household of Cornelius for the first time second when people are born again you know the Holy Spirit falls upon them so Holy Spirit baptism happens first strangely in this case what baptism happens later you don't see this before Acts 10 but only in Acts 10 people first receive the baptism in the Holy Spirit they just started speaking in tongues no laying on the fans no praying nothing and then when he sees this Peter says how can I stop you from being baptized in water and so we have baptized in water okay so that is about how the Gospel is going to different sections of the society different regions there's so much more to come from Acts chapter 11 so I'll stop right here we'll play it close to this class and next class I'm not too sure if I will be able to take it let's go I like to start calling people's themes give it to us we are ordinary but you work through the ordinary people Lord Jesus we believe Lord Jesus Father God that you are going to things which we are not able to see or think and we pray that Lord just let it your Holy Spirit will be the shine upon through us Lord Jesus and wherever we go help us to be in salt and light Father God and specifically we pray for the mam Lord thank you that you have given her a beautiful teaching skill Father God and we pray that Lord Jesus give her more grace to equip ourselves Father God extend his level Father God thank you Lord we commit all the students to you mighty hand Jesus and rest of the time at the moment we submit to you mighty hand God thank you in Jesus name we pray thank you very much everyone so yeah, thank you to be blessed by what the Lord is speaking to you in the week after