RAP Sheet - October 27, 2019
- MetaChurch
- Oct 27, 2019
- 2 min read
BAPTISMS
REVIEW:
This week we celebrated Baptisms! We looked in Scripture at Acts 10, the baptism of Cornelius.
In Acts 1-9, the Movement of Jesus is primarily made up of Jewish men and women. They were still following the strict laws of Judaism and were seeking God on how to push the Church forward.
Acts 10 is such a pivotal step to take the message of Jesus outside of one nation and begin the spread to "the ends of the earth." God shows Peter a vision of both clean and unclean food, according to Jewish law. He then asks Peter to eat of it all!
Later, Peter is brought to the house of Cornelius, a non-Jew, and invited inside. A good Jewish man would never enter the house of the unclean!
The moment Peter steps in that house, it is crystal clear that this is a Movement that will do Whatever It Takes to get people to Jesus!
APPLY:
Have you, or anyone you know, ever been treated as "unclean" by religious people? If so, what happened, and how did that make you feel?
Have you ever projected the brokenness of religious people onto God? Maybe you were treated unfairly and started to believe that God was actually unfair?
Is it ever hard for you to believe that God truly wants a relationship with you because of things you are doing or have done in the past?
God has made that which is impure, pure, by the sacrifice of his son Jesus. Because of that, His movement has no bounds and can reach the most unlikely person in your life.
What is one way you will be like Peter this week? One way you will wade into uncomfortable territory to show God's love to someone in your life?
PRAY:
Spend some time in prayer for the people who were baptized this Sunday. Ask God to guide them and their Meta family to support them on this new Christian walk. Pray for the Holy Spirit to reveal the things to you that you have been treating as if they are "unclean." The things that you secretly judge based off your own upbringing or prejudice. Seek ways to break through those barriers to bring the light of Jesus to the places that need it the most.
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