Acts 10 - No Favorites with God

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A pastor argues that prejudice, as old as sin itself, denies the very heart of the gospel and asks where it lingers in your heart.

This episode is a sermon from Edgewood Bible Church continuing a series through the book of Acts. The pastor opens by addressing the sin of prejudice, linking it to biblical pride and noting its persistence throughout history in divisions like Jew and Gentile. He introduces the main idea: 'Our prejudices will not stop an unstoppable gospel from going to all people.' The sermon is structured into three points: the setup of God's sovereign initiative, the encounter where the gospel is proclaimed without prejudice, and the implication that the church must go to all people. The pastor reads Acts 10 in full, detailing the story of Cornelius, a God-fearing Roman centurion, and Peter, a Jewish apostle. He explains Cornelius's elite military status and devout but unsaved religious state, and Peter's Orthodox Jewish background that included disdain for Gentiles. The vision Peter receives—a sheet with clean and unclean animals—is analyzed as God breaking down ceremonial laws and ethnic barriers. Peter's declaration to Cornelius that 'God shows no partiality' is highlighted as a key theological shift. The pastor applies this to modern contexts, questioning listeners' willingness to evangelize across differences like race, class, age, and politics. He cites Alexander White and C.S. Lewis to emphasize seeing all people as potential recipients of grace. The sermon concludes with a call to obey the Great Commission, noting that 3 billion people have never heard the gospel, and challenges the church to act both globally and locally.

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