Peter Welcomes Cornelius - Teacher (Standard) (print)

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Objective: Retell the main action in Acts 10:34-48 and state in simple language that god showed the church that the gospel is for every nation.

Read: Acts 10:34-48

Opening: Ask one observation question before explaining the lesson.

Say:

The selected passage supplies the main textual evidence central to Peter Welcomes Cornelius.
God showed the church that the gospel is for every nation.

Ask:

Do: Complete Peter Welcomes Cornelius Story Path.

Close: Restate the big idea, name one faithful response, and pray.

Materials: Bible; Peter Welcomes Cornelius Story Path

4 minConnect. Locate the lesson within God's Family Lives the Story and activate prior knowledge.
4 minContext. Identify genre, audience, setting, and immediate context before making claims.
9 minRead and observe. Read selected portions of Acts 10:34-48 and identify direct observations. Ask: What does the passage directly say?
7 minDiscuss. Test the big idea against the evidence and identify interpretive limits. Ask: What conclusion can we support from those observations? Where could someone overstate or misapply this passage?
7 minActivity. Complete the primary evidence-based activity. Activity: Read and Notice: Peter Welcomes Cornelius. Printable: K5-L21-P01-peter-welcomes-cornelius-story-path.
4 minRespond. Name one faithful response and pray. Ask: What faithful response fits the text?

Materials: Peter Welcomes Cornelius Story Path; Bible; Pens or pencils

Read or retell Acts 10:34-48 in context.
Name two details the text directly states.
Restate this big idea in your own words: God showed the church that the gospel is for every nation.

Low-resource option: Draw the categories on blank paper or complete verbally.

Memory verse: Acts 10:34-48

Prayer: Thank God for what the passage shows and ask for wisdom to respond faithfully.

Take-home line: God showed the church that the gospel is for every nation.