Peter and Cornelius

Acts 10


Our true story comes from a part of the Bible called Acts, which is short for “the Acts of the Apostles.” An apostle is someone who is sent to teach others about Jesus.

We begin with a man named Peter. Peter was a fisherman. That means he would get in a boat, go out on the water, and catch fish. Peter believed in Jesus, because Peter saw with his own eyes that Jesus is alive. 


One day, Jesus told Peter and His other friends that He would come back again. Until then, He wanted them to tell everyone, everywhere, "Jesus is alive!" "Jesus loves you!" And, "Jesus wants to be your friend forever!"


After Jesus gave His friends this special job, He left and went to heaven. 


Jesus’ friends told everyone, everywhere, "Jesus is alive!" "Jesus loves you!" And, "Jesus wants to be your friend forever!"


Then, one day, some men who were different than Peter knocked on his door. The men asked Peter to come to their house and tell all of their friends about Jesus. Peter knew that Jesus loves everyone, no matter what they look like, what language they speak, where they live, or what they have done. So, Peter said he would go to their house, even though they were different than him.


Peter told all of the people about Jesus, even though they were different than him. Peter told them about the amazing things Jesus did that only He can do. 


Peter told them how Jesus died and came back, just like He said He would. Peter told them that he knows Jesus is alive, because he saw Jesus and talked with Jesus; he even ate food with Jesus! 


After Peter told the people about Jesus, they believed in Jesus, too. Because EVERYONE, EVERYWHERE can believe in Jesus! 



Bible Paraphrase: These are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God. — John 20:31, NLV

Text Truth: I can believe in Jesus.



Family Devotional

Cornelius answered: “Three days ago I was in my house praying at this hour, at three in the afternoon. Suddenly a man in shining clothes stood before me and said, ‘Cornelius, God has heard your prayer and remembered your gifts to the poor. Send to Joppa for Simon who is called Peter. He is a guest in the home of Simon the tanner, who lives by the sea.’ So I sent for you immediately, and it was good of you to come. Now we are all here in the presence of God to listen to everything the Lord has commanded you to tell us.” — Acts 10:30-33

Our Bible story was about a man named Peter. Peter learned that Jesus loves everyone, and He wants to be everyone’s friend forever. It doesn’t matter where people live, what they look like, what language they speak, or what their favorite food is; Jesus loves everyone and wants to be their friend!

These are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God. — John 20:31, NLV

Peter learned that he should tell everyone about Jesus, because Jesus wants everyone to believe in Him and be His friend forever. With your family, make a list of people you can tell about Jesus. It can be anyone, because Jesus wants us to tell everyone that they can believe in Him.

Pray with your family. Allow any family members to pray if they wish. In your own words, acknowledge to God that you want everyone to believe in Jesus. Acknowledge to God that you want everyone to know that Jesus wants to be their friend forever. Ask for God's help to tell (read through your family's list) that Jesus is alive, and He wants to be their friend forever. Thank God for His love and acknowledge to God your love for him.

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