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Book of Acts Recap:

Jesus ascends

The disciples receive the Holy Spirit

The Gospel is preached and 3,000 are saved

The church grows and the Gospel spreads

The church has a problem

Godly men, including Stephen and Philip are chosen to serve

Stephen is Martyred

Saul persecutes the church

Philip preaches in Samaria

Philip preaches in Gaza

Philip is taken by the Spirit to Caesarea

Saul is saved

Peter has a vision

Peter is called to Caesarea to witness to Cornelius and family

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Acts 10:34–43 ESV

34 So Peter opened his mouth and said: “Truly I understand that God shows no partiality, 35 but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him. 36 As for the word that he sent to Israel, preaching good news of peace through Jesus Christ (he is Lord of all), 37 you yourselves know what happened throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee after the baptism that John proclaimed: 38 how 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. 39 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 hanging him on a tree, 40 but God raised him on the third day and made him to appear, 41 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. 42 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. 43 To him all the prophets bear witness that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.”

The Gospel break down:

God sent Jesus

People put Jesus to death

God raised Jesus from the dead

Jesus appeared to his disciples

We are commanded to preach the gospel

Jesus is the judge of the living and dead

All the prophets point to Jesus

Belief in his name is what brings forgiveness of sins

Acts 10:43 ESV

43 To him all the prophets bear witness that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.”

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Romans 1:16–17 ESV

16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. 17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith.”