God prepares both endsActs 10:9-33Length: Long

1 Eat

Read the passage slowly, read it again, then retell it in your own words. If you can't retell it, read it once more.

• Read
• Reread
• Retell

2 Digest

Answer from what the passage actually says — stay in the text.

1. What does this passage show me about God?

   • What is God doing with Cornelius at the same time he is dealing with Peter?

2. What does it show me about people — and about myself?

   • Where might God already be at work ahead of you in the place you want to plant?

3. What will I obey this week? (a concrete step, with a day)

   • What invitation — however unexpected — will you accept this week as a door God may have opened?

4. Who will I tell?

   • Whom will you tell about the 'Cornelius' God seems to be preparing in your community?

3 Grow

Growth is God's part, not yours. Do the cycle faithfully and trust Him to give the growth (1 Corinthians 3:6–7).