I. Connecting the Narrative (Acts 7–9)

1. Review Acts 7-9. How do these stories fit together into a larger narrative?
2. What major themes emerge across these chapters?
3. What do you think Luke is trying to show us through this sequence of events?

II. The Separation Between Jews and Gentiles (Acts 10:1–2, 11:1–3)

4. What do we learn about Cornelius in Acts 10:1–2 and 11:1–3?
5. How did the separation between Jews and Gentiles truly function? Before Jesus, what did it take for a Gentile to join the people of God?
6. How do these verses show that this separation was still a struggle for early Christians?

III. Peter’s Vision and Transformation (Acts 10:9–20, 10:25–35)

7. What was God beginning to teach Peter through the vision?
8. How did that vision prepare him to enter Cornelius’s home?
9. Even with the vision, what did Peter still need to learn by actually interacting with Cornelius?

IV. The Message and the Outpouring (Acts 10:36–48)

10. What was the central focus of Peter’s message to Cornelius and his household?
11. Why is it significant that the Holy Spirit came only after Peter spoke about Jesus?
12. What did Cornelius come to understand through this experience?
13. What new realization did Peter gain through it?

V. Clarifying the Gospel (Acts 11:15–18)

14. How did this event help the early church understand the full sufficiency of Jesus for salvation?
15. How does this story challenge us to keep Jesus central in everything we do?
16. Why does this not mean that all religions are the same or that God is indifferent to how we live?

VI. Personal and Communal Application

17. In what ways might you be tempted to put barriers between people and Jesus?
18. What would genuine repentance look like in those areas?
19. How can we, as a community, make sure Jesus is always the one we proclaim and call people to above all else?