Peter's Vision: Jesus Is Lord of All

This treatise is spoken to Cornelius, this officer of an Italian regiment of the Roman army. He is a god fearer, which means he is born outside of the Jewish the Jewish faith, but he is curious about god. An angel appears to him, and it tells the angel tells him to bring Peter here to his home. [00:20:17] (28 seconds)  #CuriousGodSeeker

And this mission happens not once, but twice, but three times, which is the equivalent to all caps in the email with exclamation points. Peter receives this message. Do not allow Jewish law to limit the work of God. So when the Gentile stranger asked him to accompany them to Joppa, he says, okay. And he goes with them. And they lead him to Cornelius' home to Cornelius, one who is now part of the Jewish nation. And seeing the people gather together, Peter starts to teach. [00:21:30] (53 seconds)  #FaithBeyondLaw

And this mission happens not once, but twice, but three times, which is the equivalent to all caps in the email with exclamation points. Peter receives this message. Do not allow Jewish law to limit the work of God. So when the Gentile stranger asked him to accompany them to Joppa, he says, okay. And he goes with them. [00:21:30] (29 seconds)  #DontLetLawLimitGod

Peter receives this message. Do not allow Jewish law to limit the work of God. So when the Gentile stranger asked him to accompany them to Joppa, he says, okay. And he goes with them. And they lead him to Cornelius' home to Cornelius, one who is now part of the Jewish nation. [00:21:41] (25 seconds)  #BridgeAcrossFaiths

``It's really a personal thing because for us religious folk, so much of how we see ourselves is tied up in how we see ourselves with god. So when that breaks so that we might live into a larger reality, it feels like a breakup. There's a disconnection that must be endured before a new connection can be made. [00:26:51] (26 seconds)  #FaithBreakup

And just as it is tempting to run back to a previous lover, it is tempting to run back to a faith that we once knew. So hear this. We can embrace times of disruption and choose to step further out into the unknown and rely on God for our own way. Running back to the old faith makes you feel secure, but it also makes you work harder to keep those walls up. [00:27:17] (35 seconds)  #StepIntoTheUnknown

Jesus has power over the struggle. There's no place you can go to be cut off from the Lord's power. Well, you can cut yourself off. We know that trick. But wherever you are and whatever battle you are in, there is Jesus hold on to him however is all you need until Jesus is all you have. Own on to Jesus more than all. [00:29:17] (63 seconds)  #JesusIsEnough

The second one is Jesus' healing defeats the devil's oppression. And boy, I would have rather had said Jesus' sword defeats the devil's oppression, but Jesus did not carry a sword, did he? So we're left with a hard truth, a hard word that if we seek to defeat oppression, we must seek healing for ourselves and for others. [00:30:20] (31 seconds)  #HealingOverOppression

And it never does help to replay those actions or my reaction. I just feel more ashamed or angry off the consequences. Many times, I still have to face the result of my action. But what does go away is the shame. Because when I recast my home in Jesus' light, there is only forgiveness. It is empowering to say, my bad, and not feel like I'm bad. [00:32:21] (60 seconds)  #ForgivenessFreesMe

Many times, I still have to face the result of my action. But what does go away is the shame. Because when I recast my home in Jesus' light, there is only forgiveness. It is empowering to say, my bad, and not feel like I'm bad. Believing Jesus forgives gives us strength to see the truth of ourselves. And when we do, we have the ability to to be better. [00:33:00] (34 seconds)  #GraceNotShame

Because when I recast my home in Jesus' light, there is only forgiveness. It is empowering to say, my bad, and not feel like I'm bad. Believing Jesus forgives gives us strength to see the truth of ourselves. And when we do, we have the ability to to be better. [00:33:07] (26 seconds)  #ForgivenessEmpowers

And when we do, we have the ability to to be better. See, Jesus' forgiveness. So in the times when your faith breaks, or is being stretched, or you just don't know how you're gonna make it through this time, here's your navigation system. Hold on to Jesus as lord of all. [00:33:26] (25 seconds)  #HoldOntoJesus