The Biblical Illustrator - Acts 10:24-33
Acts 10:24-33And the morrow after they entered into Caesarea.And Cornelius waited for them. Model pastoral visitationI. The preparation for it.1. With the household, an earnest desire for salvation.2. With the minister, a holy impulse honest exhibition of the state of their heart.II. On the part of the pastor, a powerful testimony of Christ and His salvation.III. The fruit thereof.1. For the hearers; strengthening and vivification by the Holy Ghost.2. For the minister; joy in the Lord over... read more
The Biblical Illustrator - Acts 10:1-48
Acts 10:1-48There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion.Peter’s visionThe record of the advance of the young Church gives in quick succession three typical conversions: first, that of the eunuch, a foreigner, but a proselyte to the Jewish faith; secondly, that of Saul, born and bred a Jew; thirdly, this of Cornelius, a Gentile seeker after God. Within the range of these experiences the whole world was compassed. The highest apostolic sanction for an unfettered gospel was... read more