River Valley Church SOAP - Part 11Sample

Peter is back to Jerusalem after he preached the Gospel to a Gentile centurion named Cornelius. During this time, the Jews were regarded as a favored people and many thought that salvation was only meant for them. As a result, the other apostles were not pleased with Peter’s actions. After Peter’s experience with Cornelius, things changed and God commanded that the Word was to be preached to everyone – not just the Jews. The other apostles were reluctant about this at first, but they accepted it after Peter told them of his experience.

Peter is being imprisoned by Herod Agrippa, who was the grandson of Herod the Great. Although he did not practice any type of religion, Agrippa was known for being a strict observer of Jewish ceremonies as well as his cruelty toward Christians. He had killed James, the brother of John, who was one of the three apostles that was very dear to Jesus. This pleased the Jews who believed that Christians were subversive to Jewish traditions. Because Herod wanted to be popular among the people, he captured Peter and intended to have him killed as well.

Somalia is a tough mission field to enter. With violence in the area and Islamic traditions that are highly resistant to the gospel, let's pray that God would send skilled laborers to this field, so that the people would be freed from the clutches of fear and come to worship the true God Almighty.