But there is still today - and then two more Wednesday's to go before the 'summer holidays' begin. So that's three more assemblies on the life of Peter.
Today, we're looking at one of the most significant stories in the book of Acts - the story of Peter and Cornelius. Look at how many words Luke dedicates to this story and then skim through the rest of Acts to see where the story is either retold in some detail or referred to. This really is a very significant and key story in Luke's telling of the story of the early church.
In today's assembly, we're going to focus on Peter's vision of the sheet. Next week we'll unpack the significance of this in Jew-Gentile relations and what God was teaching Peter at this time.
The food laws were a key signpost of who was 'in' and who was 'out'. And until this event, there is no way that Peter would have entertained the thought of entering into a Gentile (non-Jewish) home, let alone eating a meal there. Even having been with Jesus and seen him go and eat with people like Zacchaeus, Peter was still not in the position to make the jump to accepting Gentiles as being a part of the kingdom of God.
This story has much more significance than simply allowing Peter to eat a bacon roll.
