Holy Spirit Sign Pete Kersker - Jun 12, 2026 God convinced Simon Peter that Gentiles (non-Jews) were going to be saved through Jesus, too. Convinced of this leading from God, he started to tell the rest of the disciples (students) so they would be convinced as well. Peter told them about the vision he received, the message Cornelius (a Gentile) received, and then about the final sign. "As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit came on them as he had come on us at the beginning. Then I remembered what the Lord had said: 'John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit'" (Acts 11:15-16 NIV). God gave the Holy Spirit to Cornelius and his household (Gentiles, not Jews) when Peter was telling them that Jesus is the Christ. Peter and his Jewish companions, seven of them in all, saw the Holy Spirit come upon these Gentiles. They knew it because they all started speaking in tongues (different languages). When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them (Acts 2:1-4 NIV). This particular Holy Spirit gift would have been particularly convincing to Simon Peter and the other Jews. It's the exact same way they knew the Holy Spirit had been poured out on them on the previous Pentecost (see above). God used this particular Holy Spirit gift as a sign to Simon Peter and the others that the Gentiles were being made holy in the same way that they, the Jewish people, were being made holy. “So if God gave them the same gift he gave us who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to think that I could stand in God's way?" (Acts 11:17 NIV). We started this week saying that Simon Peter was convinced that the Gentiles (non-Jews) were being saved through Jesus, who is the Christ. Then, we started to ask how Peter convinced the rest of the disciples (students) that this is true. The real answer is; he didn't. Peter didn't convince them at all. He simply told them what the Lord did and they were convinced. God convinced them that Jesus, the Christ, is the one through whom everyone can be saved. Praise God. When they heard this, they didn't object anymore. They praised God. They said, "So then, God has allowed even those who aren't Jews to turn away from their sins[, draw near to God,] and live" (Acts 11:18 NIrV [clarification mine]). Are you convinced that everyone can be saved through Jesus Christ? Are you? Do you invite others to join you?