Sunday Service
08/23/2026 10AM
“When There’s Disagreement“
by Pastor Joy Matos
SUMMARY:
The sermon utilizes Acts 11:1–17 as a blueprint for organizational change management. Peter, a central leader, faces sharp criticism for crossing traditional cultural boundaries by eating with Gentiles. As a communication tactic to de-escalate emotional reactivity, Peter provides a precise, “chronological account” of his experience. Pastor Joy integrates this with Jesus’ prayer in John 17:20–23, clarifying that unity is not the absence of conflict but a shared existence in God’s love. Crucially, the sermon links Peter’s epiphany to Matthew 28:19–20—the Great Commission. Peter’s encounter with Cornelius was the “light bulb moment” where he finally understood that the mission to “make disciples of all nations” required the dismantling of old exclusionary laws.