Peter The Great Series

Acts 9:32 - 35 Peter the Great

Peter's Travels - The Chase -

The Range of His Travels - 32 And it came to pass, as Peter passed throughout all quarters,

John Wesley - The Scale - "I look upon all the world as my parish;

The Scope - thus far I mean, that, in whatever part of it I am, I judge it meet, right, and my bounden duty to declare unto all that are willing to hear, the glad tidings of salvation.

The Score - This is the work which I know God has called me to;

and sure I am that His blessing attends it."

The Resolve in His Travels - he came down also to the saints which dwelt at Lydda. (a city 25 mi northwest of Jerusalem in Central Israel)

The Result by His Travels - 33 there he found a certain man named Æneas, which had kept his bed eight years, and was sick of the palsy.

Peter's Search - 32 And it came to pass, as Peter passed throughout all quarters, he came down also to the saints which dwelt at Lydda.

Peter's Sight - 33 there he found a certain man named Æneas

Peter's Summons - which had kept his bed eight years, and was sick of the palsy.

Peter's Trials - The Challenge -

The Source of the Challenge -

33 And there he found a certain man named Æneas,

The Force of the Challenge - which had kept his bed eight years, and was sick of the palsy.

The Greater the Trial, The Greater the Triumph. I Asked the Lord - A poem by John Newton

I asked the Lord that I might grow, In faith, and love, and every grace;

Might more of His salvation know, And seek, more earnestly, His face

Twas He who taught me thus to pray, He I trust, has answered prayer

But it has been in such a way, As almost drove me to despair.

I hoped that in some favoured hour, At once He’d answer my request

& by His love’s constraining pow’r, Subdue my sins, and give me rest

Instead of this, He made me feel, The hidden evils of my heart;

And let the angry pow’rs of hell, Assault my soul in every part.

Yea more with His own hand, He seemed intent to aggravate my woe

Crossed all the fair designs I schemed Blasted my gourds laid me low

Lord why is this I trembling cried Wilt thou pursue thy worm to death

“‘Tis in this way,” the Lord replied, I answer prayer for grace and faith

“These inward trials I employ, From self, and pride, to set thee free;

and break thy schemes of earthly joy That thou may’st find thy all in Me

The Resource in the Challenge - It was

Personal - 34 And Peter said unto him, Æneas,

Powerful - Jesus Christ maketh thee whole:

Practical - arise, and make thy bed.

Punctual - And he arose immediately.

Peter's Triumphs - The Charge -

It's Simplicity - 34 And Peter said unto him, Æneas, Jesus Christ maketh thee whole:

arise, and make thy bed.

It's Sufficiency - And he arose immediately.

It's Sincerity - 35 And all that dwelt at Lydda and Saron saw him,

It's Solemnity - and turned

It's Supremacy - to the Lord.

Peter's Trophies - The Change -

The Word of God - 34 And Peter said unto him, Æneas,

The Way of God - Jesus Christ maketh thee whole:

The Will of God - arise, and make thy bed.

The Work of God - And he arose immediately.

The Witness of God - 35 And all that dwelt at Lydda and Saron saw him

The Worship of God - and turned to the Lord.