Obeying What Jesus Said... Following What Jesus Did!

By Pastor Don Jackson, January 11, 2026
Sunday, January 11, 2026

BIG IDEA: Obeying What Jesus Said…

Following What Jesus Did!

Acts 9:32-43

  1. Miraculous in Lydda (Acts 9:32-35)
  • Peter Jesus by spreading the Gospel (from Jerusalem to Judea)

  • Peter in the steps of Jesus

    • Peter proclaims healing over paralytic
    • Jesus healed a paralytic

    John 5 – “Pick up your mat and walk”

  1. Miraculous in Joppa (Acts 9:36-43)
  • Peter Jesus by spreading the Gospel (from Judea to beyond)

  • Peter in the steps of Jesus 

    • Peter proclaims life to a dead woman
    • Jesus raised a dead child

    Luke 8 – “Talitha kum” / “Child get up”

Conclusion:

Three truths to grasp about N.T. miracles

  1. They express the & of God

    “Jesus had compassion on them”

  2. They serve to the truth of the Gospel

    John 10:37-38

  3. They illustrate the of the Gospel

    Matthew 9:35 (Blind see; Lame walk; Dead rise)