Our Church | Week 9

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How to Study

Daily Rhythm Questions

  1. Express Gratitude – What am I thankful for?
  2. Take Time to Pray – for challenges in my life, family, community, and world.
  3. Be Accountable – How did I obey? Who did I share it with?

Read and Reflect on Today’s Scripture

  1. God – What do I learn about God?
  2. People – What do I learn about people?
  3. Obey – What has the Holy Spirit revealed to me, and how will I obey it today?
  4. Share – Who can I share this with today?

Everyone Shares Briefly

  1. Express Gratitude – What am I thankful for?
  2. Take Time to Pray – for challenges in my life, family, community, and world.
  3. Be Accountable – How did I obey? Who did I share it with?

Read and Reflect on Today’s Scripture

One person reads the passage. One person re-tells the passage in their own words.

Everyone Shares Briefly:

  1. God – What do I learn about God?
  2. People – What do I learn about people?
  3. Obey – What has the Holy Spirit revealed to me, and how will I obey it this week?
  4. Share – Who can I share this with this week?

Five Daily Devotions

Acts 9:32–43 (NIV)

Aeneas and Dorcas

32 As Peter traveled about the country, he went to visit the Lord’s people who lived in Lydda. 33 There he found a man named Aeneas, who was paralyzed and had been bedridden for eight years. 34 “Aeneas,” Peter said to him, “Jesus Christ heals you. Get up and roll up your mat.” Immediately Aeneas got up. 35 All those who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord.

36 In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (in Greek her name is Dorcas); she was always doing good and helping the poor. 37 About that time she became sick and died, and her body was washed and placed in an upstairs room. 38 Lydda was near Joppa; so when the disciples heard that Peter was in Lydda, they sent two men to him and urged him, “Please come at once!”

39 Peter went with them, and when he arrived he was taken upstairs to the room. All the widows stood around him, crying and showing him the robes and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them.

40 Peter sent them all out of the room; then he got down on his knees and prayed. Turning toward the dead woman, he said, “Tabitha, get up.” She opened her eyes, and seeing Peter she sat up. 41 He took her by the hand and helped her to her feet. Then he called for the believers, especially the widows, and presented her to them alive. 42 This became known all over Joppa, and many people believed in the Lord. 43 Peter stayed in Joppa for some time with a tanner named Simon.