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<h2 class="p1" style="text-align: center;">WORLD CHANGERS: A STUDY OF ACTS</h2>
<h3 class="p1" style="text-align: center;">Series 2: THE UNCONTAINABLE CHURCH</h3>
Part 5 – People Matter To God
Acts 9:31-42
May 20, 2012
 
 
I. GOD HEALS PHYSICALLY TO POINT PEOPLE TO A __________________________. (Acts 9:32-35)
 
A. In the Bible, you will see the word ____________ used all through the New Testament and EVERY TIME it refers to anyone who is a ________________. 
 
B. Peter took no credit for the healing of Aeneas.  There is no hysteria.  Peter doesn’t have an organization to promote himself and he takes up no love offering.  This isn’t about ______________.
 
C. God used physical healing to point people to a ___________________________ that can come only through Jesus Christ.
 
II. CARING FOR OTHERS IS GOD’S CALL TO ________________.  (Acts 9:36-41)
 
A. It’s the people behind the scenes who are helping the hurting and wounded, the poor and disadvantaged, in the _____________________, who are the real heroes.  
The most talked about moral issue in the Bible is ________________________ and helping the impoverished.
Those who give of themselves to _______________ in need and who do it by pointing people to __________ are the true heroes.
Mark 5:35-42  “While Jesus was still speaking, some men came from the house of Jairus, the synagogue ruler. "Your daughter is dead," they said. "Why bother the teacher any more?"   36 Ignoring what they said, Jesus told the synagogue ruler, "Don't be afraid; just believe."   37 He did not let anyone follow Him except Peter, James and John the brother of James.   38 When they came to the home of the synagogue ruler, Jesus saw a commotion, with people crying and wailing loudly.  39 He went in and said to them, "Why all this commotion and wailing? The child is not dead but asleep."   40 But they laughed at Him. After He put them all out, He took the child's father and mother and the disciples who were with Him, and went in where the child was.   41 He took her by the hand and said to her, "Talitha koum!" (which means, "Little girl, I say to you, get up!").   42 Immediately the girl stood up and walked around (she was twelve years old). At this they were completely astonished.”  (NIV)
 
B. The Lord has taught you some things in your Christian life.  Some of those things came learning the hard way but most came from other Christians who ________________ into your life.  Whose life, now, are you ________________ in?
 
C. People coming to Christ is always the result of Christ being lifted up in the ______________________ of our life.
 
III. WHAT DO WE LEARN FROM THESE STORIES?
 
A. __________________________ to God.
 
B. God __________________.

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