2nd Term
Peter’s Ministry in Lydda and Joppa (Acts 9:32-42): As peter went about spreading
the gospel, he got to Lydda where he found a man named Aeneas, bedridden for 8
years. Peter healed the man and this miracle made the people of Lydda and
Sharon to give their life to Christ. In Joppa, there was a woman named Tabitha
(Dorcas in Greek, meaning a deer), a believer. She spent her time and money
helping the poor. Then, she became sick and died, but they didn’t burry her
immediately. They sent for Peter who at that period was in Lydda (not far from
Joppa). When Peter arrived, Tabitha’s corpse was already surrounded by widows
crying and showing him the coats she did for them while she was alive. Peter
prayer brought her back to life, and the news spread across Joppa such that
many people got converted. Peter remained many days in Joppa in the house of
Simon a tanner of leather.
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