“Get up and go!”

Acts 9: 32 – 43;

I Samuel 16;

I Kings 19; and

John 5

Healing of Aenas – Acts 9: 32 – 35

• Peter in Lydda

• Paralyzed man – Aenas – paralyzed for 8 years

• Peter said, “Jesus heals you, get up…”

• Immediately, he got up and all who lived in Lydda saw

and turned to the Lord

Tabitha – 9: 36 – 43

• In Joppa, a disciple named Tabitha or Dorcas (grk) was always doing

good and serving the poor

• Became sick and died

• The widows wept and prepared Tabitha’s body for burial, placing her

in an upstairs room

• Some from Joppa heard that Peter was in Lydda and asked to come

• V39 Peter entered the room

and saw the widows there

• They showed him the clothes

and robes Tabitha made

• V40 Peter sent all of them out

and got on his knees & prayed,

then said to her, “Get up…”

• V41 Peter took her by the

hand and helped her to her feet

• Peter calls in the widows first

• This became known all over

Joppa and many people

believed

• Peter stayed in Joppa with

Simon the Tanner (leather

worker)

Get up and go…!

• I Samuel 16

• Saul rebels against God

• God removes Saul as King

• Samuel leaves and never

sees Saul again – mourning

• God tells Samuel, “Enough!

Get up and go…”

Get up and go!

• I Kings 19

• Elijah experiences a great victory

• Jezebel’s threat

• Elijah runs … God asks, “What are you doing

here?”

• The Lord sent an angel to minister to Elijah

3 times, then told Elijah, “get up and eat…”

Get up and go!

• John 5

• Jesus heals the lame

man at the Pool of

Bethesda

• Jesus told him, “Get up,

pick up your mat, and

walk – go!”

It is time!

Get up and go!