Online Service Note sheet:
July 26, 2026
Church @ the Park
Summer Road Trip ’26
Jesus Still Does !
22 Saul’s preaching became more and more powerful, and the
Jews in Damascus couldn’t refute his proofs that Jesus was
indeed the Messiah. 23 After a while some of the Jews plotted
together to kill him. 24 They were watching for him day and
night at the city gate so they could murder him, but Saul was
told about their plot. 25 So during the night, some of the other
believers [e] lowered him in a large basket through an opening
in the city wall.
26 When Saul arrived in Jerusalem, he tried to meet with the
believers, but they were all afraid of him. They did not believe
he had truly become a believer! 27 Then Barnabas brought him
to the apostles and told them how Saul had seen the Lord on
the way to Damascus and how the Lord had spoken to Saul. He
also told them that Saul had preached boldly in the name of
Jesus in Damascus.
28 So Saul stayed with the apostles and went all around
Jerusalem with them, preaching boldly in the name of the
Lord. 29 He debated with some Greek-speaking Jews, but they
tried to murder him. 30 When the believers [f] heard about this,
they took him down to Caesarea and sent him away to Tarsus,
his hometown.
31 The church then had peace throughout Judea, Galilee, and
Samaria, and it became stronger as the believers lived in the
fear of the Lord. And with the encouragement of the Holy
Spirit, it also grew in numbers.
Peter Heals Aeneas and Raises Dorcas
32 Meanwhile, Peter traveled from place to place, and he came
down to visit the believers in the town of Lydda. 33 There he
met a man named Aeneas, who had been paralyzed and
bedridden for eight years. 34 Peter said to him, “Aeneas, Jesus
Christ heals you! Get up, and roll up your sleeping mat!” And
he was healed instantly. 35 Then the whole population of Lydda
and Sharon saw Aeneas walking around, and they turned to
the Lord.
36 There was a believer in Joppa named Tabitha (which in
Greek is Dorcas [g] ). She was always doing kind things for
others and helping the poor. 37 About this time she became ill
and died. Her body was washed for burial and laid in an
upstairs room. 38 But the believers had heard that Peter was
nearby at Lydda, so they sent two men to beg him, “Please
come as soon as possible!”
39 So Peter returned with them; and as soon as he arrived, they
took him to the upstairs room. The room was filled with
widows who were weeping and showing him the coats and
other clothes Dorcas had made for them. 40 But Peter asked
them all to leave the room; then he knelt and prayed. Turning
to the body he said, “Get up, Tabitha.” And she opened her
eyes! When she saw Peter, she sat up! 41 He gave her his hand
and helped her up. Then he called in the widows and all the
believers, and he presented her to them alive.
42 The news spread through the whole town, and many
believed in the Lord. 43 And Peter stayed a long time in Joppa,
living with Simon, a tanner of hides.
Persecution Then & Now
Don’t be surprised
Dear friends, don’t be surprised at the fiery trials you are going through, as if something strange were happening to you.
1 Peter 4:12
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Book of Acts show us that God turns things around !
* Danger of wrong thinking:
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________________________________________________________________________
1) What does your ______________________ & __________________________ about the state of our society
2) What do you do with all the ___________________________________
___________________________________ recorded in the book of Acts ?
Saul Conversion – radical spiritual transformation
Saul once the ____________________, becomes the ____________________? vs 23, 25
When God turns things around:
1)Paul _______________________ & ___________________________ to write
2) Persecution ______________________& turned to ___________________
3) Vs 32-35 – Aeneas - ___________________ bedridden
God turns it around !!!
4) Vs 36 – 41 – Tabitha ________________, brought back to life
God turns it around !!!
How much room do you have in your life for God to turn things around ?
My response: ____________________________________________________
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July 26, 2026
Church @ the Park
Summer Road Trip ’26
Jesus Still Does !
22 Saul’s preaching became more and more powerful, and the
Jews in Damascus couldn’t refute his proofs that Jesus was
indeed the Messiah. 23 After a while some of the Jews plotted
together to kill him. 24 They were watching for him day and
night at the city gate so they could murder him, but Saul was
told about their plot. 25 So during the night, some of the other
believers [e] lowered him in a large basket through an opening
in the city wall.
26 When Saul arrived in Jerusalem, he tried to meet with the
believers, but they were all afraid of him. They did not believe
he had truly become a believer! 27 Then Barnabas brought him
to the apostles and told them how Saul had seen the Lord on
the way to Damascus and how the Lord had spoken to Saul. He
also told them that Saul had preached boldly in the name of
Jesus in Damascus.
28 So Saul stayed with the apostles and went all around
Jerusalem with them, preaching boldly in the name of the
Lord. 29 He debated with some Greek-speaking Jews, but they
tried to murder him. 30 When the believers [f] heard about this,
they took him down to Caesarea and sent him away to Tarsus,
his hometown.
31 The church then had peace throughout Judea, Galilee, and
Samaria, and it became stronger as the believers lived in the
fear of the Lord. And with the encouragement of the Holy
Spirit, it also grew in numbers.
Peter Heals Aeneas and Raises Dorcas
32 Meanwhile, Peter traveled from place to place, and he came
down to visit the believers in the town of Lydda. 33 There he
met a man named Aeneas, who had been paralyzed and
bedridden for eight years. 34 Peter said to him, “Aeneas, Jesus
Christ heals you! Get up, and roll up your sleeping mat!” And
he was healed instantly. 35 Then the whole population of Lydda
and Sharon saw Aeneas walking around, and they turned to
the Lord.
36 There was a believer in Joppa named Tabitha (which in
Greek is Dorcas [g] ). She was always doing kind things for
others and helping the poor. 37 About this time she became ill
and died. Her body was washed for burial and laid in an
upstairs room. 38 But the believers had heard that Peter was
nearby at Lydda, so they sent two men to beg him, “Please
come as soon as possible!”
39 So Peter returned with them; and as soon as he arrived, they
took him to the upstairs room. The room was filled with
widows who were weeping and showing him the coats and
other clothes Dorcas had made for them. 40 But Peter asked
them all to leave the room; then he knelt and prayed. Turning
to the body he said, “Get up, Tabitha.” And she opened her
eyes! When she saw Peter, she sat up! 41 He gave her his hand
and helped her up. Then he called in the widows and all the
believers, and he presented her to them alive.
42 The news spread through the whole town, and many
believed in the Lord. 43 And Peter stayed a long time in Joppa,
living with Simon, a tanner of hides.
Persecution Then & Now
Don’t be surprised
Dear friends, don’t be surprised at the fiery trials you are going through, as if something strange were happening to you.
1 Peter 4:12
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
Book of Acts show us that God turns things around !
* Danger of wrong thinking:
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
1) What does your ______________________ & __________________________ about the state of our society
2) What do you do with all the ___________________________________
___________________________________ recorded in the book of Acts ?
Saul Conversion – radical spiritual transformation
Saul once the ____________________, becomes the ____________________? vs 23, 25
When God turns things around:
1)Paul _______________________ & ___________________________ to write
2) Persecution ______________________& turned to ___________________
3) Vs 32-35 – Aeneas - ___________________ bedridden
God turns it around !!!
4) Vs 36 – 41 – Tabitha ________________, brought back to life
God turns it around !!!
How much room do you have in your life for God to turn things around ?
My response: ____________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
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