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THE CONVERSION OF SAUL - ACTS 9 (ALSO SEE CHAPTERS 22 & 26) I. THE
"WORK" OF SAUL - ACTS 9:1-2 A.
He Threatened
The Disciples (Believers) With Death - Acts 9:1 B In
Order To Go To Damascus, Look For Other Christians, And Bring Them Back
As Prisoners To Jerusalem,
He Asked The High Priest For Letters To The Synagogue In Damascus - Acts 9:2 II. SAUL
ON THE ROAD TO DAMASCUS - ACTS 9:3-8 A. As He Neared Damascus, A Bright Light From
Heaven Flashed Around Him, And He Fell To The Ground Acts
9:3-4 B. A Voice Said, "Saul, Saul, Why Do You
Persecute Me?" And Paul Asked,
"Who Are You,
Lord?" - Acts 9:5-6 C. The Voice Identified Itself As That Of Jesus
And Ordered Paul To Go To Damascus To
Await Further Instructions
- Acts 9:5-6 D. Saul Couldn't See But Was Taken To
Damascus By His Traveling Companions - Acts 9:8 E. A Believer That Lived In Damascus,
Ananias, Was Sent By The Lord To Where Saul Was Staying In Order
To Restore His Sight - Acts 9:10-17 F. Saul Recovered His Sight And Was
Baptized, Spending Several Days With The Christians In Damascus - Acts
9:18-19 III. SAUL
BEGINS TO PREACH - ACTS 9:20-31 A.
He Preached
In The Synagogues That Jesus Was The Son Of God, But The People Didn't Trust
Him Since They
Knew What He Had Done In Jerusalem And Why He Had
Gone To Damascus - Acts 9:20-21 B. The Jews Of Damascus Agreed To Kill Him,
But He Escaped When The Believers Lowered Him In A Basket
Over The Side Of The City Wall - Acts 9:22-25 C. Saul Went To Jerusalem 1. The believers there were afraid of him at
first, but he began to go about preaching the gospel - Acts 9:26-29 2. The Jerusalem Jews tried to kill him, but
the Christians took him to Caesarea and then sent him off to
Tarsus - Acts 9:30 IV. GROWTH
OF THE CHURCH - ACTS 9:31 THE CHURCH
GREW NUMERICALLY AND SPIRITUALLY IN JUDEA, GALILEE, AND SAMARIA; AND IT ENJOYED
A TIME OF PEACE. V. CONCLUSION
- Although He Had Fearlessly Persecuted The Church, Saul Met The Lord On The
Road To Damascus. Called By The Lord To Preach Of Jesus To
The People Of Many Nations And To The Nation
Of Israel, Saul Became A Great Preacher Of God's Word. MEMORY VERSE - ACTS 9:15 |