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“SAUL AND HIS CONVERSION"
Introduction: Saul, the persecutor of the church Paul, the defender
of the faith
I. HIS EARLY HISTORY
1. Zealous. Phil. 3:5; Rom. 10:1
2. Religious. Phil. 3:6
3. Educated. Acts 22:3
4. Profited above others. Gal. 1:14
5. Made havoc of church. Acts 8:1,3
II. HIS JOURNEY TOWARD DAMASCUS
1. Letters from High Priest. Acts 9:2
2. Heart full of threatenings and slaughter
3. Thought he was right. Acts 26:9
4. Conscience was clear. Acts 23:1;24:16
III. THE LIGHT THAT STOPPED HIM
1. From Heaven. Acts 26:13
2. Brighter than the sun. 26:13
3. At mid-day. 26:13
4. Stricken blind. Acts 9:9
IV. THE CONVERSATION WITH JESUS
1. Jesus spoke first. Acts 9:4
2. Repenting, asks what to do. 9:6
3. Calls Jesus his Lord. 9:6
4. Told to go to Damascus for information
V. THE SCENE IN DAMASCUS
1. House of Judas. Acts 9:11
2. Ananias, the disciple. 9:10
3. The instructions. Acts 22:16
4. The result. Acts 9:18
Conclusion: Started out to persecute disciples at Damascus, breathing out
threats and slaughter against them
Ended up as one of them, sounding out the word of the Lord to them.
Acts 9:19,20
Sermon Outline by Thomas Winter Butterfield
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