Pre - Conversion
• Outline of the
Book of Acts
1:8
Pre - Conversion
• Introduced
at the
stoning of
Stephen (7:58)
Pre - Conversion
• Zealous
persecutor of
the church
(8:1, 3; Phil.
3:6; 1 Tim.
1:13)
Conversion of Saul
• Told 3 times
in Acts (9, 22,
26)
• Great proof of
Resurrection
Conversion of Saul
• Disciples in
synagogues (9:2)
• Damascus – 150
miles
• 20-25 miles per
day walking
Conversion of Saul
• Saul, Saul,
why….
• Who are you,
Lord?
• I am Jesus….
Conversion of Saul
• 3 Days in the Dark
Write down
4 of your
Core Beliefs
–Devil → Lord
–Enemies → Allies
–Allies → Opponents
–Blasphemy → Confession
–Zeal → Blasphemy
Conversion of Saul
Therefore, if anyone is in
Christ, he is a new creation;
the old is gone, the new
has come.
(2 Corinthians 5:17)
Conversion of Saul
• Ananias
• Straight St.
• Commission
(15-16)
• Apostle to
Gentiles
Conversion of Saul
• Jesus who
appeared to
you on the
road (17;
1 Cor. 15:8)
• Baptized
Conversion of Saul
• Conversion or
Call?
• Still a Jew
• Converted to
Christ
• BOTH!
Conversion of Saul
• Acts 22:2-16
– Most Jewish
– Noon
– Light & Sound
– Jesus of Nazareth
– Ananias devout
– Wash away sins
• Acts 26:9-18
– Readers’ Digest
– To King Agrippa
– It is hard to kick
against the goads
(14)
– Ananias is not
mentioned
When Faith Moves
Next Door
• Not all conversions are like Paul’s
• Acts 18:7-8
• I was born among the born-again
Journal Assignment
If you are a Christian,
what changed when you
became a Christian?
If you are not a
Christian, what would
change if you
became one?
#4
…several days in Damascus
• 9:19
• Conversion –
A.D. 34
• 9:19-30 covers
A.D. 34-37
• Galatians 1:1124
Acts
Galatians
My Faith My Faith
My faith can be My faith is not
traced to my
based on my
parents, my
parents, my
teachers, and my teachers, or my
home church.
home church.
…several days in Damascus
• A.D. 37 Paul
flees Damascus
st
• 1 Jerusalem
Visit – A.D. 37
• Barnabas intro
• Sent to Tarsus
• 6-year silence
Healing
Ministry
of
Peter
(9:32-43)
Peter Heals Aeneas
• In town of Lydda
• Paralytic for 8 years
• Jesus Christ heals you!
• Reminds us of Jesus and
paralytic (Mk 2:11)
• Immediately healed
a
Peter Heals Dorcas
• Lived in Joppa (seaport of Judea)
• Tabitha (Aramaic) =
Dorcas (Greek) =
Gazelle
• Helped the poor/widows
• Jesus and Jairus’ daughter (Lk. 8)
• Few rights and little protection
• Poorest of the poor
• Showing him
the robes….
(on them!)
What’s wrong with this picture?
Peter sent
them all
out of
the room….
(vs. 40)