Sight
Scott McKinney
July 2nd, 2023
“As he neared Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?” “Who are you, Lord?” Saul asked.” —Acts 9:3-5
Saul and Paul are one and the same.
Saul was his Jewish name and Paul his
“I have more: circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; in regard to the law, a Pharisee; as for zeal, persecuting the church.” —Philippians 3:5-6
“And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.” —Acts 2:47
“Day after day, in the temple courts and from house to house, they never stopped teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Messiah.” —Acts 5:42
“Meanwhile, the witnesses laid their coats at the feet of a young man named Saul.” —Acts 7:53
“On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria. Godly men buried Stephen and mourned deeply for him. But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off both men and women and put them in prison.Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went.” —Acts 8:1-4
“Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the Lord’s disciples. He went to the high priest and asked him for letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any there who belonged to the Way, whether men or women, he might take them as prisoners to Jerusalem.” —Acts 9:1-2
Jesus is the only path to God.
People follow
On Paul’s path…
There is
“Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?” “Who are you, Lord?” Saul asked.” —Acts 9:4-5
The change is in the way that Paul sees God.
There is a
“Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do…” —Acts 9:6
“Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could see nothing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus. For three days he was blind, and did not eat or drink anything.” —Acts 9:8-9
Paul’s great sin is
The antidote to pride is
“He got up and was baptized, and after taking some food, he regained his strength.” —Acts 9:18b-19
There is an
Baptism is our