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THE CONVERSION OF PAUL
Part 3
Acts 9:1-16
CHRIST THE SAVIOR

I.  The Sovereign Mercy of the Lord Jesus Christ    (Acts 9:1-6)

   A.  The Suffering of God’s Friends     (vv. 1-2)

   B.  The Mercy to God’s Enemies         (vv. 3-6)

II.  The     Question Jesus Asks          (v. 4)

III.  The Miracle Jesus Works         (v. 8)

   A.  The Lesson of the Anti-Miracles     (Mark 11:13-14, 20; Acts 9:8)

   B.  Blindness as a Spiritual Reality     (John 9:39-41)

IV.  The Community Jesus Employs    (Acts 9:10-16)

Prayer on the Scent of Glory, Part 2
"We must hear God's word so that we can know how to pray."
"Christians don't live on explanations, they live on promises." (Abraham waited. Joseph waited even though it seemed God had forgotten him.  David waited while persecuted by Saul.  Instead of running from God when disappointed, David runs to God in prayer and psalms.