SAUL AND THE CHURCH | ACTS 9:19-31 WAVE CHURCH SD | AUG 15, 2021

Acts9:19(NLT)SaulstayedwiththebelieversinDamascusforafewdays.• Acts9:11-14(NLT)11TheLordsaid,“GoovertoStraightStreet,tothe

houseofJudas.Whenyougetthere,askforamanfromTarsusnamedSaul.Heisprayingtomerightnow.12IhaveshownhimavisionofamannamedAnaniascominginandlayinghandsonhimsohecanseeagain.”13“ButLord,”exclaimedAnanias,“I’veheardmanypeopletalkabouttheterriblethingsthismanhasdonetothebelieversinJerusalem!14Andheisauthorizedbytheleadingprieststoarresteveryonewhocallsuponyourname.”

THE ___________ IS ESSENTIAL IN OUR

SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT

“A community will form you in one of two directions. Some will seek to

expand the scope of who you are called to love. Others will work to narrow the scope of who you are called to love. Either may call itself "Christian,"

but only one is forming followers of Jesus.” – Skye Jethani

John13:34-35(NLT)34SonowIamgivingyouanewcommandment:Loveeachother.JustasIhavelovedyou,youshouldloveeachother.35Yourloveforoneanotherwillprovetotheworldthatyouaremydisciples.”

AS JESUS’ CHURCH, WE ARE CALLED TO LOVE

JESUS BY _________________________

Acts9:20-21(NLT)20AndimmediatelyhebeganpreachingaboutJesusinthesynagogues,saying,“HeisindeedtheSonofGod!”21Allwhoheardhimwereamazed.“Isn’tthisthesamemanwhocausedsuchdevastationamongJesus’followersinJerusalem?”theyasked.“Anddidn’thecomeheretoarrestthemandtaketheminchainstotheleadingpriests?”• Romans10:9(ESV)ifyouconfesswithyourmouththatJesusisLordand

believeinyourheartthatGodraisedhimfromthedead,youwillbesaved.

• Philippians2:10-11(ESV)10atthenameofJesuseverykneeshouldbow,inheavenandonearthandundertheearth,11andeverytongueconfessthatJesusChristisLord,tothegloryofGodtheFather.

AS JESUS’ CHURCH WE ARE CALLED TO _______________

TO THE _____________ OF JESUS CHRIST

Acts9:22-25(NLT)22Saul’spreachingbecamemoreandmorepowerful,andtheJewsinDamascuscouldn’trefutehisproofsthatJesuswasindeedtheMessiah.23AfterawhilesomeoftheJewsplottedtogethertokillhim.24Theywerewatchingforhimdayandnightatthecitygatesotheycouldmurderhim,butSaulwastoldabouttheirplot.25Soduringthenight,someoftheotherbelieversloweredhiminalargebasketthroughanopeninginthecitywall.

AS JESUS CHURCH WE ARE CALLED TO ___________

AND ___________ FOR ONE ANOTHER

Galatians1:13-18(NLT)

Acts9:26-27(NLT)26WhenSaularrivedinJerusalem,hetriedtomeetwiththebelievers,buttheywereallafraidofhim.Theydidnotbelievehehadtrulybecomeabeliever!27ThenBarnabasbroughthimtotheapostlesandtoldthemhowSaulhadseentheLordonthewaytoDamascusandhowtheLordhadspokentoSaul.HealsotoldthemthatSaulhadpreachedboldlyinthenameofJesusinDamascus.AS JESUS’ CHURCH, WE ARE CALLED TO BE THE _________ Acts9:28-30(NLT)28SoSaulstayedwiththeapostlesandwentallaroundJerusalemwiththem,preachingboldlyinthenameoftheLord.29HedebatedwithsomeGreek-speakingJews,buttheytriedtomurderhim.30Whenthebelieversheardaboutthis,theytookhimdowntoCaesareaandsenthimawaytoTarsus,hishometown.31ThechurchthenhadpeacethroughoutJudea,Galilee,andSamaria,anditbecamestrongerasthebelieverslivedinthefearoftheLord.AndwiththeencouragementoftheHolySpirit,italsogrewinnumbers.

AS JESUS’ CHURCH, WE ARE CALLED TO ________________

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