Sermon: Acts 9:19-31; "A Time of Peace"
Date: January 24, 2016
Pastor: Michael Howard


Scripture: Acts 9:19-31

19 and after taking some food, he regained his strength.

Saul spent several days with the disciples in Damascus.
20 At once he began to preach in the synagogues that Jesus is the
Son of God.
21 All those who heard him were astonished and asked, “Isn’t he the
man who raised havoc in Jerusalem among those who call on this name?
And hasn’t he come here to take them as prisoners to the chief
priests?”
22 Yet Saul grew more and more powerful and baffled the Jews living
in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Messiah.

23 After many days had gone by, there was a conspiracy among the Jews
to kill him,
24 but Saul learned of their plan. Day and night they kept close watch
on the city gates in order to kill him.
25 But his followers took him by night and lowered him in a basket
through an opening in the wall.

26 When he came to Jerusalem, he tried to join the disciples, but they
were all afraid of him, not believing that he really was a disciple.
27 But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles. He told them
how Saul on his journey had seen the Lord and that the Lord had spoken
to him, and how in Damascus he had preached fearlessly in the name of
Jesus.
28 So Saul stayed with them and moved about freely in Jerusalem, speaking
boldly in the name of the Lord.
29 He talked and debated with the Hellenistic Jews, but they tried to kill
him.
30 When the believers learned of this, they took him down to Caesarea and
sent him off to Tarsus.

31 Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee and Samaria enjoyed a time of
peace and was strengthened. Living in the fear of the Lord and encouraged
by the Holy Spirit, it increased in numbers.


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