ARE YOU A MOTHBALL CHRISTIAN OR A MISSIONAL CHRISTIAN? (12 OF 18)
by Tim Badal
Scripture: Acts 9:18-31
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Are You a Mothball Christian or a Missional Christian? (12 of 18)
Series: Unfinished - Acts
Tim Badal
Acts 9:18-31
Last week we were in Acts 9, where we saw a dramatic and transforming change that took place in the life of a man named Saul from Tarsus. He was a predator who sought to destroy the church and stop the gospel message from spreading. But on his journey to harass and persecute the believers in Damascus, he was stopped by a blinding light. Jesus Christ Himself appeared to Saul, asking him, ''Why are you persecuting and fighting against Me? Why are you seeking to destroy the very thing that is about to give you life?''
Saul fell to his knees, realizing he was a sinner in need of the saving power of Jesus Christ. We learned that Jesus saved him, then after three days, He healed him from the blindness that had come upon him through the ministry of a disciple named Ananias. Saul regains his strength and is welcomed into the Christian community. So now we ask-what happens next? Here is a man who has been dramatically changed by the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Let's read our passage in Acts 9:18-31:
Then he rose and was baptized; 19and taking food, he was strengthened. For some days he was with the disciples at Damascus. 20And immediately he proclaimed Jesus in the synagogues, saying, ''He is the Son of God.'' 21And all who heard him were amazed and said, ''Is not this the man who made havoc in Jerusalem of those who called upon this name? And has he not come here for this purpose, to bring them bound before the chief priests?'' 22But Saul increased all the more in strength, and confounded the Jews who lived in Damascus by proving that Jesus was the Christ.
23When many days had passed, the Jews plotted to kill him, 24but their plot became known to Saul. They were watching the gates day and night in order to kill him, 25but his disciples took him by night and let him down through an opening in the wall, lowering him in a basket.
26And when ...
Series: Unfinished - Acts
Tim Badal
Acts 9:18-31
Last week we were in Acts 9, where we saw a dramatic and transforming change that took place in the life of a man named Saul from Tarsus. He was a predator who sought to destroy the church and stop the gospel message from spreading. But on his journey to harass and persecute the believers in Damascus, he was stopped by a blinding light. Jesus Christ Himself appeared to Saul, asking him, ''Why are you persecuting and fighting against Me? Why are you seeking to destroy the very thing that is about to give you life?''
Saul fell to his knees, realizing he was a sinner in need of the saving power of Jesus Christ. We learned that Jesus saved him, then after three days, He healed him from the blindness that had come upon him through the ministry of a disciple named Ananias. Saul regains his strength and is welcomed into the Christian community. So now we ask-what happens next? Here is a man who has been dramatically changed by the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Let's read our passage in Acts 9:18-31:
Then he rose and was baptized; 19and taking food, he was strengthened. For some days he was with the disciples at Damascus. 20And immediately he proclaimed Jesus in the synagogues, saying, ''He is the Son of God.'' 21And all who heard him were amazed and said, ''Is not this the man who made havoc in Jerusalem of those who called upon this name? And has he not come here for this purpose, to bring them bound before the chief priests?'' 22But Saul increased all the more in strength, and confounded the Jews who lived in Damascus by proving that Jesus was the Christ.
23When many days had passed, the Jews plotted to kill him, 24but their plot became known to Saul. They were watching the gates day and night in order to kill him, 25but his disciples took him by night and let him down through an opening in the wall, lowering him in a basket.
26And when ...
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