God's Rescue Mission (11 of 18)
Series: Unfinished - Acts
Tim Badal
Acts 9:1-19
Today we come to one of the most prominent, transforming and cataclysmic events in the book of Acts, and maybe in all of human history. Bible scholars say that this event, the conversion of Saul the Pharisee to Christianity, may be second only to the birth, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Nothing apart from a miracle could take a man hell-bent on destroying Christianity and in one fell swoop bring him to bowing his knee and trusting Jesus as his Savior and Lord.
This passage in Acts 9 reminds us that God is on a rescue mission. There's something about rescue missions in our world that captivate us. We make movies out of them, then are riveted by the stories as they unfold. Over the last couple decades we've seen some very notable and successful rescue missions that frankly take our breath away.
I wasn't born yet when it happened, but I've watched the rescue depicted in the movie Apollo 13. You may remember the astronauts on that trip were pretty much left for dead out in space. But with great thinking and teamwork-not only on the part of the astronauts but also by the technicians at NASA-our three astronauts eventually made it home safely. Stories were told over and over about all that made that rescue mission possible.
I am old enough to remember in the late '80s when our attention turned to Midland, Texas. There a group of kids had been playing hide and seek in a back yard when a little girl about 18 months old, Jessica McClure, fell into a well pipe about 15'' in diameter. For 60 hours she was pinned 20 feet underground. The world was mesmerized, wondering how people would find a way to get the baby out alive. After 60 hours and some amazing work, she was rescued. Now in her 30s, Jessica reminisces with amazement about the rescue mission that saved her life.
Not too long ago we saw the rescue of Captain Phillips. He was part of the crew of the Maersk shi ...
Series: Unfinished - Acts
Tim Badal
Acts 9:1-19
Today we come to one of the most prominent, transforming and cataclysmic events in the book of Acts, and maybe in all of human history. Bible scholars say that this event, the conversion of Saul the Pharisee to Christianity, may be second only to the birth, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Nothing apart from a miracle could take a man hell-bent on destroying Christianity and in one fell swoop bring him to bowing his knee and trusting Jesus as his Savior and Lord.
This passage in Acts 9 reminds us that God is on a rescue mission. There's something about rescue missions in our world that captivate us. We make movies out of them, then are riveted by the stories as they unfold. Over the last couple decades we've seen some very notable and successful rescue missions that frankly take our breath away.
I wasn't born yet when it happened, but I've watched the rescue depicted in the movie Apollo 13. You may remember the astronauts on that trip were pretty much left for dead out in space. But with great thinking and teamwork-not only on the part of the astronauts but also by the technicians at NASA-our three astronauts eventually made it home safely. Stories were told over and over about all that made that rescue mission possible.
I am old enough to remember in the late '80s when our attention turned to Midland, Texas. There a group of kids had been playing hide and seek in a back yard when a little girl about 18 months old, Jessica McClure, fell into a well pipe about 15'' in diameter. For 60 hours she was pinned 20 feet underground. The world was mesmerized, wondering how people would find a way to get the baby out alive. After 60 hours and some amazing work, she was rescued. Now in her 30s, Jessica reminisces with amazement about the rescue mission that saved her life.
Not too long ago we saw the rescue of Captain Phillips. He was part of the crew of the Maersk shi ...
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