Saul immediately began to preach in the synagogues that Jesus is the Son of God. His main purpose has to do with eternal realities. Describe as many details as you can. Choose volunteers to read Acts 9:1-2. Have the students write on the prayer list the person next to their name and as you pray together as a class have students pray for each other that God would change the life of the person causing difficulty in their lives. If he were to die on his way to Damascus he would be separated from God for all eternity. We need to know it for ourselves, so that we are sure about our own conversion. 25:6-15). An organic and indissoluble union exists between Christ and His people. Paul’s conversion Bible study questions and crafts; Paul’s conversion craft; Paul’s conversion worksheet; Paul’s conversion mask; To follow along with the rest of our Acts lessons head over to our landing page or see what’s next when Peter meets Cornelius. Salvation is fully a work of God and it is not in us (Eph 2:8-9). 1. In all of his years studying God’s Word, this man knew God’s Word and His promise to send a Messiah who would save people from their sins. He would because for one thing, God sees things that are not yet as though they already exist (Rom 4:17) and in the very near future Jesus and Paul would be extremely close. Barnabas encouraged them that Saul was a true believer. Saul thought he was righteous before God because he knew God’s Word and obeyed all His laws. 5:14-15). Acts 22:6-7 and Acts 26:13-14 give more details about this experience. Was it from the sudden “light from heaven” or seeing Jesus in His Shekinah glory? But after God transformed him, he immediately became Brother Saul. God comes into our lives, and we allow God in our lives, in no proportion to what we believe, see, hear, touch, or taste. 1:29; Acts 5:31; 11:18; 2 Tim. In Romans 1:16 he stated, the gospel is “to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile”. Welcome to Lesson 10 in your Bible Study of Acts. The Holy Spirit encouraged and strengthened the believers. 3:5). Formerly, he despised the Gentiles; now, he will offer to them the riches of Christ. Target Age Group: Age 9 – 11 (U.S. 3rd – 5th Grade) God gave him specific instructions in Act 9:15-16. He now lives for God’s purpose. Here is more evidence that God seeks us out and not what some falsely believe and what I heard one lady say “I found the Lord.” I didn’t know He was missing. When Paul was saved, it wasn’t just the events on the road to Damascus that were dramatic. 6/7/2011*6/7/2011. As we continue our study of the Book of Acts we will learn more and more about Saul. 6:9-11; Gal. Before that he had probably studied at the university in Tarsus. They taught him God’s laws and how to live a life that pleases Him. He had been given permission to go to Damascus to arrest and imprison anyone there who taught about Jesus. But if you live daily in submission and dependence on the Holy Spirit, you will experience consistent victory over sin and the joy of salvation welling up within you. He had such an intense hatred for Jesus Christ and His followers that he felt that any suffering he inflicted on them was right. (It happened about noon, the light was brighter than the sun) Legos, pipe cleaners, blocks (anything that can be used to allow students to create something), (for younger students- The Very Hungry Caterpillar), Bibles. (If you have a map, show where Tarsus is located.) What do these passages add to what Paul has shared in Acts 9? He ended it physically blind, but spiritually seeing. There is only one way that a person can please God. 5:3-6; Col. 1:23; 3:5-6; 2 Pet. We want kids to deeply understand and ask daily for the Spirit of God to fill them, and to tangibly feel, sense, know and see His presence at work within, through and around them – all glory to our living, glorious God!!! From the moment this baby was born his parents taught him about the One True God. The choices they make will be discussion starters for the students to see how God can use these circumstances to prepare them for the work He has planned for their lives. What would prompt Luke to narrate this conversion experience three times? Unless a person repents of his/her sin and believes by faith that Jesus the Son of God died on the cross, was buried and rose again the third day to save them from their sins, they are an enemy of God. Paul the Tentmaker. God bless you. This is Paul Learned About Jesus Parents Connect Page (NT10L1PC).