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ACTS 9
What are the main points of Acts Chapter 9? |
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ACTS 9
- Conversion of Saul (1-31)
- Miracles of Peter (32-43) |
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ACTS 9
What was Saul doing when he went to the high priest? |
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ACTS 9
Breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord
(persecuting Christians) |
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ACTS 9
What did Saul get from the high priest? |
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ACTS 9
Letters to the synagogues of Damascus, authorizing him to arrest and bring those of "The Way" to Jerusalem |
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ACTS 9
As Saul came near Damascus, what happened? What did he hear? |
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ACTS 9
Suddenly a light shone around him from heaven; falling down, he heard a voice saying, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?" |
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ACTS 9
When he asked "Who are You, Lord?", what was he told? |
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ACTS 9
"I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting." |
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ACTS 9
What did Jesus tell Saul to do? |
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ACTS 9
To go to the city, where he would be told what to do |
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ACTS 9
How did the men with Saul respond when they heard the voice? |
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ACTS 9
They stood speechless, hearing a voice but seeing no one |
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ACTS 9
How was Saul led into the city? What did he do for three days? |
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ACTS 9
- By the hand, for he was blind when he arose from the ground
- He did not eat or drink, and remained without sight |
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ACTS 9
To whom did the Lord appear in a vision? |
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ACTS 9
A disciple at Damascus named Ananias |
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ACTS 9
What did Jesus tell him to do? |
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ACTS 9
To go to the street called Straight and to inquire at the house of Judas for one called Saul |
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ACTS 9
What had Saul been doing during this time? What had he seen in a vision? |
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ACTS 9
Praying; a man named Ananias laying hands on him that he might receive his sight |
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ACTS 9
Why was Ananias hesitant to go? |
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ACTS 9
He had heard what Saul had done to the saints in Jerusalem, and why he had come to Damascus |
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ACTS 9
What did the Lord say about Saul to reassure Ananias to go to him? |
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ACTS 9
Saul is His chosen vessel to bear His name before Gentiles, kings, and the children of Israel, and he will be shown how many things he must suffer for the Lord's sake |
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ACTS 9
When Ananias laid his hands on Saul, what did he say as to why the Lord sent him? |
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ACTS 9
That Saul might receive his sight and that he might be filled with the Holy Spirit |
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ACTS 9
What happened immediately after Ananias laid his hands on Saul? |
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ACTS 9
- Something like scales fell from his eyes and his sight returned
- He arose and was baptized
- He was strengthened when he ate |
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ACTS 9
What did Saul do after he regained his sight? |
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ACTS 9
- He received food and was strengthened
- He spent days with the disciples at Damascus
- He immediately began preaching in the synagogues Christ as the Son of God |
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ACTS 9
What was the reaction of those who heard Saul preach? |
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ACTS 9
They were amazed, for they knew what he had done in Jerusalem and why he came to Damascus |
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ACTS 9
As Saul increased in strength, what did he do? |
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ACTS 9
He confounded the Jews in Damascus, proving that Jesus was the Christ |
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ACTS 9
After many days had passed, who plotted to kill Saul? How did he escape? |
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ACTS 9
- The Jews, who watched the gates day and night
- The disciples let him down through the wall in a large basket |
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ACTS 9
When Saul came to Jerusalem, what did he try to do? What was the reaction? |
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ACTS 9
To join the disciples; they were afraid of him, for they did not believe he was a disciple |
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ACTS 9
Who brought him before the apostles? What did he tell them about Saul? |
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ACTS 9
Barnabas; how Saul had seen the Lord who spoke to him, and how Saul preached boldly at Damascus in the name of Jesus |
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ACTS 9
What was Saul then permitted to do? |
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ACTS 9
To be with the disciples, coming in and going out |
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ACTS 9
What did Saul do while at Jerusalem? What then happened? |
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ACTS 9
- He spoke boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus and disputed with the Hellenists
- An attempt was made to kill him, but the brethren took him to Caesarea and sent him on to Tarsus |
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ACTS 9
What was the condition of the churches in Judea, Galilee, and Samaria at that time? |
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ACTS 9
They had peace and were edified and walking in the fear of the Lord and the comfort of the Holy Spirit, they were multiplied |
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ACTS 9
Where did Peter go and what did he find there? |
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ACTS 9
He went to Lydda where he found Aeneas, paralyzed and bedridden for eight years |
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ACTS 9
What did Peter do and what was the result? |
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ACTS 9
He healed him in the name of Jesus, all in Lydda and Sharon turned to the Lord |
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ACTS 9
Who died at Joppa, and what did the disciples there do? |
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ACTS 9
- A disciple named Tabitha (Dorcas), a woman full of good works and charitable deeds
- They washed her body, laid her in an upper room, and sent two men for Peter |
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ACTS 9
When Peter arrived, what did he see and what did he do? |
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- Widows weeping in the upper room, showing the garments Dorcas made
- He sent the widows out, prayed, and then said "Tabitha, arise"
- After she opened her eyes and sat up, Peter called the saints and widows back into the room and presented her alive |
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ACTS 9
What happened when this became known throughout all Joppa? |
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ACTS 9
Many believed in the Lord |
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ACTS 9
What did Peter do after raising Tabitha from the dead? |
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ACTS 9
Stayed in Joppa for many days with Simon, a tanner |
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