Paul
Week 3
Paul
Week 3
In the forefront of the Jewish authorities’ push to quell the spread of the early church, we find Saul. He is a Pharisee of Pharisees, high among the Jewish elite, a Jew among Jews. And he hates the church. He was complicit in Stephen’s murder and now leads the persecution that began with Stephen’s martyrdom. He plans to snuff out the church, but God has other plans. On his way to root out more Christ-followers, he has a supernatural encounter with Christ himself. The implications of that encounter have far-reaching consequences not only for Saul, but for the church as a whole and, ultimately, the entire world.
Acts 9:1-9
Shipwreck
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Mars Hill
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Paul in Prison
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What Changes Us
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Stephen
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Pentecost
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