I. SCATTERING OF CHRIST'S PERSECUTED CHURCH (ch. 8)
A. Salvation in Samaria - 1. Saul of Tarsus wreaks havoc upon the church, vv1-4 - 2. Samaria receives the gospel of Christ, vv5-13 - 3. Spirit given by laying on of hands, vv14-17 - 4. Simon the sorcerer lusts for the apostles' power, vv18-25 B. Salvation for the Ethiopian Eunuch - 1. Spirit sends Philip to join a Ethiopian chariot, vv26-29 - 2. sheep to the slaughter passage expounded, vv30-38 - 3. Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, vv39-40
II. SAUL OF TARSUS & CHRIST'S PERSECUTED CHURCH (ch. 9)
A. Saul Encounter's Jesus Christ - 1. Saul receives authorization to arrest disciples, vv1-3 - 2. Saul receives visitation from Christ Himself, vv4-7 - 3. Saul rendered blind & led to Damascus, vv8-9 B. Saul Evangelized by Christ's Disciple - 1. Ananias called by the Lord for this service, vv10-16 - 2. Ananias lays hands upon Saul, vv17-19 C. Saul Emboldened to Preach Jesus Christ - 1. Saul preaches Christ in Damascus synagogue,vv20-22 - 2. Saul's life in danger by unbelieving Jews, vv23-25 - 3. Saul journeys to Jerusalem, vv26-30 D. Short Rest from Persecution - 1. Peace for the churches in Christ, v31 - 2. Peter heals Aeneas, vv32-35 - 3. Peter raises Dorcas from the dead, vv36-43
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Jon Cardwell was saved by God’s grace on June 3, 1985 while serving in the military as a deep sea diver in the U.S. Navy. The call to ministry came 8 years later when he was invited to serve the Lord in the Philippine mission field. Jon’s entry into pastoral ministry came...
