Aim: To be overwhelmed by the greatness of God in the way He blesses Christ's church.
Doctrine: Saul's persecution of the church actually forced the gospel outward (from Jerusalem). This was in total harmony with Jesus' words to His apostles (in Acts 1:8), and this same gospel continues to cascade over all the earth (even today).
Exegesis: What ''Saul the Terrorist'' accomplished for the church: he was a ''trigger'' for the beginning of worldwide evangelism (vv. 1-2); his cruelty compelled the gospel to reach (even) Samaria (vv. 3-5); his harshness led to Christ's joy coming to new saints in the expanding church (vv. 6-8).
Further application: What we in the church today should learn from ''Saul the Terrorist'': that Christ is the absolute Sovereign, and that His gospel always prevails (despite resistance to it).
Key verses: vv. 3-4 ''As for Saul, he made havoc of the church, entering every house, and dragging off men and women, committing them to prison. Therefore those who were scattered went everywhere preaching the word.''
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Rev. Mark Henninger received his Masters of Divinity from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois, and he has been Pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Peoria, Illinois for more than 30 years.
