Paul's Initial Ministry in Damascus and Jerusalem (Acts 9:19b-30)

a.Damascus, the First Time (9:19b-22)

●Galatians – Paul’s Visits to Damascus

1)Saul’s Attachment to the Fellowship (9:19b)

2)Saul’s Proclamation of Christ (9:20-21)

a)The Content of the Proclamation (9:20)

●Son of GodFamilial and Ontological

b)The Response to the Proclamation (9:21)

●amazeddisplaced, wonder, astonished

3)Saul’s Defense of the Faith (9:22)

●strengthto strengthen, to confer or import ability or capability, to make strong

●confoundingto pour together, to mix; to commingle or to confuse

●provingunite, conclude, infer, instruct

b.Damascus, the Second Time (9:23-25)

1)Saul’s Life Threatened (9:23-24)

2)Saul’s Escape from Damascus (9:25)

3.His First Visit to Jerusalem Post-Conversion (9:26-30)

a.Hesitancy (9:26)

1)Paul’s Desire (9:26a-b)

●associateglue or join together

2)The Brother’s Concern (9:26c)

b.Intercession (9:27)

1)The Fact of the Intercession (9:27a-b)

2)The Content of the Intercession (9:27c-e)

c.Acceptance (9:28)

1)Embraced (9:28a)

2)Incorporated (9:28b)

●boldlyfreedom of speech, confident, fearless

d.Resistence (9:29)

1)The Source of It (9:29a)

2)The Purpose of It (9:29b)

e.Escape (9:30)