A Messenger for the Gentiles Is Saved
The Miracle of Saul’s Conversion, vv. 1-3a
A. His Deadly Enmity, v. 1
B. His Driving Energy, vv. 1-3
The Manner of Saul’s Conversion, vv. 3b-9
A. The Revelation to Him, vv. 3-5
- The Light from Heaven, v. 3
- The Lord from Heaven, vv. 4-5
B. The Revolution in Him, vv. 6-9
- The Sovereignty of Jesus Established in His Life, vv. 6-7
- How the Lord Changed Him, v. 6
- How the Lord Chose Him, v. 7
- The Sufficiency of Jesus Is Established in His Life, vv. 8-9
- Walking in the Light, v. 8
- Waiting in the Dark, v. 9
The Meaning of Saul’s Conversion, vv. 10-16
A. How God Called Ananias, v. 10
B. How God Commissioned Ananias, vv. 11-12
- Where He Was to Go
- What He Was to Do
C. How God Convinced Ananias, vv. 13-16
- How His Objection Was Raised, vv. 13-14
- How His Objection Was Rejected, vv. 15-16
The Measure of Saul’s Conversion, vv. 17-31
A. A New Family, vv. 17-18
B. A New Faith, vv. 20-22
- Preaching It, vv. 20-21
- Proving It, v. 22
C. A New Fight, vv. 23-25
- How the Conspiracy Was Formed, vv. 23-24
- How the Conspiracy Was Foiled, v. 25
D. A New Fellowship, vv. 26-29
- Saul’s New Brother in the Lord, vv. 26-27
- Saul’s New Boldness in the Lord, vv. 28-29
E. A New Future, vv. 30-31
- A Period of Retirement for Saul in Tarsus, v. 30
- A Period of Rest for the Saints in Jerusalem, v. 31