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

1. The Light from Heaven, v. 3
2. The Lord from Heaven, vv. 4-5

B. The Revolution in Him, vv. 6-9

1. 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
2. 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

1. Where He Was to Go
2. What He Was to Do

C. How God Convinced Ananias, vv. 13-16

1. How His Objection Was Raised, vv. 13-14
2. 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

1. Preaching It, vv. 20-21
2. Proving It, v. 22

C. A New Fight, vv. 23-25

1. How the Conspiracy Was Formed, vv. 23-24
2. How the Conspiracy Was Foiled, v. 25

D. A New Fellowship, vv. 26-29

1. Saul’s New Brother in the Lord, vv. 26-27
2. Saul’s New Boldness in the Lord, vv. 28-29

E. A New Future, vv. 30-31

1. A Period of Retirement for Saul in Tarsus, v. 30
2. A Period of Rest for the Saints in Jerusalem, v. 31

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