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Jealous men put Stephen on trial: ‘They put forward false witnesses who said, “This man incessantly speaks against this holy place and the Law; for we have heard him say that this Nazarene, Jesus, will destroy this place and alter the customs which Moses handed down to us.’ Acts 6:13-14 (NASB) – Slide 1
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Stephen said: ‘You men who are stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears are always resisting the Holy Spirit; you are doing just as your fathers did. Which one of the prophets did your fathers not persecute?’ Acts7:51-52a (NASB) – Slide 2
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‘They killed those who had previously announced the coming of the Righteous One, whose betrayers and murderers you have now become; you who received the law as ordained by angels, and yet did not keep it.’ Acts 7:52b-53 (NASB) – Slide 3
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‘Now when they heard this, they were cut to the quick, and they began gnashing their teeth at him.’ Acts 7:54 (NASB) – Slide 4
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‘But being full of the Holy Spirit, he gazed intently into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God; and he said, “Behold, I see the heavens opened up and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.”’ Acts 7:55-56 (NASB) – Slide 5
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‘When they had driven him out of the city, they began stoning him; and the witnesses laid aside their robes at the feet of a young man named Saul. They went on stoning Stephen as he called on the Lord and said, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!” Then falling on his knees, he cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them!” Having said this, he fell asleep.’ Acts 7:58-60 (NASB) – Slide 6
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‘Saul was in hearty agreement with putting him to death. And on that day a great persecution began against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles... Saul began ravaging the church, entering house after house, and dragging off men and women, he would put them in prison.’ Acts 8:1&3 (NASB) – Slide 7
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‘Now Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest, and asked for letters from him to the synagogues at Damascus, so that if he found any belonging to the Way, both men and women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.’ Acts 9:1-2 (NASB) – Slide 8
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‘As he was traveling, it happened that he was approaching Damascus, and suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him; and he fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?”’ Acts:9:3-4 (NASB) – Slide 9
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‘And he said, “Who are You, Lord?” <br/>And He said, “I am Jesus whom you are persecuting, but get up and enter the city, and it will be told you what you must do.” The men who travelled with him stood speechless, hearing the voice but seeing no one.” Acts 9:5-7 (NASB) – Slide 10
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‘Saul got up from the ground, and though his eyes were open, he could see nothing; and leading him by the hand, they brought him into Damascus. And he was three days without sight, and neither ate nor drank.’ Acts 9:8-9 (NASB) – Slide 11
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‘Now there was a disciple at Damascus named Ananias; and the Lord said to him in a vision, “Ananias.” <br/>And he said, “Here I am, Lord.”’ Acts 9:10 (NASB) – Slide 12
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‘And the Lord said to him, “Get up and go to the street called Straight, and inquire at the house of Judas for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying, and he has seen in a vision a man named Ananias come in and lay his hands on him, so that he might regain his sight.”’ Acts 9:11-12 (NASB) – Slide 13
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‘But Ananias answered, “Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much harm he did to Your saints at Jerusalem; and here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who call on Your name.”’ Acts 9:13-14 (NASB) – Slide 14
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‘But the Lord said to him, “Go, for he is a chosen instrument of Mine, to bear My name before the Gentiles and kings and the sons of Israel; for I will show him how much he must suffer for My name’s sake.”’ Acts 9:15-16 (NASB) – Slide 15
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‘So Ananias departed and entered the house, and after laying his hands on him said, “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road by which you were coming, has sent me so that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”’ Acts 9:17 (NASB) – Slide 16
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‘And immediately there fell from his eyes something like scales, and he regained his sight, and he got up and was baptized; and he took food and was strengthened.’ Acts 9:18 & 19a (NASB) – Slide 17
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‘Now for several days he was with the disciples who were at Damascus, and immediately he began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, saying, “He is the Son of God.” ... Saul kept increasing in strength and confounding the Jews who lived at Damascus by proving that this Jesus is the Christ. Acts 9:19b & 22 – Slide 18
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‘When many days had elapsed, the Jews plotted together to do away with him, but their plot became known to Saul. They were also closely watching the gates day and night so that they might put him to death.’ Acts 9:23-24 (NASB) – Slide 19
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‘...but his disciples took him at night and let him down through an opening in the wall, lowering him in a large basket.’ Acts 9:25 (NASB) – Slide 20
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‘So the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria enjoyed peace, as it was being built up; and as it continued in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it kept increasing.’ Acts 9:31 (NASB) – Slide 21
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Saul’s name was changed to Paul during his first missionary trip to Cyprus. Acts 13:9 – Slide 22
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