A Chosen Instrument

March 30, 2025 • Greg Pinkner • Acts 9:1–31

This Sunday, Greg continues our series on the Book of Acts. Acts 9 focuses on Saul’s conversion to Christianity—a moment that changed the course of the world. Saul, was a brilliant Hellenized Jew, a Roman citizen, and a fierce persecutor of Christians before Jesus appeared to him in a blinding light on the road to Damascus. This encounter, where Jesus calls Saul personally, transforms him from a man of violence into a passionate teacher of the gospel. His story parallels many biblical themes—blindness and sight, suffering and calling, Old Testament arcs being fulfilled—and Paul becomes a chosen instrument to carry Jesus' name to the Gentiles. Like Paul, every believer is uniquely called by God to walk in good works He prepared in advance—even if it means suffering along the way.