Acts 9:19b-31

Last week, we saw how Saul met Jesus and heard from Jesus how Saul would be His chosen instrument to:
1) preach about Jesus to his fellow Jews, to Kings, and to the Gentiles.
2) to suffer on account of the name of Jesus.
This week we’ll see how Saul’s life begins to demonstrate these words from Jesus as he begins preaching about Jesus in the same places where he once plotted the death of Christians.
And, as he does, his old friends and colleagues begin scheming how they will kill him so that they can silence him. 
Throughout the rest of Acts, we will see this pattern continue in Saul’s life: how he preaches the name of Jesus and suffers on account of His Name. 
Through it all, we will see how Jesus builds His Church.