I Saw The Light Series

Acts 22 v 1 - 21 I Saw the Light

1. The Failure in His Religion - His Defence -

He was -

A Restrained Man - Verses 1 - 2

A Religous Man - He Speaks of -

His Birth - 3 I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia,

His Background - yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel,

His Birthright - and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers,

A Righteous Man - and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.

A Rigorous Man - 4 And I persecuted this way unto the death,

binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.

A Relentless Man - His Journey to Damascus.

The Reason for His Zeal - Romans 10:1-3

His Prayer - 1 Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.

His Problem - 2 For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.

His Pronouncement - 3 For they being ignorant of God's righteousness and going about to establish their own righteousness,

have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.

The Reality in His Zeal - Galatians 1: 13 -

His Past - For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews' religion,

His Pursuit - how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it:

His Progress - 14 And profited in the Jews' religion above many my equals in mine own nation,

His Purpose - being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.

The Result of His Zeal -

He Persecuted - The Lord's People

He Provoked - The Lord's Person - 7 why persecutest thou me?

He Prevented - The Lord's Purpose -

Acts 9:5 it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.

2. The Fury in His Retribution - His Defiance -

The Regulation of His Journey - 5 As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and went to Damascus,

The Reason for His Journey - to bring them which were there bound unto Jerusalem, for to be punished.

The Resolve in His Journey - 6 And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and was come nigh unto Damascus about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me. (almost there)

3. The Fear in His Revelation - His Deference - He Highlights -

The Plan - 6 And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey,

The Place - and was come nigh unto Damascus about noon,

The Pace - suddenly

The Presence - there shone from heaven a great light round about me

The Power - 7 And I fell unto the ground,

The Person - and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul,

why persecutest thou me?

A Lifted Person - He Reigns - 6 suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me.7 And I fell unto the ground,

Acts 9:6 And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do?

A Living Person - He Speaks - and heard a voice saying unto me,

A Learned Person - He Knows - Saul, Saul,

A Longsuffering Person - He Feels - why persecutest thou me?

A Loving Person - He Seeks - 8 And I answered, Who art thou, Lord?

A Listening Person - He Hears - And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.

A Leading Person - He Reveals -

His Power - 10 And I said, What shall I do, Lord?

His Purpose - And the Lord said unto me, Arise, and go into Damascus;

His Plan - and there it shall be told thee of all things which are appointed for thee to do.

His Preeminence - 11 when I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of them that were with me, I came into Damascus.

4. The Freedom in His Redemption - His Deliverance - He Speaks of -

The Man - 12 And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt there,

The Message - 13 Came unto me, and stood, and said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight.

The Miracle - 13 And the same hour I looked up upon him.

The Meaning - 14 And he said, The God of our fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest know his will, and see that Just One,