In this skit Billy learns how the apostle Paul was changed from being a persecutor of the Early Church to becoming a passionate believer in Jesus and the writer of almost half of the Books of the New Testament. The story of Paul of Tarsus is an example of the transformative power of Jesus to dramatically change someone. When we put our faith in Jesus, He changes us from the inside out. First changing how we think and feel, and this begins to make a change for the better in our outward behavior. The apostle Paul is proof that no one is too much of a lost cause that they cannot be changed by God.
Memory Verse:
As he journeyed he came near Damascus, and suddenly a light shone around him from heaven. Then he fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?” (Acts 9:3-4 NKJV)
Lessons Taught:
• Paul was not one of Jesus’ disciples
• James, who wrote the New Testament book of the Bible was not a disciple and was Jesus’ brother
• Mark and Luke wrote New Testament books but were not Jesus’ disciples
• Saul also went by the Roman name, Paul
• Paul was Jewish, a Roman citizen and from the city of Tarsus
• Jonah tried to go to the city of Tarshish (which is different from Tarsus)
• Saul was the king in the story of David and Goliath but lived many years before Paul of Tarsus
• Both King Saul and Saul of Tarsus were from the tribe of Benjamin
• After Jesus died on the cross, His followers talked with Him and ate with Him for 40 days and then many of them witnessed Him ascending into Heaven
• The Pharisees didn’t want Jesus’ followers telling people about Him
• The Pharisees were very religious people and put emphasis on following rules
• The Pharisees were angry with Jesus when He healed people on the Sabbath
• Jesus came to fulfill the law
• Paul of Tarsus was a very zealous Pharisee
• He made a lot of trouble for the believers in Jesus, who were called The Way
• Jesus said that He is The Way, the Truth and the Life
• Paul had both men and women arrested for believing in Jesus
• Many of the believers in Jesus left Jerusalem
• Paul got letters from the high priest to travel to Damascus and bring back any believers in Jesus to be punished
• On his way to Damascus a bright light shone around him, he fell to the ground and he heard a voice
• The voice was speaking in Hebrew and it was Jesus
• Jesus had said that anyone who shows kindness to others does it to Him
• Jesus told Paul to get up and go into Damascus and wait for instructions
• Paul’s traveling companions had to lead him by the hand because he was blind
• Paul didn’t eat or drink for 3 days
• God sent a man named Ananias to help Paul receive his sight again
• Ananias was reluctant to go at first because of Paul’s reputation
• Paul was healed and could see again
• Paul was baptized and started telling everyone about Jesus
• Many of the believers were scared of him at first because of his reputation
• Paul went throughout the Roman Empire preaching the Gospel and establishing churches
• Paul later wrote letters to the churches to encourage them and these became some of the books of the New Testament
Scripture References: (NKJV)
• Luke 5:9-10 - ...From now on you will catch men.”
• Matt 13:55 - ...And His brothers James, Joses, Simon, and Judas?
• Acts 13:9 - Then Saul, who also is called Paul...
• Acts 22:3 - “...born in Tarsus...
• Jonah 1:3 - But Jonah arose to flee to Tarshish...
• 1 Sam 9:1-2 - There was a man of Benjamin...
• Rom 11:1 - ...of the tribe of Benjamin
• Luke 24:40-43 - ...And He took it and ate in their presence
• Acts 1:3 - ...being seen by them during forty days...
• Acts 1:9 - ...while they watched, He was taken up...
• Acts 5:40 - ...they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus...
• Matt 15:1-2 - came to Jesus, saying, “Why do Your disciples transgress...
• Luke 6:7 - So the scribes and Pharisees watched Him closely
• Matt 5:17 - “...but to fulfill"
• Phil 3:5-6 - ...a Pharisee; concerning zeal, persecuting the church...
• Acts 8:3 - ...dragging off men and women, committing them to prison
• John 14:6 - Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life...
• Acts 1:8 - ...and they were all scattered...
• Acts 9:1-2 - ...whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem
• Acts 9:3-4 - ...a light shone around him from heaven...
• Acts 26:14-15 - ...I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting
• Matt 25:45 - ...as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.’
• Acts 9:6 - ...you will be told what you must do
• Acts 9:8 - ...And he was three days without sight, and neither ate nor drank
• Acts 9:10-18 - ...Then Ananias answered...
• Acts 9:20, 26 - Immediately he preached ...that He is the Son of God...but they were all afraid of him...
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