From Past to Purpose

Fairfax Bible Church · Nov 26, 2022 · 45m

Big Idea: Jesus takes ugly pasts and gives them beautiful purposes 1) Saul's ugly past (8:1-3; 9:1-2) 2) Saul meets Jesus (9:3-9) 3) Saul's eyes are opened (9:10-19) 4) Saul the persecutor becomes Saul the preacher (9:20-25) 5) Saul the foe becomes Saul the friend (9:26-31) Three Lessons: 1) Jesus loves even his fiercest enemies (Lk. 6:27-28) 2) So, we can also love those with ugly pasts (2 Cor. 5:14-19) 3) And, we can trust him to repurpose our own ugly pasts (1 Tim. 1:12-17)