Acts 9:1-43 Questions by Stephen Ricker
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The Lord's Chosen Instrument
Questions for Study 11

Acts 9:1-43
Memory Verse: 15-16

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I. Saul Meets Jesus (1-9)

1. What was Saul trying to do? (1-2) Why was he so eager to destroy Christians everywhere? (8:1; 26:14)

2. Describe Saul's encounter with the risen Jesus. (3-6) What happened immediately after seeing the light from the Lord? (7-9) What was so special about this experience to Saul? (1 Cor. 15:7)

II. The Lord's Chosen Instrument (10-19)

3. What was God's instruction to Anaias? (10-11) Why was Ananias hesitant to go to meet Saul? (12-14)

4. What was God's revelation for Saul? (15-16) What does this teach us about God? (1 Tim. 1:13-14)

5. How did Ananias obey God? (17) What does it show about his faith? What happened to Saul? (18a-19a)

III. Saul's Bold Witness (20-31)

6. What was Saul trying to do in Damascus? (19b-22) What does this show about Saul's character? What obstacles did Saul have to overcome to be a disciple of Jesus? (23-26)

7. Who helped Saul to be with the disciples of Jesus? (27-28) Why did the church send Saul off to Tarsus? (29-30) What was the situation of the Christian church in Judea and Samaria? (31)

IV. God Blesses Peter's Ministry (32-43)

8. How did God use Peter's ministry to plant faith in the risen Christ? (32-35) Who was Dorcas? (36-37)

9. What was the nature of God's miracle through Peter? (38-41) What was the fruit of the miracle through Peter? (42)