2. Saved
Like Saul

3. Saul’s journey to Damascus to arrest Christians (Acts 9:2)
135 miles from Jerusalem to Damascus

4. Was Saul Saved On The Road to Damascus?
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Was Saul Saved On The Road to Damascus?
Saul is introduced to us at the stoning of Stephen. Acts 7:54-58
Saul was a devout Jew. Acts 8:1-4; 26:9-11
Was Saul saved when Jesus appeared to him on the road to Damascus? Acts 9:1-5
Was Saul saved before going to Damascus? Acts 9:6

5. Was Saul Saved On The Road to Damascus?
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Was Saul Saved On The Road to Damascus?
Was Saul saved before going to Damascus?
Acts 9:6 “…will be told what you must do.”
Must- Gk., “dei,” meaning necessary; essential; required; lacking choice.

6. Acts 9:6 So he, trembling and astonished, said, “Lord, what do You want me to do?” Then the Lord said to him, “Arise and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.” NKJV
Acts 10:6 He is lodging with Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the sea. He will tell you what you must do.” NKJV
Acts 16:30 And he brought them out and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”

7. What Happened In Damascus?
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What Happened In Damascus?
Saul went to a house on Straight Street Acts 9:11

8. What Happened In Damascus?
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What Happened In Damascus?
Saul went to a house on Straight Street Acts 9:11
Saul was fasting and praying.
Many believe we are saved by prayer.

9. The Sinner’s Prayer Dear Lord Jesus,
I believe in my heart that you, Lord God, raised Him from the dead. Please Jesus forgive me, for every sin I have ever committed or done in my heart, please Lord Jesus forgive me and come into my heart as my personal Lord and Savior today. I need you to be my Father and my friend.
I give you my life and ask you to take full control from this moment on; I pray this in the name of Jesus Christ.
Amen.

10. 1. Who has the correct words to the "Sinner's Prayer?"
SCRIPTURE:__________________
2. What happens if a person gets the words wrong in his/her "Sinner's Prayer?"
3. How can the same "Sinner's Prayer" get a person into multiple denominations?
4. How can multiple denominations, all teaching conflicting doctrines, use the same "Sinner's Prayer" for membership?

11. 5. How were people saved before the modern day text of the "Sinner's Prayer" became part of the American religious landscape via the Billy Graham Crusades?
SCRIPTURE:__________________
6. What happens when the same preacher keeps switching the wording of the "Sinner's Prayer" Sunday after Sunday?
7. Why were the Pentecostians in Acts 2 told to "repent and be baptized" instead of repeating the "Sinner's Prayer?"

12. What Happened In Damascus?
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What Happened In Damascus?
Ananias was told to go to Saul. Acts 9:17
He repeated what the Lord said to him Acts 9:15-16
Saul was told he was to be a witness of Christ. Acts 22:14-15; Acts 1:21-22; Acts 26:22
Witnessing today is testifying of self.

13. Ananias Told Saul What He Must Do!
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Ananias Told Saul What He Must Do!
Acts 22:16 And now why are you waiting? Arise and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord. NKJV
Arise
Be Baptized
Wash Away Your Sins.

14. Notice the connection between the verses
Acts 22:16 And now why are you waiting? Arise and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.
Acts 9:18 Immediately there fell from his eyes something like scales, and he received his sight at once; and he arose and was baptized. NKJV
Acts 22:16 And now why are you waiting? Arise and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord. NKJV
Acts 9:18 Immediately there fell from his eyes something like scales, and he received his sight at once; and he arose and was baptized. NKJV

15. Ananias Told Saul What He Must Do!
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Ananias Told Saul What He Must Do!
Acts 22:16 And now why are you waiting? Arise and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord. NKJV
Arise
Be Baptized
Wash Away Your Sins.
Calling on the name of the Lord. Acts 2:21; Thessalonians 2:14

16. Saved Like Saul Conclusion If Saul was saved on the road to Damascus…
Neither Luke nor the Holy Spirit knew it.
Conclusion
Ananias didn’t know it.
The Lord didn’t know it.
Saul didn’t know it.
Saul was the most miserable saved man mentioned in the Bible.