Say Yes: Ananias of Damascus
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To Ananias, God’s assignment seemed to suggest that God was either out of touch or out of His mind. Saul was a dangerous man. He was someone to steer clear of. We assume that God always will call us to do the sensible and the safe thing. But sometimes God will call us to do the risky, and even the dangerous. Ananias overcomes his well-justified fear and says YES, despite the real danger. Imagine the Christian world without the Apostle Paul.
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Say Yes: Ananias of Damascus
- 2. Series Outline •Isaiah’s YES (Isa. 6) •Elisha’s YES (1 Kings 19) •Samuel’s YES (1 Samuel 3) •Matthew’s YES (Matthew 9) •Ananias’ YES (Acts 9) •Timothy’s YES (2 Timothy 1)
- 4. First Point Jesus calls us to “Rise and Go”! Acts 9:10-12
- 7. Second Point Jesus calls us to Go despite our legitimate fears. Acts 9:13-16
- 9. Third Point The greatest reward to those who Say YES to God is the legacy they leave behind. Acts 9:17-19
- 11. Legacy of Faith Edward Kimball
- 12. Legacy of Faith Edward Kimball D.L. Moody
- 13. Legacy of Faith Mordecai Ham
- 14. Legacy of Faith Mordecai Ham Billy Graham
- 15. Legacy of Faith Thomas L. Phillips
- 16. Legacy of Faith Thomas L. Phillips Chuck Colson
- 17. Legacy of Faith Sam Wolgemuth
- 18. Legacy of Faith Sam Wolgemuth Ravi Zacharias
- 19. Legacy of Faith You ???
Editor's Notes
- Greeting
- Acts 9:10-19 10 Now there was a disciple at Damascus named Ananias. The Lord said to him in a vision, “Ananias.” And he said, “Here I am, Lord.” 11 And the Lord said to him, “Rise and go to the street called Straight, and at the house of Judas look for a man of Tarsus named Saul, for behold, he is praying, 12 and he has seen in a vision a man named Ananias come in and lay his hands on him so that he might regain his sight.” 13 But Ananias answered, “Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much evil he has done to your saints at Jerusalem. 14 And here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who call on your name.” 15 But the Lord said to him, “Go, for he is a chosen instrument of mine to carry my name before the Gentiles and kings and the children of Israel. 16 For I will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name.” 17 So Ananias departed and entered the house. And laying his hands on him he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus who appeared to you on the road by which you came has sent me so that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.” 18 And immediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and he regained his sight. Then he rose and was baptized; 19 and taking food, he was strengthened.
- First Point Acts 9:10-12 10 Now there was a disciple at Damascus named Ananias. The Lord said to him in a vision, “Ananias.” And he said, “Here I am, Lord.” 11 And the Lord said to him, “Rise and go to the street called Straight, and at the house of Judas look for a man of Tarsus named Saul, for behold, he is praying, 12 and he has seen in a vision a man named Ananias come in and lay his hands on him so that he might regain his sight.”
- The street called Straight is commonly identified with Darb el-Mostakim, which still runs east-west in a somewhat modified form through Damascus. Peterson, D. G. (2009). (p. 307). Grand Rapids, MI; Nottingham, England: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. Peterson, D. G. (2009). The Acts of the Apostles (p. 307). Grand Rapids, MI; Nottingham, England: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company.
- The street called Straight is still unmistakably identified in Damascus by its contrast with all the other streets of the city; for while all the others are very crooked, making curves or abrupt angles at intervals of from fifty to one hundred yards, this runs nearly a mile with only five slight angles. The mention of this street by name, together with the name of Judas, in whose house Saul was staying, affords no mean evidence of the authenticity of this narrative. McGarvey, J. W. (1892). New Commentary on Acts of Apostles (Vol. 1, p. 174). Cincinnati: The Standard Publishing Company.
- Second Point 13 But Ananias answered, “Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much evil he has done to your saints at Jerusalem. 14 And here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who call on your name.” 15 But the Lord said to him, “Go, for he is a chosen instrument of mine to carry my name before the Gentiles and kings and the children of Israel. 16 For I will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name.”
- Chosen Instrument In the figure of a “chosen vessel” to bear the name of Jesus before Gentiles and kings and Israelites, he compares Saul to a carefully selected casket, in which a jewel rich enough for a present to a king is to be deposited, that jewel being his own precious name. Jewelers always keep costly gems in caskets of corresponding value; and so, when Jesus is about to send his name to kings and the great ones of earth, he chooses this persecuting Saul as the fittest vessel in which to enclose it. McGarvey, J. W. (1892). New Commentary on Acts of Apostles (Vol. 1, pp. 175–176). Cincinnati: The Standard Publishing Company.
- Third Point Acts 9:17-19 17 So Ananias departed and entered the house. And laying his hands on him he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus who appeared to you on the road by which you came has sent me so that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.” 18 And immediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and he regained his sight. Then he rose and was baptized; 19 and taking food, he was strengthened. Saul’s Baptism The place of the baptism is likewise omitted; but the river Abana runs through the midst of the city, and affords abundant facilities for baptism in itself, besides supplying many artificial pools in the courts of the larger buildings. McGarvey, J. W. (1892). (Vol. 1, p. 177). Cincinnati: The Standard Publishing Company. McGarvey, J. W. (1892). New Commentary on Acts of Apostles (Vol. 1, p. 177). Cincinnati: The Standard Publishing Company.
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