Ananias was probably the presiding officer of the church in Damascus. It is likely that he was the man Saul would have desired most to imprison. The very disciples Saul wished to silence should become the one who taught, healed, and baptized him. This is something that has been in the works since before Paul was born.
Dr. Casey Griffiths continues to explore the Book of Acts and the power of the Holy Ghost in the lives of the disciples of Jesus Christ.
- 00:00 Part II–Dr. Casey Griffiths
- 00:07 Paul arrives in Acts 9
- 01:10 Paul gives his backstory through Luke
- 04:53 Paul always lived his religion
- 07:29 Acts chapter 9 Saul has revelatory experience
- 09:50 “Saul, why persecutest thou me?”
- 12:25 Christianity isn’t easy but easier than life without it
- 14:15 Saul and Ananias meet
- 16:02 Ananias wonders if it has to be Saul
- 18:52 Matthews says Ananias was probably presiding officer in Damascus
- 20:20 We can never discount anyone as a covert
- 22:10 Michaell Ballam story
- 23:31 Dr. Griffiths shares a story about his uncle Kevin
- 25:32 Elder Uchtdorf’s “Waiting on the Road to Damascus”
- 28:44 Saul’s name
- 30:47 Paul gives biography in Galatians 1
- 32:27 Dr. Griffiths shares a personal story about a fellow student
- 34:11 Paul becomes an enemy of some Jews in Jerusalem
- 35:38 We meet Barnabas
- 37:11 Elder Holland: “Let people grow”
- 39:09 Paul is totally converted
- 41:35 Peter raises Tabitha from the dead
- 43:46 Acts now tells Peter’s story again
- 45:20 People change through Christ
- 48:22 Disciples of Christ act in faith
- 49:33 Leaders see individual’s potential
- 52:59 End of Part II–Dr. Casey Griffiths
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