It refers to the christian story of the conversion of paul the apostle. Pauls road to damascus conversion bible study guide. Welcome to damascus road community church, a multigenerational, nondenominational church located in mount airy, maryland, serving carroll, howard, frederick and montgomery counties and the surrounding areas. Our vision is to be a community where people learn about jesus and the abundant life he offers, a community that people run to not from in their struggles and challenges. Luke tells us that after having attempted to destroy the church in jerusalem, saul sought and received authorization from the jewish high priest to travel to damascus in pursuit of converts in order to arrest them and bring them to jerusalem for trial acts 9. The road to damascus is a road to peace, said nancy pelosi on a 2007 visit. Road 2 damascus r2d, a ministry called by god to preach and teach the saving, delivering and healing power of the gospel of jesus christ. There were many conflicts in this area with israel, 1 kgs. Jesus now speaks to one of his disciples in damascus, saying.
It means a complete and dramatic reversal, from an enemy to an advocate. The great persecutor, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the lord acts 9. The great evangelist, paul, converted to christianity when traveling on a road to damascus. The road to damascus the pharisee called saul gripped the satchel containing the sanhedrins arrest warrant more tightly as he considered the righteous course that lay before him. Fun for kids to print and learn more about the life of paul the apostle.
Ezra before the jews in chapter 10, convincing them to be faithful to god. The conversion of paul the apostle also pauline conversion, damascene conversion, damascus christophany and the road to damascus event, was, according to the new testament, an event in the life of paul the apostle that led him to cease persecuting early christians and to become a follower of jesus. Here at damascus road community church, we recognize that your child was part of gods plan from the beginning of time. Acts gives us the most famous account of pauls damascus road experience. The western road led toward egypt, the southern road led to mecca, and the eastern road led to babylon.
Because of a vision he received from god, ananias went to saul, greeted him as a brother, laid hands on him, and explained the meaning of what had happened to him on the road to damascus. White according to the prophet jeremiah the destruction of damascus begins at hamah and arpad. It is situated miles northeast of jerusalem, in a plain of vast size and of extreme fertility, which lies east of the great chain of antilibanus, on the edge of the desert. When saul gets up and opens his eyes, he cant see a thing. On the road to damascus lesson 4 lesson overview key point. In pauls day, damascus was part of the decapolis on the eastern edge of the roman empire. Saul of tarsus, a pharisee in jerusalem after the crucifixion and resurrection of jesus christ, swore to wipe out the new christian church, called the way. The big change a story about saul on the road to damascus by linda sue pochodzay edwardsas told on the awardwinning site, featuring bible stories from a variety of authors, excellent christian resources for children, and over 140 links to other christian and familyfriendly sites for kids. The road to damascus a bible study in easy english. Acts 9 tells us that on the road to damascus, paul was stopped in his tracksliterally. The road to damascus then and now theologically driven. The heretics known as the waythose who believed that jesus, a man from the tiny town of nazareth, was the promised messiahhad to be stopped before their. Ezra is the 15 th book of the bible, which is about the israelites return to jerusalem in the first year of king cyrus, he decreed that the israelites should go back to jerusalem and rebuild gods temple. Discovering the jewish apostle paul for me started with rethinking what most normative christfollowers today routinely and mistakenly call pauls conversion on the road to damascus.
When saul is walking to damascus to persecute more christians, he is blinded and spoken to by god, leading him to ultimately believe in jesus. Road 2 damascus believes and teaches salvation through the death, burial and resurrection of jesus the christ romans 10. On the road to damascus, saul and his companions were struck down by a blinding light. Welcome to damascus road community church, a multigenerational, nondenominational church located in mount airy, maryland, serving carroll, howard, frederick and montgomery counties. Nov 29, 2019 superbook episode 12 road to damascus.
There are incidental references to it in jeremiah 49. A celebrated metropolis of syria, first mentioned in genesis 14. Many people receive christ in a lifechanging, instantaneous experience, although many others describe their conversion as more of a gradual understanding of the truth of the gospel of jesus christ. The first time we meet saul of tarsus who was later called paul, he was part of the group who was killing stephen for preaching about jesus acts 7. On the road to damascus, god called a hater of christians to become an apostle of jesus christ. One of the oldest cities in the world, damascus was, and still is, the capital of syria. Alshari almustaqim, known as the street called straight greek. Damascus is situated 33 degrees 30 north latitude, 36 degrees 18 east longitude in the northwest corner of the ghuta, a fertile plain about 2,300 ft. The oasis city sits on the edge of the syrianarab desert about miles northeast of jerusalem and is said to be one of the most beautiful cities in all of western asia. The bible records him telling it in detail to an angry crowd in jerusalem acts 22. The voice that spoke to saul bible story for children and adults this famous voice that spoke to saul bible story for adults, teens and children about saul on the road to damascus is a free, printable bible study resource which can be read by teens or adults or used at sunday school for christian children and young kids. Home content index books of the bible acts damascus road.
What happened to paul is important for all christians. When he meets saul, he lays his hands on him and says. Saul of tarsus takes the lead in hunting for jesus followers. But, on the road to damascus, paul met christ, who was alive again. The events that happened on the road to damascus relate not only to the apostle paul, whose dramatic conversion occurred there, but they also provide a clear picture of the conversion of all people. The turkish army is amassed near hamah and arpad right now. Acts 9 csb the damascus road now saul was still bible. The big change a story about saul on the road to damascus. Today, damascus is the largest city of syria, with an estimated population of more than 4 million people. Many believe that, when christ said these words, he was painting a picture of normal life. The phrase damascus road experience is used to describe a conversion which is dramatic and startling. The apostle paul himself wrote about his experience in gal. What really happened to paul on the road to damascus. On the surface, this would be the correct interpretation of this passage.
The idiom comes from the christian bible acts of the apostles, chapter 9. Simply rightclick the image and save to your computer. Saul on the road to damascus the conversion of saul to. When a delinquent teen enters chris and joys lives, they dont see any chance of him changing his ways. When saul is walking to damascus to persecute more christians, he is blinded and spoken to by god, youll see several characters in tonights story. Saul on the road to damascus the conversion of saul to paul. Hearing a voice from heaven, along with the powerful light blast, an astonished paul perceived someone saying, saul, saul, why are you persecuting me. The road from jerusalem to damascus owes its fame to an event occurring along it about the year a. Behold, damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap. Based on pauls testimony in galatians 1 and the accounts in acts acts 9, 22, 26, where it is specifically mentioned that paul was tasked to be a witness to the gentiles, it could be interpreted that what happened on the road to damascus was not just a conversion from firstcentury judaism to a faith centred on jesus christ, but also a commissioning of paul as an apostle to the gentilesalthough in pauls mind they both amounted to the same thing.
Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Damascus had now lost its political importance, and for more than two centuries we have only one or two inconsiderable references to it. Saul obtained letters from the high priest, authorizing him to arrest any followers of jesus in the city of damascus. Bible activities for kids sunday school activities preschool bible sunday. Bible verses related to saul on the road to damascus from the king james version kjv by relevance. Damascus, one of the most ancient and most important of the cities of syria. He went to the high priest 2 and requested letters from him to the synagogues in damascus, so that if he found any men or women who belonged to the way, he might bring them as prisoners to jerusalem. Acts 9 christian standard bible csb the damascus road. Damascus syria in bible prophecy turkey will destroy damascus and then invade israel isaiah 17. Saul converted 9then saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the lord, went to the high priest 2and asked letters from him to the synagogues of damascus, so that if he found any who were of the way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to jerusalem. Lesson 4on the road to damascus threethirty ministries. Jesus apparently subdued paul and his associates by using a brilliant light.
So the men with him take him by the hand and lead him into damascus. The woman in john chapter 4 met christ, and nicodemus met christ john 3. On the way to damascus an amazing thing happens to saul, beginning with a blinding light. The road to damascus saul takes his journey youtube. We are an independent baptist church located in abingdon, va. It is mentioned in an inscription of sargon 722705 bc as having taken part in an unsuccessful insurrection along with hamath and arpad. Fun for kids to print and test their knowledge of paul the apostle and his encounter with yeshua jesus on the road to damascus. Mount airy maryland damascus road community church. There is no evidence to suggest that paul arrived on the road to damascus already with a single. Some have argued that saul must have been riding a horse, reasoning that since the road from jerusalem to damascus covered over 5 miles 220 kilometers, he would have wanted to ride a horse to get to damascus faster. But saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the lord, went to the high priest and asked him for letters to the synagogues at damascus, so that if he found any belonging to the way, men or women, he might bring them bound to jerusalem. Map of ancient israel damascus bible history online. Saul converted then saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the lord, went to the high priest and.
Though some feel there are contradictions between the various. Today, the city of damascus is the capital and second largest city in syria. The conversion of paul the apostle was, according to the new testament, an event in the life of. Pauls calling on the road to damascus became an important part of his story. It stands on the river barada, the ancient chrysorrhoas, in a beautiful and fertile plain on the east and south east of antilebanon. He told it again when defending himself before king agrippa and the roman governor festus acts 26. In my last post, i argued that the true divide in america today is not political in the sense of left vs right, but in the sense of right vs wrong. Superbook road to damascus season 1 episode 12 full. If i am correct, that leaves us with a rather unsettling question. Simply rightclick the quiz and save to your computer. Welcome to the road 2 damascus church, aka, the road. Jan 02, 2020 the phrase damascus road experience is used to describe a conversion which is dramatic and startling. Definition of road to damascus in the idioms dictionary.
Starting at age 2, every child will experience a dynamic bible lesson using our first look and 252kids curriculum from orange. The voice that spoke to saul bible story for children and adults this famous voice that spoke to saul bible story for adults, teens and children about saul on the road to damascus is a free, printable bible study resource which can be read by teens or adults or used at. The events that happened on the road to damascus relate not. The part of the ghuta east of the city is called elmerj, the meadowland of damascus. Road 2 damascus church bible based church carson, ca. This website, called the road to damascus named after the place where saul, one of the most feared persecutors of the christian faith, became one of the most wellknown biblical figures in acts 9, or the road for short, aims to help communicate christianity to nonbelievers. The road to damascus is a road to peace, said nancy pelosi on a 2007 visit to syria as house speaker. We are committed to ensuring you have a wonderful worship experience through prayer, song, and dynamic relevant bible teaching. Youll find that we are a church who loves the lord and will love you 2.
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