What was Saul’s attitude toward the disciples of Christ at this time? Who did he go to?
What did Saul ask the high priest for? Where did he want to bring the disciples, bound, to?
What city was Saul approaching? What did he encounter all of a sudden?
What was Saul’s physical reaction to the experience? What did the voice say?
What question did Saul ask? What was the answer?
What was the next question Saul asked? Where was Saul asked to go? What would be told to him there?
What was the reaction of the people Saul was with? What had they observed?
What did Saul see when he got up again?
How did Saul find his way to Damascus?
How long was Saul blind? What else happened during that time?
What was the name of the disciple in Damascus who received a vision from the Lord?
What was his response? What was he told to do?
What did God tell Ananias that Saul was doing at that time?
What did God tell Ananias that Saul saw in a vision?
What was Ananias’ answer to God? What had he heard about Saul?
What did God say, in response, that Saul was?
What did Ananias do? What did he say to Saul?
What fell off of Saul’s eyes? What did he do next?
Who did he stay with while he was in Damascus? What did he do there?
What was the reaction of the people who heard him?
What did the Jews plot to do to him? Where were they watching for him?
What did the disciples do to get him out of the city?
Where did Saul go next? Who did he tried to join? But what was their reaction to him?
Who spoke up for Saul? What did he tell the apostles?
Who did Saul dispute in Jerusalem? What was their reaction to him?
Where did he escape to this time?

Thought Questions

What would be your reaction if you found out that someone like Saul was coming to your town, to bind and drag off all the followers of Christ?
What was Saul’s response to the voice from heaven? What was the response of other Bible characters who received a similar call? Read the following passages: 1 Samuel 3:8-10; Luke 1:11-12, 28-29, and 38; as well as Acts 9:10. How would you be prepared to answer that call?
Why do you think Saul, who was “breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord,” was chosen for the job of being a great apostle? Do you think he had any choice? Do you think he had any background which might have softened his heart more that we know? (Read Acts 7:58). What does this tell you about people’s unknown potential, even though the situation might look completely hopeless?
Why do you think Saul was blinded? Do you think it was a kind of punishment, or another reason? (Hint: think about what he was doing and considering during the days he was blind.) Are there times when you could apply a kind of “blindness” (i.e. focus with lack of distractions) to your life?
How many things do you think you must suffer for Christ? Is a life of suffering a requirement for being a Christian? Is pleasure forbidden?
Do you think Ananias was out of line in his response to the Lord (v. 13-14)? Were his objections valid? How would you have responded?
What can we learn from how Ananias spoke to “Brother Saul” in v. 17?
What do you feel about Saul being baptized right away? (See our discussion from last chapter.)
What was the reason for Saul’s immediate change, and ability to preach Christ and confound the unbelievers? Do we all have that potential?
What did Barnabas see that the other Christians in Jerusalem did not? What would it take for you to be like Barnabas in that situation, rather than doubting like the other Christians understandably did?

My prayer is:
to be prepared for whatever call God has for me, even though it might involve completely turning around what I’m doing;
that, if called, I would answer, “Lord, what do you want me to do?” and be willing, with fasting, prayer, and “blindness,” to strive to discern the true will of God for my work;
and that I would be willing to accept that God can convert even my enemies for His work.