• Acts 8:1-3; 9:1-19 – The conversion of Saul (Paul).

  • Paul was thankful for God’s grace!

    • Romans 3:23-24; 5:1-2, 8 – We are all guilty of sin, but God has given us the gift of His grace.

    • II Corinthians 12:7-9 – God’s grace was sufficient for Paul, despite his nagging “thorn in the flesh.”

    • II Thessalonians 2:16-17

    • I Timothy 1:12-16 – God’s grace as abundant in showing mercy to Paul.

    • II Timothy 1:8-9

    • Titus 3:5-7 – We are not saved base don deeds we do to earn salvation.

    • Psalm 130:3-4

  • Paul had to correct the abuse of grace.

    • Romans 5:20-21; 6:1-4, 22-23 – God’s grace is not a green light to sin. Don’t fall back into sin!

    • Ephesians 1:7; 2:4-9 – This passage is often taken to mean that we don’t have to do anything to receive God’s grace. But that’s not what Paul taught the Ephesians in Acts!

    • Acts 19:1-5; 20:24, 21, 29-32 – Paul was teaching the Ephesians to repent and be baptized! They had to be careful not to fall back into sin!

    • If your grandmother told you she had a gift for you, but you had to go to the car to get it, your going to the car is not a “work” that earned you the gift. The gift was freely given, but there was a condition on you receiving the gift. God’s grace works in a similar way.

  • Paul used grace as a chance to turn his life around!

    • Acts 9:20

    • Romans 6:4

    • Ephesians 2:10

    • I Corinthians 15:8-10 – Paul used God’s grace to put away his old life of sin.

    • Titus 2:11-14

    • Psalm 130:3