Encountering on the Road | Acts 9:10-22 | Encounters Week 11

Saul of Tarsus wasn’t drifting — he was running full speed in the wrong direction, convinced he was serving God. Acts 9 shows us what happens when a confident, credentialed, unstoppable man is interrupted by the living Jesus. POINT 1 — God Interrupts Our Plans Saul had authority, letters, a mission, and a six‑day journey ahead of him. But heaven stepped in “suddenly,” interrupting a plan Saul never questioned. POINT 2 — Jesus Confronts Our Blindness Saul thought he saw clearly — trained under Gamaliel, full of zeal, certain of his righteousness. Yet Jesus reveals the truth: Saul wasn’t persecuting heretics… he was persecuting Him. Blindness wasn’t Saul’s weakness; it was his confidence. POINT 3 — Grace Transforms Our Mission God sends Ananias to the very man who hunted believers. “Brother Saul…” And in one moment, grace redirects Saul’s entire life — not erasing who he was, but repurposing everything for the kingdom. APPLICATION — Grace Doesn’t Just Forgive You. It Sends You. The very intensity Saul thought disqualified him becomes the fuel God uses to build the church. Grace doesn’t discard your past — it redeploys it. What happens next is one of the most dramatic transformations in Scripture… Watch the full message to see how one encounter with Jesus can redirect an entire life.