(Note: For remote participants and BFG leaders, these questions are meant to be used in conjunction with the pastor’s sermon. Attempting to use these questions absent the sermon’s teaching could lead to unbiblical or unhelpful conclusions.)

Screen Notes
I. Recognize your worldview (vv. 1–2).

• Proverbs 14:12

II. Lay down your pride (vv. 3–9).  

• Luke 9:23–24 
• James 4:6

III. Trust God’s witness (vv. 10–16).

• 1 Corinthians 1:27–31
•  1 Timothy 1:15

IV. Live God’s grace [baptism and friends] (vv. 17–18).

For Kids
Kids, I want you to hold on to one very important word this week—grace. Grace is when you receive something good that you didn’t deserve. I want you to think specifically about the grace of God, how incredible it must be for him to save Saul, and how God might show you that same kind of grace.

For Discussion

Sermon Recap

• [Leader: Read through Acts 9:1–19 as a group.]
• [Leader: Ask if anyone has any initial thoughts or comments on the passage.]
• In Galatians 1:14 and Philippians 3:6, Saul (Paul) makes mention of his zeal for the Lord before he became a Christian.
• How does this zeal show itself in Acts 9:1–2? Did God see Saul’s zeal as righteous (Acts 9:4)?
• What does Saul’s zeal in persecuting the church tell us about the importance of right theology?
• Why do you think Saul answered the voice in Acts 9:4–5 by saying, “Who are you, Lord?” Did Saul believe in Jesus at that point? What lesson was he learning?
• Can a person believe there is a Lord before he/she knows who that Lord is?
• Can a person be saved if his/her belief stops with simply knowing there is such thing as a Lord without knowing who that Lord is? [Leader: Help your group recognize that throughout Acts we find people who knew there had to be a true God and those people were only truly saved when God showed them who he is through Jesus Christ. Be prepared for the possibility of a rich discussion on this topic.]
• What does the fact that God sent Ananias to Saul tell us about the way God works through people (Acts 9:11–12)?
• If you are a Christian, how has God used people to bring you to faith in Christ?
• How has he used people to strengthen you in your faith?

Going Deeper-Grace

• [Leader: Have everyone turn to 1 Timohty 1 and have someone read verses 12–17.]
• This passage helps us understand why God saved Saul, of all people.
•  In verse 13, Paul/Saul said he acted ignorantly in unbelief. He did not mean to excuse his sin but simply to show why he needed to be saved. If God did not open our eyes to our ignorance, none of us would be saved.
• In verse 14, he names three attributes that made his salvation possible. What are they and where are they found?
• Verse 16 shows two more of attributes displayed in Paul/Saul’s salvation. What are they? Where are they found?
• At the end of verse 16, Paul/Saul states explicitly why God would save him. What is the reason?  Why is it vitally important that Christians hold tightly to this message? [Leader: Help the group recognize the example of Paul/Saul is both for their own assurance of salvation in Christ and so they can point others confidently to salvation in Christ.]

Application

• In what ways do you need to lean more into the grace of God in Christ?
• How can you help others understand the grace of Christ this week, either in an ordinary or in a radical way?

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