Paul in Damascus
                                                                      Acts 9:20-25

Saul the persecutor of Christians met Jesus on the road to  Damascus.  After his conversion he was a
 different person.  The man who had been killing Christians now became a follower of  Jesus and joined
 the ranks of believers. The Christians in Damascus didn't know what to think of him.  He began to
 preach in their city and became more and more powerful.

Some of the Jews decided he was dangerous to them and started  looking for a way to kill him, but
 Paul learned of their plan.  His enemies watched the city gate day and night, determined to  grab him
when he tried to leave the city.

Paul and his friends had other plans, and God wanted Paul to  survive to preach in other cities.  This
was their plan:  They got a large basket, big enough to hold a man.  They tied ropes onto the basket to
 lower it to the ground.  When it was dark, Paul got into the basket and his friends lowered him down
through an opening in the wall.  He didn't use the gates at all!  His enemies' plan was foiled and Paul left
the city in safety.

He went from Damascus to Jerusalem, but the Christians there feared him also.  Barnabas, good
Barnabas, stood up for him and told the Christians that Paul really was  changed.  He was accepted
 by them and preached, but it became dangerous there also when the Jews from Greece tried to kill him.
  His friends took him to Caesarea (ses uh REE uh) and then sent him
off to Tarsus, his hometown.

Memory Verse:
The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer.             
Second Samuel 22:2  NIV