So Ananias went to the house, and when he arrived, he placed his hands on Saul. “Brother Saul,” he said, “the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here, has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”Ananias departed and entered into the house. Laying his hands on him, he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord, who appeared to you on the road by which you came, has sent me that you may receive your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost.And Ananias departed, and entered into the house; and laying his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, who appeared unto thee in the way which thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mayest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Spirit.
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… to the people of Israel. And I will show him how much he must suffer for my name's sake. So Ananias went and found Saul. He laid hands on him and said, Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus who appeared to you on the road has sent me so that you might regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit. Instantly. This man got his world turned upside down, y'all. Instantly. Something like scales fell from Saul's eyes and he regained his sight. Then he got up and was baptized. Afterward, he ate some food, regained his strength. Saul stayed with the believers in Damascus for a few days. Yo, this is so dope. I want to stop, but let me just finish this. And immediately, he began preaching about Jesus in the synagogue saying, he is indeed the son of God. Let me tell you something. When you get your life turned upside down, you don't even wait. When your life has been turned upside down, you know it, and you don't need to go to Bible college to proclaim him. …
… who became, as we know, Paul the apostle. In Acts chapter 9, verses 10 through 18, this is after Saul's conversion on the road to Damascus, meeting Jesus. Now there was a certain disciple at Damascus named Ananias. And to him the Lord said in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Here I am, Lord. So the Lord said to him, Arise and go to the street called Straight and inquire at the house of Judas for one called Saul of Tarsus, for behold, he is praying. And in a vision he has seen a man named Ananias coming in and putting his hand on him so that he might receive his sight. Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much harm he has done to your saints in Jerusalem. And here he has the authority from the chief priests to bind all who call on your name. But the Lord said to him, go, for he is a chosen vessel of mine to bear my name before Gentiles, kings, and the children of Israel. For I will show him how many things he must suffer for my name's sake. And Ananias went his way and entered the house and laying his hands on him, he said, Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you came, has sent me that you may receive your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit. Immediately there fell from his eyes something like scales, and he received his sight at once, and he arose and was baptized. And then …
… thing was just being a good girl and being self-righteous and not doing it, but that's the same thing as everything you did. And we both needed Jesus. And he said, brother Saul, the Lord Jesus who appeared to you on the road has sent me so that you might regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit that is so powerful because when we share our testimony it has the ability to be able to let somebody see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit if you would just tell people how you used to act, what Jesus did, and where you are now, it may give them the hope to be able to move past where they're at right now. Well, Pastor Mark, I'm still going through a lot of crap. Am I crazy? And all this other stuff that's happening? Yes. But did he do anything for you? You weren't even supposed to make it out of high school. Now you just graduated college and you're going for your master's degree. Could you tell somebody who doesn't feel like they have a future that God can move on their behalf. We have to be willing to share our testimony and our story so that others can regain sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit. Verse 18, it said, this is my favorite part. This is my favorite part. This is my favorite part. This is my favorite part. Instantly. …