A Come to Jesus Meeting (Acts 9:1-22)

“A Come to Jesus Meeting “

When you have a Life-Changing Radical Encounter with Christ it changes your:

1) Position

2) Vision

3.) Identify

Big Idea:

A life-changing encounter with Jesus radically transforms your position, vision, and identity.

Key Verse:

Acts 9:20 – “And immediately he proclaimed Jesus in the synagogues, saying, ‘He is the Son of God.’”

Introduction

Phrase: “a come-to-Jesus meeting” usually means a moment of confrontation, truth, or wake-up call.

In Acts 9, Saul has the ultimate “Come to Jesus meeting”—literally.

His encounter on the Damascus Road changes the trajectory of his life and ours.

Transition: When you meet Jesus, you cannot stay the same. Let’s see how His presence transforms everything.

1. A Radical Encounter Changes Your Position (vv. 1–9)

Saul: breathing threats, on his way to arrest Christians.

Christ interrupts his mission: “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?”

Notice: to persecute the church is to persecute Christ.

Saul falls to the ground—his position shifts from prideful aggressor to humbled sinner.

Application:

Before Christ, we are enemies of God.

Encountering Jesus brings us to our knees in humility.

A true meeting with Jesus always changes our position before God.

2. A Radical Encounter Changes Your Vision (vv. 10–19)

Saul is blinded physically—his old vision stripped away.

God uses Ananias, an ordinary disciple, to bring healing and Spirit-filled sight.

His physical blindness reveals his spiritual blindness—and God restores both.

Application:

In Christ, our vision changes:

We see Jesus as Lord (not just an idea).

We see the church as family (not enemies).

We see our purpose as mission (not self-gain).

Living faith means walking not by sight but by faith.

3. A Radical Encounter Changes Your Identity (vv. 20–22)

Saul the persecutor becomes Paul the preacher.

The man who tried to destroy the name of Jesus now proclaims: “He is the Son of God.”

His new identity: not defined by past sins but by God’s grace.

Application:

In Christ, your past no longer defines you—your identity is rooted in Him.

Transformation may confuse or shock others (v. 21), but it glorifies God.

Our new identity fuels our mission: proclaiming Christ with boldness.

Conclusion / Invitation

A true “Come to Jesus meeting” is more than an emotional moment—it’s a radical encounter that changes your position, vision, and identity.

Have you had that encounter? If not, today is the day to bow, believe, and be changed.

If you have, are you living in your new position, with new vision, and as a new creation in Christ?

Benediction

“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.” (2 Cor. 5:17)