Weekly Schedule

Sundays
Morning Prayer - 9:30am
Bible Classes - 9:45am
Corporate Worship - 11:00am
Evening Bible Study (seasonal) - 6:30pm

Tuesdays
Deadline to order & pay for Wednesday supper - 12:00 noon (Checks made to - Kelsey's)

Wednesdays
Fellowship Supper - 5:30pm
Prayer/Bible Study - 6:15pm
Choir Practice - 7:15pm

Where to Find Us

1004 North Mangum Street
Durham, NC 27701
919-688-6765
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Conversion of Saul

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This window portrays the conversion of Saul (Acts 9:1-19). Soon after the ascension of Jesus into heaven the Holy Spirit was sent to strengthen and empower early Christians. By the power of God these early Christians went out to fulfill Jesus’ command to tell all people about the forgiveness that was available to them through Jesus. As more and more people believed in Jesus, churches began to form. The purpose of these churches was to form local groups of people who believed in Jesus so that the Bible could be taught and each Christian regularly encouraged to continue living out the commands of Jesus. However, the same Jews who crucified Jesus out of jealousy also hated the rise of churches that continued to worship Jesus. These jealous Jews did all they could to prevent the rise of Christianity. One man who was particularly zealous in his persecution of Christians was Saul of Tarsus. Saul was in fact present at the stoning of Stephen, one of the first deacons of the early church. Saul went all about dragging men, women, and children out of their homes and throwing them in prison for their faith in Jesus.

However, this did not go on long before Jesus Himself put an end to Saul’s persecutions. One day while Saul was in route to carry out more persecution in Damascus, a blinding light shone out of heaven and the voice of Jesus rebuked Saul telling him that he must stop persecuting Christians. The light was so bright that it blinded Saul, and he had to be led by the hand the rest of the way to Damascus. After arriving, Saul shut himself in a room and neither ate nor drank of three days. After this time a Christian named Ananias was sent to Saul by God to remove his blindness, and commission Saul to the special task of sharing the good news about Jesus with non-Jewish people.

Saul ended up changing his name to Paul, and went on to be the foremost Christian missionary of the early church. By the power of the Holy Spirit, Paul established many churches and was used to spread the gospel throughout the Roman world. Also, during these journeys Paul wrote many letters back to the churches which he helped plant. Many of these letters were written under the superintendence of the Holy Spirit and now make up a large portion of the New Testament.