{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Bridge Church Virginia Beach","title":"Comeback Stories Part 3 - Scott Mayo","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2152,"description":"May 4, 2025\nSeries: Comeback Stories\nSermon: The Murderer Who Became a Missionary\nScripture: Acts 8:1-3\n“And Saul approved of their killing him. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria. Godly men buried Stephen and mourned deeply for him. But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off both men and women and put them in prison.”\n‭\nINTRODUCTION: Never underestimate the GRACE of God to transform a life! \n\nSaul’s Background: Pharisee and Murderer\nYoung Pharisee\n\n“circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; in regard to the law, a Pharisee; as for zeal, persecuting the church; as for righteousness based on the law, faultless.”\n‭‭Philippians‬ ‭3‬:‭5‬-‭6‬ ‭NIV‬‬\n\n2. Murderer\n\n“dragged him (Stephen) out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile, the witnesses laid their coats at the feet of a young man named Saul.”\n‭‭Acts‬ ‭7‬:‭58‬ ‭NIV‬‬\n\n\"Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the Lord's disciples.\"\nActs 9:1\n\nSaul’s Conversion: \n\n“He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?” “Who are you, Lord?” Saul asked. “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” he replied. “Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.””\n‭‭Acts‬ ‭9‬:‭4‬-‭6‬ ‭NIV‬‬\n\n“Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could see nothing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus. Immediately, something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and he could see again. He got up and was baptized,”\n‭‭Acts‬ ‭9‬:‭8‬, ‭18‬ ‭NIV‬‬\n\n\"Then Saul, who was also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit...\"\nActs 13:9\n\nPaul the Missionary: \n\nThen the Lord said to me, 'Go; I will send you far away to the Gentiles.'\nActs 22:21\n\nMessage Application:\n\nNo one is beyond redemption.\nPray for those who need a comeback.\nCome to...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/sIeu9LJFAGDBASM0qmKgd9mBIkXQCcHvUeQLP6ao7r4/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8yYWM0/YTkxYmFjYTcxNjc1/MzM4MWI0YjI0Zjcx/OGY3NS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}