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<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="CENTER"><b>Jim
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14 - ACTS 9 - CHURCH: PAUL AND PETER</b></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="LEFT"><b>1.
9:1-2 SAUL: HIS FORMER LIFE. “But Saul, yet breathing threatening
and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high
priest, <font style="font-size:8pt" size="1">2</font><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2">
</font><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><i>and</i></font><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="font-style:normal">
asked him for letters to :Damascus unto the synagogues; so that if he
found any that were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring
them bound to Jerusalem.” </span></font></b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style>This
is not the Kingdom of God: this is the kingdom of Satan! But </span></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="font-style:normal"><u><span style>Your</span></u></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style>
Kingdom is </span></span></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="font-style:normal"><u><span style>greater</span></u></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style>,
Father; You can reverse this situation! </span></span></span></font><b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><i><span style="text-decoration:none">Hallowed
be your :name!</span></i></font></b></p>
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<b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none">2.
9:5-6 (9:3-9) SAUL: HIS CONVERSION. “And he said, Who are you,
Lord? And he </span></font><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><i><span style="text-decoration:none">said</span></i></font><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none">,
I am Jesus whom you persecute: </span></font><font style="font-size:8pt" size="1"><span style="text-decoration:none">6</span></font><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none">
but rise, and enter into the city, and it shall be told you what you
must do.” </span></font></b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style>What
a dramatic confrontation! Your resurrected and ascended Son Father,
appeared in Glory to convert this wayward Saul. What an immediate
change! </span></span></font><b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><i><span style="text-decoration:none">Your
:kingdom come!</span></i></font></b></p>
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<b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none">3.
9:15-16 (9:10-19a) SAUL: A DOUBLE BAPTISM. “But the Lord said
unto him Go: for HE is a chosen vessel to me, to bear my :name both
before the Gentiles and kings, and </span></font><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><i><span style="text-decoration:none">the</span></i></font><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none">
sons of Israel: </span></font><font style="font-size:8pt" size="1"><span style="text-decoration:none">16</span></font><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none">
for I will show him how many </span></font><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><i><span style="text-decoration:none">things</span></i></font><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none">
he must suffer for my :name.” </span></font></b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style>Father
You have servants on earth for special tasks, and to do Your will.
Saul is a special one in this category! </span></span></font><b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><i><span style="text-decoration:none">Your
:will be done, As in heaven, so on earth.</span></i></font></b></p>
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<b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none">4.
9:20, 22 (9:19b-30) SAUL: PROOFS OF GENUINE CONVERSION. “And
straightway in the synagogues he proclaimed :Jesus, that this is the
Son of :God. </span></font><font style="font-size:8pt" size="1"><span style="text-decoration:none">22</span></font><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none">
But Saul increased the more in strength, and confounded </span></font><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><i><span style="text-decoration:none">the</span></i></font><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none">
Jews that dwelt at Damascus, proving this this is the Christ.”
</span></font></b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style>Surely
none could doubt the genuine conversion of Saul! What a miracle!
Father, forgive us that we so often doubt Your ability to convert the
most difficult. </span></span></font><b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><i><span style="text-decoration:none">Our
:daily :bread Give us this day.</span></i></font></b></p>
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<b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none">5.
9:31 THE CHURCH: ITS STATE. “The church therefore throughout all
:Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace, being edified; and, walking
in the fear of the Lord and the comfort of the Holy Spirit, was
multiplied.” </span></font></b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style>We
can understand this peace! With Saul converted, the church's chief
persecutor was now on their side. Father, You can do </span></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><u><span style>all</span></u></font><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style>
things! Blessed be Your Name! </span></span></font><b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><i><span style="text-decoration:none">And
forgive us our :debt, As we also have forgiven our :debtors.</span></i></font></b></p>
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<b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none">6.
9:34-35 (9:32-35) PETER: RESULTS OF HEALING OF AENEAS. “And
Peter said to him, Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you: arise, and make
your </span></font><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><i><span style="text-decoration:none">bed</span></i></font><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none">.
And straightway he arose. </span></font><font style="font-size:8pt" size="1"><span style="text-decoration:none">35</span></font><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none">
And all that dwelt at Lydda and in :Sharon saw him, and they turned
to the Lord. </span></font></b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style>How
dramatic this healing: a whole town converted! How rapidly You turn
about situations, Father! Yes, our faith is strengthened by Your
doings! </span></span></font><b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><i><span style="text-decoration:none">And
bring us not into temptation!</span></i></font></b></p>
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<b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none">7.
9:40 (9:36-43) PETER: RESULTS FROM RESURRECTION OF DORCAS. “But
:Peter put all out, and knelt </span></font><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><i><span style="text-decoration:none">and</span></i></font><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none">
prayed; and turning to the body said, Tabeitha, arise. And SHE opened
her :eyes; and seeing :Peter sat up.” </span></font></b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style>There
is no doubt that signs and wonders are a means of turning many to the
Lord! Father, we magnify You for Your might! </span></span></font><b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><i><span style="text-decoration:none">But
deliver us from the evil </span></i></font><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none">one!</span></font></b></p>
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<u><b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2">NOTE</font></b></u><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none"><b>:
9:27 (9:19b-30) SAUL: DOORS OPENED BY BARNABAS. “But Barnabas
took </b></span></font><b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><i><span style="text-decoration:none">and</span></i></font><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none">
brought him unto the apostles, and rehearsed to them how he had seen
the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how at
Damascus he had done boldly in the name of Jesus.” </span></font></b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style>Thank
God for Barnabas! Father, we thank You that You have among Your
servants catalysts, who bring together those who need to be jointed!
</span></span></font>
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<font style="font-size:16pt" size="4"><b><span style="text-decoration:none">ROOTS
- </span><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="text-decoration:none">A
DAVID L. WOLPER </span></font><font style="font-size:8pt" size="1"><span style="text-decoration:none">PRODUCTION
- 4 DISC DVD</span></font></b></font></p>
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<font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><b>30TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION</b></font></p>
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<font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><b><span style="text-decoration:none">EXTRAORDINARY.
</span><font style="font-size:8pt" size="1"><span style="text-decoration:none">WE
ARE WATCHING MORE THAN A DRAMA. WE ARE WITNESSING AN EXPERIENCE.</span></font></b></font></p>
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<font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><b><span style="text-decoration:none">His
name was Kunta Kinte. Kidnapped from Africa and enslaved in America
in 1767. He refused to accept his slave name of Toby. Heirs kept his
heroic defiance alive, passing on his tale across generations until
it reached a young boy growing up in Tennessee. His name was Alex
Haley. Through the lineage of one family, Haley and his Pulitzer
Prize-winning </span><i><span style="text-decoration:none">ROOTS</span></i><span style="text-decoration:none">
told a story for all America and the world. Seen by 130 million
viewers during its premiere telecasts and the winner of dozens of
awards, the David L. Wolper production remains an engrossing
entertainment 30 years later. Embark on an engrossing unforgettable
DVD journey.</span></b></font></p>
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<font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><b>EPISODE 1 in Gambia, West
Africa, Kunta Kinte son of Omoro and Binta, distinguished himself in
manhood training rituals. But he does not enjoy his new status long:
slave traders sweeping the countryside seize him. Chained with other
captive, Kunta begins an agonized odyssey to the New World.</b></font></p>
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<font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><b>EPISODE 2. Despite a violent
rebellion, the slave ship Lord Ligonier completes its voyage and
Kunta Kinte endures the indignity of an Annapolis slave auction.
Fiddler, the slave in charge of Kunta's training, becomes his only
friend - a friendship that's tested when Kunta plans an escape so he
can be with Fanta.</b></font></p>
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<font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><b>EPISODE 3. In 1776, a nation
fights for freedom ... but not for all. Kunta Kinte escapes again and
is crippled by slave catchers. He marries, gains a daughter and loses
his long-time friend Fiddler. Another chance for escape arises, but
Kunta sacrifices it to care for his wife and the newborn he names
Kizzy, an African word for “stay put.”</b></font></p>
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<font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><b>EPISODE 4. At age 16, Kizzy
is sold and bears her new master's son, who grows up to become
fun-loving Chicken George. Yearning to see her parents, Kizzy is
comforted by Samuel Bennett, but they are ill-matched. When she
returns to her birthplace, Kizzy learns of her parents' fates.</b></font></p>
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<font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><b>EPISODE 5. Chicken George is
sent to England as payment for his owner's gambling debt. Fourteen
years later, he returns home a free man, a status that has a profound
effect on the family begun by Kunta Kinte. The Civil War erupts; at
last the era of slavery draws to an end.</b></font></p>
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<font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><b>EPISODE 6. The Civil War is
over but night riders terrorize ex-slaves. By marking his clients'
horseshoes, Tom identifies the raiders but endangers his own life.
Chicken George, who fought for the Union, rejoins his family. He
leads them to a new home in Tennessee.</b></font></p>
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<font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><b><span style="text-decoration:none">DISC
4 - 2007 </span><font style="font-size:8pt" size="1"><span style="text-decoration:none">DOCUMENTARY
- </span></font><span style="text-decoration:none">CROSSING OVER:
HOW ROOTS CAPTIVATED AN ENTIRE NATION.</span></b></font></p>
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<font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><b><span style="text-decoration:none">Alex
Haley's son William Haley and LeVar Burton join the historians and
creators of </span><i><span style="text-decoration:none">ROOTS</span></i><span style="text-decoration:none">
in assessing the impact of the book and miniseries on culture and
society over the past 30 years</span></b></font></p>
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<font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><b>During commentaries, you may
select the video option to view the recording sessions.</b></font></p>
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<font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><b><span style="text-decoration:none">Our
Psalm for the day: 104:24-25 (104:1-36) “O LORD, how manifold are
your works! In wisdom have you made them all; the earth is full of
your creatures. </span><font style="font-size:8pt" size="1"><span style="text-decoration:none">25</span></font><span style="text-decoration:none">
Here is the sea, great and wide, which teems with creatures
innumerable living things both small and great” (ESV). </span></b><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style>Your
</span></span><u><span style>works</span></u><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style>,
O Jehovah Father, are past finding out! You do all things well. Among
living creatures, You make all things both small and great. There is
none other like You. </span></span><b><i><span style="text-decoration:none">Hallowed
be Your :Name!</span></i></b></font></p><p></p><p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="CENTER"><br></p><p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="CENTER"><br></p><p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="CENTER">
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