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2. Bishop Justus Church of England School
Morning Worship
The Conversion of Paul
25th January 2017
Bishop Justus Church of England School

3. Let the light of Christ shine in our lives
Gather
The Lord be with you
And also with you
Let the light of Christ shine in our lives

4. Receive
As Saul was going along and approaching Damascus, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?’ He asked, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ The reply came, ‘I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. But get up and enter the city, and you will be told what you are to do.’
From the Acts of the Apostles, Chapter 9, Verses 3 to 6

5. Engage
The conversion of the anti-Christian fanatic, Saul (later known as Paul), is told in chapter 9 of the Acts of the Apostles. Later Paul wrote in his Letter to the Church in Galatia, "God set me apart before I was born and called me through his grace ... Three years after (the Damascus Road conversion), I went up to Jerusalem." The preparation for this moment of his conversion was his whole life. This feast has been celebrated in the Church since the sixth century but became universal in the twelfth century.

6. Engage Some discussion ideas …
Paul was a great missionary. What do missionaries do?
Paul was known to be a great debater. What skills do you think that he would need to have?
Activity suggestion … Write a tweet (140 characters) explaining the main things about Christian faith.
Video suggestion … What is a missionary? (stop at 1min 50 secs).

7. Respond Amen Almighty God, who caused the light of the gospel
to shine throughout the world
through the preaching of your servant Saint Paul:
grant that we who celebrate his wonderful conversion
may follow him in bearing witness to your truth;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen

8. Go out into the world with the light of Christ
Let us bless the Lord
Thanks be to God
Go out into the world with the light of Christ