Pastor Leon’s SOAP: Scripture, Observation, Application, Prayer
October 18, 2026: SOAP #6162: Job 3-4; Acts 8-9
SCRIPTURE: Acts (NIV) 9:19 …Saul spent several days with the disciples in Damascus. 20 At once he began to preach in the synagogues that Jesus is the Son of God. 21 All those who heard him were astonished and asked, “Isn’t he the man who caused havoc in Jerusalem among those who call on this name? And hasn’t he come here to take them as prisoners to the chief priests?” 22 Yet Saul grew more and more powerful and baffled the Jews living in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Christ. 23 After many days had gone by, the Jews conspired to kill him,
OBSERVATION: What a change! Paul was on a trip to Damascus to take those who believed in Jesus as prisoner and take them before the religious court, probably to kill them. That is the way it started, but Jesus interrupted Paul’s trip and Paul came to believe that Jesus was the promised Messiah for which the Jews were waiting. Before leaving Damascus, he preached powerful sermons proving that Jesus is the Christ. He even became a target of being potentially killed.
I just received a testimony of some SOAP ministers baptizing recent converts in Guinea-Conakry. A large group of people came to them wanting to give their lives to Jesus and be baptized. Among them were 5 blind people and 10 in wheelchairs. They were led by a man who had been taking some previous SOAP workers to jail, but on their way to jail, they prayed for a man, the leader’s brother who was in a wheelchair. He was healed and they were set free to go their way. Now this same leader was leading thousands of people to be saved and water baptized. Yes, the blind and lame in the group were all healed!
APPLICATION: No one can change lives like Jesus! When He comes into a person’s life and is given the place as Lord, He makes changes!
Please pray for the continued baptisms in Guinea-Conakry and for a new crusade starting in Senegal.
PRAYER: Lord, what a special blessing it is to be a “new creation” in you. Life is not boring with you because every day you have something new for us. Being faithful in reading your word, in prayer, in consciously being aware of your presence all day long keeps us spiritually alert for a new adventure with you. Amen.
Pastor Leon
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