By the Will of God

Bulletin Insert 07/21/24

1. Apostleship and the will of God (v.1a)

a. Paul is commissioned by Jesus

i. Acts 9:15-16

b. On his own, would still be breathing threats

i. Acts 9:1-2

c. Paul’s former religious ways

i. Philippians 3:4-6

d. Paul is born again to a living hope

i. 1 Peter 1:3

e. God’s will generally

i. John 10:30, 14:26, 16:13-15

f. Paul’s apostleship by the will of God

i. Acts 26:15-18

ii. 1 Timothy 1:12-14

g. God’s will to have confidence during our Christian lives

i. John 15:18, 20

ii. Ephesians 2:4-9

2. The Faithful Church (v.1b)

a. Antithesis of

i. Isaiah 8:20

b. Believers are living stones

i. 1 Peter 2:5

c. The Faithfulness of the Ephesian church

i. Acts 19:1, 7, 18

ii. Acts 20:1, 28-30

d. The Church is faithful enduring hostility

i. Joshua 14:10

e. A Faithful Church is always in Christ

i. John 17:6

ii. Hebrews 3:6, 10:19-25

3. An Affectionate Greeting (v.2)

a. Christ has left us His peace

i. John 14:26-27

b. Christ has protected His church

i. Philippians 4:7

c. Christ promised to build His church

i. Matthew 16:18

d. Christ will preserve her to the end

i. Ephesians 5:27

e. Grace and Peace come only from God

i. Romans 3:11