Cornerstones 6

Intro

Paul

Conversion

Acts 7- stoning of Stephen

Acts 9- the road to damascus

a man in line to be the next great leader of the Jews

if he would have just kept doing as he was before meeting Jesus

who he was dies in the water

he is raised in a newness of life because of Jesus

Mission

Acts 14- after Damascus Paul sets out to right his wrongs and persuade as many as he can of Christ

it often goes about as it does in this chapter

he helps people and teaches them of the real and living God rather than the stones and wood they have made

the same leaders who plotted to kill Jesus plot to kill his apostles

people with power don’t want their authority challenged

Paul continues on even after being stoned to death

Writing

he builds these relationships and writes letters with the churches of each area to keep up with and to help them

Paul wants to keep people unified in Christ when the world tries to tear them apart by so many different means

Hebrew traditions as they concern gentile Christians

conflicts among families

challenges to who the savior was and how he came

summed up in Ephesians 4-

if we would all try to be for one

if we would all try to be worthy of the task we’ve been given

we would not run in to so many problems within the church

Application

Paul began serving Christ later in his life

it doesn’t matter when you decide that this is the most important thing

but if you’re going to wear the name it must be the most important thing