Called With A Purpose

Introduction

Have you ever had your world turned so upside down you didn’t know who you were?

Have you ever had an experience that changed everything? Sosthenes did!

(Background of Corinth as a place)

(Slide of the location)

(Story of the Jews, Gallio and the acceptance of Christianity as a Jewish sect)

(Sosthenes with a complete new world and ideas)

Body

Called and sent at the same time

Their identity was as sent ones

Jesus rarely called that someone would just come to him. There was always a sending involved. Abraham was called and sent, Moses was called and sent, the prophets were called and sent, the disciples were called and sent.

Called and sanctified

Their identity was as family members of God

Called and sufficient

Called and sustained

Conclusion

Jesus is wrapped throughout this entire thing. In fact, the name Jesus occurs x times