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Introduction
Recap Series
What is the Gospel
the plan of God for Salvation
the desire of God for your life
There is only one Gospel
though there are many theories, there is only one truth
we must know the word of God, so that we do not get fooled by emotions and other ploys of Satan to get us off track
The Gospel is From God
the gospel Paul preached was not taught by men to him, but revealed by God
we learn the same way today, through the Spirit of God we can know him more by looking at his word
Today - The Gospel Transforms
Transform -
a: to change in composition or structure
a: to change in composition or structure
b: to change the outward form or appearance of
c: to change in character or condition: convert
b: to change the outward form or appearance of
c: to change in character or condition: convert
Show video of Caleb’s transformers
Transformers....
I was never really a fan when I was growing up.
I did not watch the cartoon, or really have any of the toys
Even as I grew older, I have never watched any of the movies that came out a few years ago
One of our members is a fan and even makes very good videos of these things
Todays passage we will see the transformation of the gospel in Paul’s life
For you have heard about my former way of life in Judaism: I intensely persecuted God’s church and tried to destroy it.
14 I advanced in Judaism beyond many contemporaries among my people, because I was extremely zealous for the traditions of my ancestors.
15 But when God, who from my mother’s womb set me apart and called me by his grace, was pleased 16 to reveal his Son in me, so that I could preach him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with anyone.
17 I did not go up to Jerusalem to those who had become apostles before me; instead I went to Arabia and came back to Damascus.
18 Then after three years I did go up to Jerusalem to get to know Cephas,,ab and I stayed with him fifteen days.
19 But I didn’t see any of the other apostles except James, the Lord’s brother.
20 I declare in the sight of God: I am not lying in what I write to you.
21 Afterward, I went to the regions of Syria and Cilicia.
13 For you have heard about my former way of life in Judaism: I intensely persecuted God’s church and tried to destroy it.
14 I advanced in Judaism beyond many contemporaries among my people, because I was extremely zealous for the traditions of my ancestors.
15 But when God, who from my mother’s womb set me apart and called me by his grace, was pleased 16 to reveal his Son in me, so that I could preach him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with anyone.
17 I did not go up to Jerusalem to those who had become apostles before me; instead I went to Arabia and came back to Damascus.
18 Then after three years I did go up to Jerusalem to get to know Cephas,,ab and I stayed with him fifteen days.
19 But I didn’t see any of the other apostles except James, the Lord’s brother.
20 I declare in the sight of God: I am not lying in what I write to you.
21 Afterward, I went to the regions of Syria and Cilicia.
21 Afterward, I went to the regions of Syria and Cilicia.
Not a Former Way, a Former You
Paul’s former way
Paul’s hatred of people
This is different from our hatred of people… kind of
if we are honest, most of the people in our day to day life, we do not hate, we just see them as a barrier between where we are, and what we want.
the problem is, we do not love them either
Walmart lines, driving ext…
actually saw people honking and yelling at each other trying to get into a church on Friday night in KC.
Paul hated Christians… think ISIS decapitating Christians in the middle east
For you have heard about my former way of life in Judaism: I intensely persecuted God’s church and tried to destroy it.
13 For you have heard about my former way of life in Judaism: I intensely persecuted God’s church and tried to destroy it.
intensely persecuted
intensely = in excess
not just putting them out of the temple or agreeing to disagree… I am going to kill you over your beliefs
He was walking to kill them…
Now Saul was still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord.
He went to the high priest 2 and requested letters from him to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women who belonged to the Way, he might bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.
Now Saul was still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord.
He went to the high priest 2 and requested letters from him to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women who belonged to the Way, he might bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.
That is about 140 miles.... one way
My house in Hanston, to Webster Conference center in Salina is 138 miles
Fortunately we do not have to travel near as far to spew our hate
remember that Jesus compared hating in your heart to murder
we can throw nice little bombs on social media, or even in gossip and other conversations
If we are Jesus with flesh on, sometimes the only Jesus people see, we must see how bad our words can be to the testimony of our king
Paul’s love of religion
14 I advanced in Judaism beyond many contemporaries among my people, because I was extremely zealous for the traditions of my ancestors.
13 For you have heard about my former way of life in Judaism: I intensely persecuted God’s church and tried to destroy it.
14 I advanced in Judaism beyond many contemporaries among my people, because I was extremely zealous for the traditions of my ancestors.
striving for excellence
advancing above others
worshipped traditions
Former you
My haircut in high school…
What we were like… This is not a history lesson, this is for us now
0 Don’t you know that the unrighteous will not inherit God’s kingdom?
Do not be deceived: No sexually immoral people, idolaters, adulterers, or males who have sex with males, 10 no thieves, greedy people, drunkards, verbally abusive people, or swindlers will inherit God’s kingdom.
We cannot argue with this list.... maybe you have not committed them all, but you only have to commit one.
it does not say that if you commit all of these you will not inherit the kingdom of God, but these things will not inherit…
Don’t you know that the unrighteous will not inherit God’s kingdom?
Do not be deceived: No sexually immoral people, idolaters, adulterers, or males who have sex with males,,w 10 no thieves, greedy people, drunkards, verbally abusive people, or swindlers will inherit God’s kingdom.
11 And some of you used to be like this.
But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
For he who said, Do not commit adultery, also said, Do not murder.,j
So if you do not commit adultery, but you murder, you are a lawbreaker.
11 For he who said, Do not commit adultery, also said, Do not murder.,j
So if you do not commit adultery, but you murder, you are a lawbreaker.
not just what we did, but it was who we were…
Don’t you know that the unrighteous will not inherit God’s kingdom?
Do not be deceived: No sexually immoral people, idolaters, adulterers, or males who have sex with males,,w 10 no thieves, greedy people, drunkards, verbally abusive people, or swindlers will inherit God’s kingdom.
11 And some of you used to be like this.
But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
we lived
And you were dead in your trespasses and sins 2 in which you previously lived according to the ways of this world, according to the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit now working in the disobedient.
3 We too all previously lived among them in our fleshly desires, carrying out the inclinations of our flesh and thoughts, and we were by nature children under wrath as the others were also.
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