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SERMON MENU SELECTIONS10/1/2006 ~ Evidence Jesus Christ is the Son of God |
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As for Saul, he made havoc of the church, entering every house, ... ~ Act 8:1-3 Stephen’s prayer was answered. <─┐ ... cried out with a loud voice, "Lord, do not charge them with this sin." ... ~ Acts 7:60 Paul repented. <─┐ ... Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief. ~ 1st Timothy 1:15 ┌─> Saul was saved when he obeyed what he was told, and was baptized. ... why are you waiting? Arise and be baptized, and wash away your sins, ... ~ Acts 22:12-16 Saul became Paul and penned 14 books of the New Testament. Reasons Paul has no creditability. ~ "Give him the pink slip!" ~
... heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?" ... ~ Act 9:1-19 If Christ is not Real ... ● Imposter - Did he do it to get rich? He went from the Jewish elite to a life of persecution. <─┐ ... "Is this not he who destroyed those who called on this name in Jerusalem, ... ~ Acts 9:20-24 ... we have been made a spectacle to the world, both to angels and to men. We are fools for Christ's sake, ... ~ 1st Corinthians 4:9-13 ... I will not be burdensome to you; for I do not seek yours, but you. ... ~ 2nd Corinthians 12:13-14 ... but rather serve them because those who are benefited are believers ... ~ 1st Timothy 6:1-5 Paul did not covet the gospel for material gain. ... that no flesh should glory in His presence. ~ 1st Corinthians 1:29 ... We have been made as the filth of the world, ... ~ 1st Corinthians 4:13 - How about power? ... lest anyone should say that I had baptized in my own name. ~ 1st Corinthians 1:11-15 ... Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy ... fellow laborer, ... ~ Philemon 1:1 ... I rather appeal to you - being such a one as Paul, the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ - ~ Philemon 1:8-9 Not only was he a laborer but he was a servant and prisoner of Jesus Christ. For we do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord, ... ~ 2nd Corinthians 4:5 ... God who gives the increase. ~ 1st Corinthians 3:4-7 It is God who gives the increase and he did not boast of himself. - How about pleasure? What would be appealing from the fleshly stance for Paul? ... And we labor, working with our own hands. ... ~ 1st Corinthians 4:12 ┌─> No ulterior motives. ... in everything I kept myself from being burdensome to you, ... ~ 2nd Corinthians 11:5-9 ... in labors more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequently, ... ~ 2nd Corinthians 11:22-23 He worked hard for the Lord → He was close to death many times. ... often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness - ~ 2nd Corinthians 11:24-27 When would he stop being a Christian? ~ Was Paul’s life appealing to you? You most likely would say he was crazy. Paul was converted by seeing Jesus Christ resurrected from the dead. ... beaten with rods; once I was stoned; three times I was shipwrecked; ... ~ 2nd Corinthians 11:25 ● Fanatic Just a wishy washy fanatic. ~ Was he moody, No, - he was in control. ... he reasoned about righteousness, self-control, and the judgment to come, ... ~ Acts 24:24-25 ... Then Agrippa said to Paul, "You almost persuade me to become a Christian." ... ~ Acts 26:24-29 They knew he was sober. Paul was steadily looking at Jesus Christ for finding his redemption. Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I say rejoice! ~ Philippians 4:4 ● Deceived ... near Damascus, and suddenly a light shone around him from heaven. ~ Acts 9:3 ... And those who were with me indeed saw the light and were afraid, but they did not hear the voice of Him who spoke to me. ... ~ Acts 22:6-21 └─> The witnesses didn’t understand the voice. <─┐ And the men who journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice but seeing no one. ~ Acts 9:7 1. The great light shone 2. A great noise. → It was witnessed. Why would the Jews with Saul try to fabricate a deception for Christ? The Christians wouldn’t have lied for him. ┌─> Ananias surly didn’t want anything to do with Paul. ... about this man, how much harm he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem. ... ~ Acts 9:13-14 - So everyone hallucinated – highly unlikely. If Paul had made a mistake ... ● Changed Testimony ┌─> He never wavered from the course. ... declared to be the Son of God with power according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead. ~ Romans 1:4 The gospel doesn’t change. Paul is evidence that Jesus Christ was the Son of God. ... fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. ... ~ 2nd Timothy 4:6-8 Reasons Paul has creditability. ~ "Give him the green card!" ~
Jesus had power over nature, material things, disease, spirits, and death. (Matthew 8:25-27) (Mark 6:46-51) (Luke 9:10-17) (John 2:1-10) (Matthew 8:16) (Revelation 1:18) JESUS IS HERE! Would you Give Jesus the Pink Slip? |
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