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The Making of a Ministry. Acts 9:19-31 April 14, 2019. Galatians 1:15–18 (ESV)
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The Making of a Ministry Acts 9:19-31April 14, 2019
Galatians 1:15–18 (ESV) But when He who had set me apart before I was born, and who called me by His grace, was pleased to reveal His Son to me, in order that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with anyone; nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away into Arabia, and returned again to Damascus. Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas and remained with him fifteen days.
2 Corinthians 11:30–33 (ESV) If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness. The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, He who is blessed forever, knows that I am not lying. At Damascus, the governor under King Aretas was guarding the city of Damascus in order to seize me, but I was let down in a basket through a window in the wall and escaped his hands.
Implications & Applications: • God does everything possible to do away with the energy of our human flesh in order to teach us that without Him we can do nothing. • In the service of Christ no one is indispensable. • It takes time to build a life that is eminently usable in the program of God. • It all starts with your conversion.