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Use Your Past to Build Your Future

Use Your Past to Build Your Future. Paul - . Highlights. Joel 2 – Restore 2 Cor 1 – Comfort Colossians 4 - Redeem. Introduction. Saul/Paul Paul’s Zeal Paul’s Redemption. Saul / Paul. Saul (Hebrew) / Paul – (Greek) Education (Acts 22:3) Jerusalem – Gamaliel (Acts 7:57)

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Use Your Past to Build Your Future

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  1. Use Your Past to Build Your Future Paul -

  2. Highlights • Joel 2 – Restore • 2 Cor 1 – Comfort • Colossians 4 - Redeem

  3. Introduction • Saul/Paul • Paul’s Zeal • Paul’s Redemption

  4. Saul / Paul • Saul (Hebrew) / Paul – (Greek) • Education (Acts 22:3) • Jerusalem – Gamaliel (Acts 7:57) • Tarsus (Ac 9:11; 21:39; 22:3) • “Received by revelation” (Gal 1:12; 2; Eph 3:3)

  5. Paul’s Zeal • Destroying the church • (Acts 7:58; 8:3; 9:1-2) • [Saul!] Why do you persecute me (9:4)? • Conversion • Meet “Christ crucified and risen!” • What part is “converted”?

  6. Paul’s Zeal • Four features • 1. Actively persecuted Christians • 2. Changed through revelation • 3. Contact Ananias in Damascus • 4. Immediately called to gentiles

  7. Paul’s Zeal • Paul’s Timeline • Damascus – three years • Went to Jerusalem – 15 days • Tarsus – unspecified time (10 yrs) • Antioch – 1 year • Conflict with Peter • Galatians 2:11-14 • Jerusalem Council (Acts 15) (14 yrs)

  8. Paul’s Redemption • Redeem “the Law” • The Law and Grace • Redeem his Education • Gamaliel • Phariseeism

  9. Paul’s Redemption • Redeem racism (Jew/gentile) • Redeem his zeal • Missionary journeys • “how much he must suffer” (Ac 9:16)

  10. Application • Joseph – redeem his dream • Moses – redeem his leadership • Paul – redeem his world view • You and Me – Ephesians 5:15-17

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