The Story Finding Your Story in God’s Story “Paul’s Mission” Series 3 - God Saves His People

The StoryFinding Your Story in God’s Story

“Paul’s Mission”

Series 3 - God Saves His People

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“New Beginnings”

Series 3 - God Saves His People

Matthew 16:18 (NLT) 18  …I will build my church, and all the powers of hell will not conquer it.

I. Go Into All the World

Acts 13

Dedicate (separate) Paul and BarnabasCalled by the Holy SpiritSent by the Holy Spirit

Galatians 1:11-24 – Paul’s Journey to Faith and response to the call of GodPaul planted 10 churches and wrote 13 of the 27 New Testament books

II. New Testament Overview

The BasicsLove God and people tooGo and make followers of JesusLose your life to find it

ImmaturityUnityWorldviewDaily LivingDoctrineSexual Immorality

ImmaturityI had to talk to you like you were infants in Christ- 1 Corinthians 3:1-3You ought to be teaching other, you are like babies - Hebrews 5:12

UnityI pray that they will all be one… that the world will believe you sent me - John 17:21Let there be no divisions in the church…rather be of one mind -1 Corinthians 1:10

WorldviewTransformed by changing the way you think - Romans 12:2Knock down the strongholds of human reasoning, destroy the obstacles raised up against the knowledge of God - 2 Corinthians 10:4-5

Daily LivingRelationships - Ephesians 5 and 6Finances - 1 Timothy 6:17-19Character and integrity - Walking after the Spirit vs. walking after the flesh - Galatians 5

DoctrineSalvation by grace through faith – Ephesians 2:8-9Justice served through the cross, death and resurrection of Jesus – Colossians 2:13-15The truth and reliability of the scriptures 2 Timothy 3:16-17

Sexual ImmoralityRun from sexual sin - 1 Corinthians 6:18-20

III. The Church

Ephesians 2:19-22 A Holy temple for Goda dwelling of God in the Spirit

1 Peter 2:5-9You are living stones that God is building into his holy temple

2 Corinthians 5:17-21Anyone who belongs to Christ is a new personGod was in Christ, reconciling the world to himselfWe are Christ’s ambassadors

2 Corinthians 3:1-3Your lives are a letterEveryone can read itWritten on human hearts