Monday, February 21, 2011

Hello Everyone, 1

Jesus met Paul on the road to Damascus in a post resurrection appearance. And when Paul, who was then called Saul, saw Jesus he asked him the two greatest questions that anyone can ever ask.

Question number one: Who are You Lord?

Question number two: What would You have me to do?

The two greatest questions that anyone could ever ask: The apostle Paul spent the rest of his life discovering the answer to those two questions: Who are You Lord? What would You have me to do?

Paul became then the greatest missionary the world has ever known. And after his death, there was a church planted in every major city in the Western Roman Empire.

What was it that so transformed him? What was the philosophy that drove him? What was the motivation that kept him going?

In Romans 1 three times the apostle Paul used the phrase, “I am.” Look in verse 14, “I am obligated” (“I am debtor …”) Look in verse 15, ”…I am eager…” (“. . . I am ready . . .”) Look in verse 16, “. . . I am not ashamed . . .”

Our goal this week is to write those three “I ams” on our heart until we can say the same thing.

That will make the difference between Sunday morning religion and casual Christianity to being a Laborer in the field.

Oh How HE Loves Us!

Pastor Phil

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