scripture: galatians 1:11-1:24

David Eldridge Paul's conversion on the road to Damascus was about as radical a conversion as any other in history. A man completely set on doing what He thought God wanted him to do, saw that he was actually working against what God was forming. His whole world was undone. One of the early Church's greatest persecutors became its greatest evangelist. Who in our lives have we lost hope in their ability to be saved and come to a place of repentance, like Paul did? What areas of our our own lives have we become hardened to the works of God?

Big Idea - What is the Gospel Paul preached and where did it come from? If it came by direct revelation how does it compare with what the other Apostles preached? Is it reliable and trustworthy? Paul is talking here about the source of the Gospel message he preached and proclaimed. It was not of human origin, or a tradition passed down to him from others. Rather, it was a direct revelation from God, of Jesus, as the risen Lord and Messiah who justifies sinners by His blood. Consequently, salvation is a matter of grace by faith, not a matter of keeping the law. So, salvation is for all who believe, Jew and Gentile alike, apart from keeping the law.

Calvary Bible Chapel

1) The pains of childbirth 2) God's Message v11-12 a) Paul's Gospel is not human b) Paul's Gospel is Divine 3) God's Messenger v13-23 a) Paul's Old Life b) Paul's New Life 4) To God be the Glory v24

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