1. SECTION 4.5
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2. MAIN IDEA
Paul hated Christians and arrested them whenever he could. But Jesus Christ appeared to Paul and, by grace, saved him even through Paul was His enemy. Now we are told to look at the example for Paul to understand God’s grace.
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3. MEMORY VERSES
1 TIMOTHY 1:13-14 Although I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an insolent man; but I obtained mercy because I did it ignorantly in unbelief. And the grace of our Lord was exceedingly abundant, with faith and love which are in Christ Jesus.
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4. Share what you wrote about or drew in Start Here.
INTRODUCTION
Share what you wrote about or drew in Start Here.
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5. INTRODUCTION
When Paul treated Christians that way, do you think he understood who Jesus Christ really was?
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6. MAIN LESSON
1. Paul didn’t deserve to be saved and should have been punished for his sin.
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7. MAIN LESSON
Galatians 1:13-14 For you have heard of my former con-duct in Judaism, how I persecuted the church of God beyond measure and tried to destroy it. And I advanced in Judaism beyond many of my contem-poraries in my own nation, being more
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8. Galatians 1:13-14, continued
MAIN LESSON
Galatians 1:13-14, continued
Exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers.
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9. MAIN LESSON
2. God gave Paul mercy and grace instead of the punishment he deserved.
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10. MAIN LESSON
1 Corinthians 1:1a Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God.
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11. MAIN LESSON
3. If God saved a sinner like Paul, He can surely save us. Paul’s life is an example of God’s grace.
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12. MAIN LESSON
Ephesians 2:4-5 But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in tres-passes, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved).
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13. MAIN LESSON
4. We, too, were enemies of Christ because of our sin. We simply need to trust that Jesus Christ took the punishment for our sin and gave us His righteousness.
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14. MAIN LESSON
John 3:16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
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15. What was Paul like before he knew Christ as his Savior?
FAITH IN ACTION
What was Paul like before he knew Christ as his Savior?
Did Paul deserve God’s grace?
What was Paul like after he knew Christ as his Savior?
How can we follow Paul’s example in our lives?
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16. SUM IT UP
Paul didn’t deserve to be saved and should have been punished for his sin.
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17. God gave Paul mercy and grace instead of the punishment he deserved.
SUM IT UP
God gave Paul mercy and grace instead of the punishment he deserved.
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18. SUM IT UP
If God saved a sinner like Paul, He can surely save us. Paul’s life is an example of God’s grace.
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19. SUM IT UP
We, too, were enemies of Christ because of our sin. We simply need to trust that Jesus Christ took the punishment for our sin and gave us His righteousness.
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