1. Paul Accepting What God Made: Acts 22:1-16 NIV

2. Accepting What God Made: Paul "Brothers and fathers, listen now to my defense." When they heard him speak to them in Aramaic, they became very quiet. Then Paul said: "I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city. Under Gamaliel I was thoroughly trained in the law of our fathers and was just as zealous for God as any of you are today. I persecuted the followers of this Way to their death,

3. Accepting What God Made: Paul arresting both men and women and throwing them into prison, as also the high priest and all the Council can testify. I even obtained letters from them to their brothers in Damascus, and went there to bring these people as prisoners to Jerusalem to be punished. "About noon as I came near Damascus, suddenly a bright light from heaven flashed around me.

4. Accepting What God Made: Paul I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, 'Saul! Saul! Why do you persecute me?' " 'Who are you, Lord?' I asked. " 'I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting,' he replied. My companions saw the light, but they did not understand the voice of him who was speaking to me. "'What shall I do, Lord?' I asked. "'Get up,' the Lord said, 'and go into

5. Accepting What God Made: Paul Damascus. There you will be told all that you have been assigned to do.' My companions led me by the hand into Damascus, because the brilliance of the light had blinded me. "A man named Ananias came to see me. He was a devout observer of the law and highly respected by all the Jews living there. He stood beside me and said, 'Brother Saul, receive your

6. Accepting What God Made: Paul sight!' And at that very moment I was able to see him. "Then he said: 'The God of our fathers has chosen you to know his will and to see the Righteous One and to hear words from his mouth. You will be his witness to all men of what you have seen and heard. And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized and wash your sins away, calling on his name'

7. Ground Rules for This Series: #1: The Primary Resource Is the Bible. But the Secondary Resource Will Be the DISC Personality Profile. Accepting What God Made: Paul

8. Ground Rules for This Series: #2: We Will Be Looking at Predominant Personality Characteristics and Preferences. Accepting What God Made: Paul

9. Ground Rules for This Series: #3: There Is No Wrong Personality Type. Accepting What God Made: Paul

10. Ground Rules for This Series: #4: Personality Type Is not an Excuse for Inappropriate Behavior. Accepting What God Made: Paul

11. The D Personality: 1. A Strong Sense of Confidence. Accepting What God Made: Paul

12. The D Personality: 2.Ds Believe They Can Do Anything, and Because of That Desire Control. Accepting What God Made: Paul

13. The D Personality: 3. Ds Prefer Changing Their Environment Over Maintaining It. Accepting What God Made: Paul

14. The D Personality: 4. Ds Tend to Emphasize Task s and Results over Ideas and People. Accepting What God Made: Paul

15. The D Personality: 5. Ds Fear Loosing Greatly. Accepting What God Made: Paul

16. The D Personality: 6. Ds Greatest Struggle Is Submitting to the Leadership, Authority and Control of Others. Accepting What God Made: Paul

17. RELATING TO THE D: Accepting What God Made: Paul

18. FIVE LESSONS FROM THE LORD IN DEALING WITH Ds: 1. Confrontation May Be Necessary. Accepting What God Made: Paul

19. FIVE LESSONS FROM THE LORD IN DEALING WITH Ds: 2. Once You Get a Ds Attention, Focu s on How Their Actions Affect You. Accepting What God Made: Paul

20. FIVE LESSONS FROM THE LORD IN DEALING WITH Ds: 3. Get to the Bottom Lin e Quickly. Accepting What God Made: Paul

21. FIVE LESSONS FROM THE LORD IN DEALING WITH Ds: 4. Give A D Time to Cool Down and Reflect on Your Ideas. Accepting What God Made: Paul

22. FIVE LESSONS FROM THE LORD IN DEALING WITH Ds: 5. After Time for Cooling Down and Reflection, Reaffirm Their Value. Accepting What God Made: Paul

23. Paul Accepting What God Made: Acts 22:1-16 NIV