Paul's social network

Communion è Come and Union with the Lord.

·         Old Testament Alter

                       i.        Alter of Sacrifice

                      ii.        Alter of Thanksgiving 

·         New Testament Alter è We have an alter that is erected by God: (Hebrew 13:10; Revelation 6:11)

                      i.        Alter of Prayer

                    ii.        Alter of Encouragement

                   iii.        Alter of Inheritance

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Paul's social network

·         Acts 26:15-19

·         Who was Paul?
1 Corinthians 15:9, Paul was a murder; he was a real threat to the church.

·         We need people like:

                      i.        Ananias > the man who prayed for Paul.

                    ii.        Barnabas > "son of encouragement", he was a bridge builder.

                   iii.        Silas, the man who worshiped God in prison, Acts 16:25-26- we need people like Silas who will encourage us to worship God at all times.

                   iv.        Timothy > 2 Timothy 2:1-2, Philippians 2:19-22, Apostle Paul mentored Timothy as his son in the faith. We need to be leaders for people who will follow us. 

                    v.        Eutychus > Acts 20:9-12: the man who will never sleep again during a sermon. We need people who think we are boring. There are people who are incompatible with you. You need them & they need you.

                   vi.        Paul's sister Son > Acts 23-12:14-16: Apostle Paul's nephew, he help protect Paul, we need family members who will look out for us and for our welfare.

                  vii.        Jason > Acts 17:5-9, the man who harbored Paul: we need friends like Jason: we can trust our lives with them, they can carry our burdens, and we can be ourselves when we are around them.

Sermon Outline from www.intlcog.org, Dt: 11/3/2013