Saul - A Chosen Vessel

Introduction for Acts Lesson 9

Have you heard the saying, “The right tool for the right job”?  A saw is no good for driving nails nor is a hammer good for cutting a piece of wood.  Still, a task is made achievable if the approved tool is engaged.   It is also important to note that tools never compete for a job.  They are simply picked up and used.   

In this same way, God shapes, prepares and chooses individual lives for specific tasks and callings.  One by one, He pours us out in service; upon lives, in situations and circumstances some anticipated and others unimaginable.

Saul, soon to be renamed Paul would be the vessel used to pour out the gospel upon kings, the Jews and the Gentiles.  Did you know that you are God’s chosen vessel being poured out for very distinct purposes?  Where and how is God pouring you out now?  

Philippians 2:17 But I will rejoice even if I lose my life, pouring it out like a liquid offering to God, just like your faithful service is an offering to God. And I want all of you to share that joy.

 

Be a Philip!

Hi Friends!
I am writing the introductions to some of my inductive Bible study lesson.  Each intro. usually encompasses one thought from passage being studied.  I thought I would share them now and again.  Short but hopefully, sweet.  May they encourage each reader.

UpWORD!
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ACTS Chapter 8

Philip ran alongside the chariot of the Ethiopian and said, "Do you understand what you are reading? "The Ethiopian replied, "How can I, unless someone guides me?"

There is no better way to grow in Christ and no faster than to have a mature disciple of Christ to guide you in the way.  Discipleship is not an old fashion technique but a timeless method of transmitting what it means to be a Christian.

Who is guiding you to know Jesus better?  Is it a Bible study leader, a parent, a friend?  Who might benefit from your guidance in knowing and growing in Jesus Christ?  Be a Philip!  Run alongside another today.