SAINT PAUL

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SAINT PAUL
An Encounter that Changes Life
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Paul of Tarsus who are you?
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A servant of
Christ Jesus,
called to be an apostle, set apart for the
service of the Gospel that God promised long
ago. (Rom. 1,1)
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PAUL, Called to be An Apostle of Jesus Christ
This man is my chosen instrument to bring my
name before pagans and pagan kings and before the
people of Israel I myself will show him how much
he himself must suffer for my name. Acts 9
15-16
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I made myself all things to all people in order
to save some at any cost and I still do this,
for the sake of the Gospel to have a sharing in
its blessings. 1Cor 9 22-23
Pauls Answer
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Pauls Faithfulness
I am the least of the Apostles in fact, since
I persecuted the Church of God, hardly deserve
the name apostlebut by Gods grace that is
what I am, and the grace that he gave me has
not been fruitless. 1Cor 15 9-10
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Paul Ambassador for Christ
We are only the earthenware jars that hold this
treasure, to make it clear that such an
overwhelming power come from and not from
us. 2Cor 4 7
God
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Paul Announcer of the Mystery
I, who am less than the least of all the
saints, have been entrusted with this special
grace, not only of proclaiming to the pagans the
infinite treasure of Christ but also of
proclaiming how the mystery is to be
dispensed. Ephesians 3 8-9
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Yet I consider life of no importance to me, if
only I may finish my course and the
ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to
bear witness to the gospel of Gods
grace. (Acts 2024)

All the fighters at the games go into strict
training they do this just to win a wreath that
will wither away, but we do it for a wreath that
will never wither.

(1Cor 9 25)
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Nothing can come between us and the love of
Christ, even if we are trouble or worried, or
being persecuted Nothing can ever come between
us and the love of God made visible in Christ
Jesus our Lord.Romans 8 35 - 39
Pauls Hymn to Gods Love
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Whatever gains I had, these I have come to
regard as loss because of Christ. Philippians
37
Breaking with the past

More than that, I regard everything as loss
because of the surpassing value of knowing
Christ Jesus my Lord.Phil 38
Pauls Commitment
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I live now not with my own life but with the
life of Christ who lives in me I live in
faith faith in the Son of God who loves me and
sacrificed himself for my sake.
Paul
Christ
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As for me, my life is already being poured
away as a libation, and the time has come for me
to be gone. I have fought the good fight to the
end I have run the race to the finish I have
kept the faith all there is to come now is the
crown of righteousness2 Timothy 4 6-8
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Paul Continues to
speaks to us today
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All baptized in Christ, you have all clothed
yourselves in Christ All of you are one in
Christ Jesus.
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Unity
I, Paul, implore you therefore to live a life
worthy of your vocation.
Bearing with one another charitably, in complete
Selflessness
gentleness
patience
and
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Christ
So now you are light in the Lord Be like
children of light, for the effects of the light
are seen in complete
goodness
right living
and truth."
Eph 5 7 - 9
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The Lord is very near. There is no need to
worry but if there is anything you need, pray
for it, asking God for it with prayer and
thanksgiving, and that peace of God will guard
your heart and your mind in Christ Jesus. Phil
46-7
Live it!
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What we have to do is to give up everything
that does not lead us to God
Transformation
Live it!
We must be self-restrained and live a good and
religious life here in the present world. Titus
2 12 -13
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I want you to be happy, always happy in the
Lord, I repeat what I want is your happiness
the Lord is very near. (Phil 44)
Paul
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Grace
From Paul, appointed by God to be an apostle of
Jesus Christ, to the saints who are faithful to
Christ Jesus Grace and peace to you from God our
Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ. (Eph 1
1-2)
Peace
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Lord
You hold everything in your hands. You manifestly
and powerfully sustained Paul from the moment of
his conversion. You never abandoned him even at
the difficult times when perhaps he did not know
what was happening to him. You revealed yourself
to him with merciful love. Help us to understand
your mercy towards us so that we may accept your
guidance, believing in your providential presence
in our lives as Christians. To your glory, in the
power of the Spirit, Mary and all the saints
interceding for us.
Amen