Paul gives his personal testimony to Timothy as a charge and reminder to take the job of soul-saving seriously. Paul confesses and names his own sin for two reasons: 1) It’s biblical, and 2) to offer himself up as the poster boy for hope. Paul was a jerk—the worst of all sinners. If God is willing to forgive, save, redeem, and use somebody like Paul, you’ve got no basis to say, “God wouldn’t want me; the walls would fall down if I came to church.”
Not true. That’s just an excuse to keep from admitting you’re just like everybody else: a sinner who wants to be better. Come to Jesus and let him make that happen for you. Come to his church and let us do it together.
In this sermon, Paul tells us:
- What he was
- How he was saved
- What he is now
Scripture Used
1 Timothy 1.12-20 (NLT & ESV)
Acts 19.18 (NLT)
1 John 1.9 (ESV)
Luke 23.34
Quotes & References
Casual Believers are professing believers but practicing atheists.
Convenient Believers reach the limit of what they’re willing to do for Jesus.
Committed Believers understand life ceases to be about us. It’s about Jesus and then Others.
Break molds, change barriers, adapt to needs, relate to people, speak Truth, and save sinners.
Paul’s salvation was a fulfillment of Jesus’ prayer from the cross (Luke 23.34).
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