Commemorative Speech Sample: TRIBUTE TO PAUL Introduction Attention-Getting Device He was determined to stop the followers of Jesus‚ even if it that meant taking their life‚ as in the case of Stephen. He was going to Damascus next with a clear goal – find the followers of Jesus so they could be punished. But this trip did not go as planned. Without going into the details of what happened on the road to Damascus‚ he became what he so despised – a follower of Jesus‚ but not only a follower
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characteristics of great Biblical leaders. The leader within the church that I admire most is Elder Kevin Glover‚ Pastor of New and Living Way‚ CLGI in Warner Robins‚ Georgia. The Biblical leader‚ among the many that God has chosen‚ that I admire most is the Apostle Paul. My admiration for Elder Glover is as a result of working directly with him in the ministry. He exhibits Godly leadership in that he not only preaches the Word of God‚ but demonstrates it as well in all facets of his life. He is not afraid of
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What is a “call to the ministry” ? by Ken Temple Regional Representative Southeast USA Frontiers (770) 277-6399 ( office ) kentemple@juno.com What is a “call to ministry” ? Is it more subjective or objective? It is just for preachers and pastors and missionaries‚ or is it also for the Christian businessman and plumber‚ the housewife and mother? Is it only one’s vocation‚ or does it also refer to salvation and relationship with Christ ? Os Guinness‚ in his book‚ The Call‚ writes: “Calling
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The overall purpose of the Roland Allen’s book is to convey the dramatic differences between the methods of modern day missionary organizations and those of the Apostle Paul. Through deep personal study of the various teachings‚ practices‚ and strategies of Paul‚ Allen gained an understanding of what made the ministry of the Apostle so successful. Allen spent thirteen chapters discussing the most prominent foundations of Paul’s ministry with the intention of bringing the modern missionary back
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letters that the apostle Paul wrote while imprisoned. In “Paulian” style‚ Dr. Martin Luther King opens with addressing the clergymen with honor‚ clarifying their concerns of his being an “outsider” and establishing his legitimacy in Alabama. He even references Paul in the beginning of the letter with: Just as the eighth century prophets left their little villages and carried their "thus saith the Lord" far beyond the boundaries of their hometowns; and just as the Apostle Paul left his village
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Servant Leadership Winter Quarter 2012 1. The Role of Authority in Our Lives God placed authorities over our lives to test us on how we respond and honor those authorities. All authorities are ordained by God. Romans 13:1-2 states that every soul is subject to the governing authorities and that God has appointed all authorities regardless of their past roles and experience. John Bevere writes that “When we oppose God’s delegated authority‚ we
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Can Christians be joyous all the time? We might turn in our Bible to the Apostle Paul’s letter to the Philippians to answer that question. The book of Philippians has been known as the Joy Epistle. Actually‚ rejoicing is a recurring theme in all of Paul’s letters. Joy bubbles out of every pore of his life. Even from his jail cell‚ Paul’s soul was overflowing with joy. He encouraged the church in Philippians 1:4‚ that he is praying for them with joy because of their partnership with him in the
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The Apostle John was given a vision of the last days from the Church Age through the Revelation to the precipice of eternity with God. John recorded this vision as the book of Revelation in the Bible. At the end of the Tribulation comes the reign of Jesus on the earth. This reign is for one thousand years‚ and is called the Millennium. At the end of the Millennium‚ Satan is released from the bottomless pit. He is allowed to deceive lost people on the earth‚ form an army‚ and come against Jesus in
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Maya Austell January 31‚ 2012 Book review Apostles of Disunion The way Charles B. Dew opened up this book was touching and smart. He and I share the same qualities in thinking about issues by looking at things from both sides‚ and in ways that haven’t been discussed or thought about. He was a born and raised southerner‚ and told of his up bringing in the south. His ancestors fought and died for the Confederacy. Although it may seem that he should be a die-hard supporter of the Confederate
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Figure of Paul A questio may help us peer into Luke’s threefold intention in this section: Why does Luke have three accounts of Paul’s call? First‚ by devoting precious space to three accounts of Paul’s call‚ Luke spotlights the significance of Paul as key points in his story. In chapter 9 the call of the missionary to the gentiles par excellence—Paul—is introduced when the Spirit is on the brink of moving the misson to the gentiles (see 10:1-48). In chapters 22 and 26 the call of Paul is introduced
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