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Motivation to Change

Motivation to Change. Have You Been Converted? August 4, 2013. Acts 9: 1-5 New King James Version (NKJV) The Damascus Road: Saul Converted

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Motivation to Change

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  1. Motivation to Change Have You Been Converted? August 4, 2013

  2. Acts 9: 1-5 New King James Version (NKJV) The Damascus Road: Saul Converted 9 Then Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest 2 and asked letters from him to the synagogues of Damascus, so that if he found any who were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem. 3 As he journeyed he came near Damascus, and suddenly a light shone around him from heaven. 4 Then he fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?” 5 And he said, “Who are You, Lord?” Then the Lord said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.[a] It is hard for you to kick against the goads.”

  3. Mankind has two responsibilities that have become a weight and a hindrance to change:

  4. Mankind has two responsibilities that have become a weight and a hindrance to change: a. Learning how to be spiritual beings

  5. Mankind has two responsibilities that have become a weight and a hindrance to change: a. Learning how to be spiritual beings b. Learning how to be human

  6. Diaspora Jews: Jews who were scattered in Jerusalem from the Babylonian Exile.

  7. What motivated Saul to change? What caused his transformation?

  8. What motivated Saul to change? What caused his transformation? a. He acknowledged that he was unworthy and undeserving of any mercy.

  9. What motivated Saul to change? What caused his transformation? a. He acknowledged that he was unworthy and undeserving of any mercy. b. He had thankfulness, interpreted (Gratitude) for Salvation.

  10. What motivated Saul to change? What caused his transformation? a. He acknowledged that he was unworthy and undeserving of any mercy. b. He had thankfulness, interpreted (Gratitude) for Salvation. c. His motivation and sense of inspiration came when he personally encountered Jesus.

  11. What motivated Saul to change? What caused his transformation? a. He acknowledged that he was unworthy and undeserving of any mercy. b. He had thankfulness, interpreted (Gratitude) for Salvation. c. His motivation and sense of inspiration came when he personally encountered Jesus. d. He believed that Christ had risen.

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