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Introduction
Within Paul’s third missionary journey he goes to the city of Ephesus and ministers there for more than two years:
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Interestingly enough, the Spirit was leading Paul to move on, but we see he wanted to stay a while longer.
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Throughout the next couple of chapters he travels to different cities and receives an interesting message...
It is through this testimony and the ones left in his letters where we see Paul was truly changed.
Through Paul we are able to see how God had not only transformed his outward living to travel and preach, but also the mind that propelled his living.
Let us look at a portion of Paul’s testimony through his letter to the Philippians.
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It is through Paul’s testimony we see how his entire value system has been shifted from what he once considered valuable to be nothing.
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Now my only purpose through the reading of this Scripture passage is to create an environment where the Holy Spirit can challenge what we currently hold valuable.
As I ask the group to come up I would like us to pray so the Spirit of God will make this Scripture a reality in our lives.
During Sunday School we spoke of what a testimony is and how it can manifest itself through our daily living.
If your desire is for your entire life to reflect Christ in visible ways by what you say and do I would encourage you to step forward so we can pray together.
But there is a deeper cleansing that can happen as well.
What we say and do are visible things, Jesus can see right through our actions and ask “Why do you have such evil thoughts in your hearts?” ()
The Word of God says we can “let the Spirit renew [our] throughts and attitudes” () in Paul’s letter to the Ephesians.
So maybe your lives are able to do and say the right things at the right time, but if your desire is to ask God to transform and renew your thoughts to be pleasing to him I would encourage you to come as well.
During Sunday School we spoke of what a testimony is and how it can manifest itself through our daily living
Tyndale House Publishers.
Holy Bible: New Living Translation.
Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, 2013.
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My continued prayer then is that we may be able to fulfill God’s command given to us by God through Paul:
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