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1 PAUL S LETTER TO THE GENTILES GENERAL CONVENTION 2015

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3 NATIONALITY

4 NATIONALITY CITIZENSHIP

5 NATIONALITY CITIZENSHIP HIGHLY SCHOOLED

6 PAUL S CAREER ACTS 7

7 PAUL S CAREER ACTS 7, 9

8 HE IS A CHOSEN VESSEL UNTO ME

9 HE IS A CHOSEN VESSEL UNTO ME TO BEAR MY NAME BEFORE THE GENTILES

10 THE CHOSEN VESSEL

11 ( Paul s memory of the event ) Acts 22 (Acts 9) 21 "But he said, 'Don't argue. Go. I'm sending you on a long journey to outsider Gentiles.'"

12 SAUL, PLEASE GO HOME

13 ANTIOCH

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18 PILGRIM TRIP #1 #2

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24 Epi-center of the gentile world: ASIA Western Turkey

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26 ALL they which dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus Acts 19.10

27 PAUL S LETTER TO THE GENTILES

28 NO to the ephesians NO personal greetings I heard of your faith 1:15 NO specific problem

29 1- GENTILES ARE INCLUDED 2- REQUIREMENTS AND RESPONSIBILITES

30 Chapters 1-3

31 Chapters GENTILES ARE INCLUDED

32 And here is the staggering thing

33 And here is the staggering thing that in all which will one day belong to him

34 And here is the staggering thing that in all which will one day belong to him we have been promised a share. Chapter one, Verse eleven J. B. Phillips, 1958 translation

35 CHAPTERS 4-6

36 Humble, patient, forgiving, loving, generous, peaceful, tolerant, kind, know the will of God, do the will of God, (10)

37 Humble, patient, forgiving, loving, generous, peaceful, tolerant, kind, know the will of God, do the will of God, (10) Pray, use your specif talents, sing, work for a living, stop being childish, don t lie, no resentment, don t self assert, no immorality, no coveting, (20)

38 no temper, no bad language, protect and respect the HS, make sure Old ways are gone, no room for wounded pride, remember you re fighting a warfare on a spiritual realm, don t be drunk with wine. (27)

39 Be a good spouse, be a good parent, a good child, be a good employer, be a good employee. (32)

40 Humble, patience, forgiving, loving, generous, peaceful, tolerant, kind, know the will of God, do the will of God, (10) Pray, use your specific talents, sing, work for a living, stop acting like children, don t lie, no resentment, don t self assert, no immorality, no coveting, (20) no temper, no bad language, protect and respect the HS, make sure Old ways are gone, no room for wounded pride, remember you re fighting a warfare on a spiritual realm, don t be drunk with wine. (27) Be a good spouse, be a good parent, be a good child, be a good employer, be a good employee. (32)

41 Humble, patience, forgiving, loving, generous, peaceful, tolerant, kind, know the will of God, do the will of God, (10) Pray, use your specific talents, sing, work for a living, stop acting like children, don t lie, no resentment, don t self assert, no immorality, no coveting, (20) no temper, no bad language, protect and respect the HS, make sure Old ways are gone, no room for wounded pride, remember you re fighting a warfare on a spiritual realm, don t be drunk with wine. (27) Be a good spouse, be a good parent, be a good child, be a good employer, be a good employee. (32)

42 CHANGE THE OUTCOME INPUT REMEMBER BEHAVIOR OUTCOME

43 I M TOO OLD

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45 VOCABULARY VERBAL MEMORY SPATIAL ORIENTATION INDUCTIVE REASONING [JUDGMENT] SPEED OF NEURONAL PROCESSING EASE OF DISTRACTION

46 VOCABULARY VERBAL MEMORY SPATIAL ORIENTATION INDUCTIVE REASONING [JUDGMENT] SPEED OF NEURONAL PROCESSING EASE OF DISTRACTION

47 YOU CAN CHANGE YOU CAN GROW

48 Humble, patience, forgiving, loving, generous, peaceful, tolerant, kind, know the will of God, do the will of God, (10) Pray, use your specific talents, sing, work for a living, stop acting like children, don t lie, no resentment, don t self assert, no immorality, no coveting, (20)

49 Humble, patience, forgiving, loving, generous, peaceful, tolerant, kind, know the will of God, do the will of God, (10) Pray, use your specific talents, sing, work for a living, stop acting like children, don t lie, no resentment, don t self assert, no immorality, no coveting, (20)

50 OPINION OF SELF : (3) 1 Humble don t self assert 25 no room for wounded pride

51 INTERNAL CHARACTER (11) 2 patience 3 forgiving 4 loving 5 generous 6 peaceful 7 tolerant

52 INTERNAL CHARACTER: (9) or (11) 2 patience 8 kind 3 forgiving 15 no immaturity 4 loving 17 no resentment 5 generous 20 no coveting 6 peaceful 21 no temper 7 tolerant

53 DAILY LIVING (9) 9 know the will of God, 10 do the will of God, 12 use your specific talents, 14 work for a living 28 be a good spouse, be a good parent, child be a good employer, employee

54 SPIRITUAL LIFE (4) 11 pray 13 sing 23 protect and respect the HS 26 our warfare is spiritual

55 SEPARATION FROM THE WORLD, 16 don t lie 19 no immorality 22 no bad language 24 make sure Old ways are gone S don t be drunk with wine

56 OPINION OF SELF 3 CHARACTER 11 DAILY LIVING 9 SPIRITUAL LIFE 4 SEPARATION FROM THE WORLD 5

57 OPINION OF SELF Humble don t self assert no room for wounded pride SPIRITUAL LIFE pray sing protect and respect the HS our warfare is spiritual SEPARATION FROM THE WORLD, don t lie no immorality no bad language make sure Old ways are gone don t be drunk with wine

58 SUMMARY 1- YOU GENTILES ARE INCLUDED 2- REQUIREMENTS (THERE S A LIST) 3-

59 And here is the staggering thing that in all which will one day belong to him we have been promised a share. Chapter one, Verse eleven J. B. Phillips, 1958 translation

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