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1:10-12</B></div> <bR> <div> Luke 9:51; 22:32; 1 Peter 5:10<I> </I></div> <div> 1 Corinthians 12:20-25; Romans 15:24,32</div> <bR> <div> <B>You need to see how others are </B><I><B><U>opportunities</U></B></I><B> for ministry 1:13</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>You need to see your </B><I><B><U>debt</U></B></I><B> to others 1:14-15</B></div> <div> John 17:20-23 </div> <div> 1 Corinthians 12:20-26  </div> <bR> <div> How?  Philippians 2:1-4  </div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>Christians are on a team that needs the whole team to function together.</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U>Paul's Journey to Rome</U></B></div> <div> He lived in Jerusalem and studied under Gamaliel c. 20-26 Acts 23:16</div> <div> He left Jerusalem before Jesus' public ministry, but returned shortly after c. 34 Acts 7</div> <div> He converted to Christianity after seeing a vision of Jesus c. 34 Acts 9</div> <div> He remained in Damascus while preaching Jesus Christ for about three months Acts 9:20</div> <div> He retreated to Arabia for a year or two Gal. 1:17  God led him through Scriptures</div> <div> He returned to Damascus and preached for a short time c. 37 Gal. 1:17</div> <div> He went to Jerusalem and hosted by Peter 15 days c. 37 Gal. 1:18</div> <div> He was threatened there and sent to Tarsus Acts 9:30</div> <div> He was later brought to Antioch by Barnabas to minister together c.42-44 Acts 11:25</div> <div> He and Barnabas brought relief to believers in Jerusalem about the time of James' martyrdom c. 44  Acts 12:2</div> <div> He went on the first missionary journey (with Barnabas)[Antioch to Seleucia, Cyprus, Perga, Antioch of Pisidia, Iconium, Lystra, and Derbe] c. 45-49 Acts 13-14</div> <div> He remained in Antioch for 2 years c. 49-50</div> <div> He attended the first church council c. 50 Acts 15</div> <div> He went on the second missionary journey (with Silas, Timothy, Luke)[Antioch to Derbe and Lystra, through Phrygia and Galatia to Troas; to Neapolis, Philippi, Thessalonica, Berea, Athens, and Corinth.  Returned by Ephesus, Caesarea, and Jerusalem to Antioch] c. 51-54 Acts 16-18</div> <div> He went on the third missionary journey [Antioch through Galatia and Phrygia to Ephesus; from Ephesus through Macedonia to Corinth; then back to Troas and Miletus to Tyre, Caesarea, Jerusalem] c. 54-57 Acts 19-20</div> <div> He was imprisoned in Jerusalem, Caesarea (2 years) and in Rom (2 years) before being released for several years c. 59-63 Acts 21-28</div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Biblical Teaching on the Body</U></B></div> <div> The physical body has physical needs of food and clothing Luke 12:22,23; James 2:16</div> <div> The physically alive body is spiritually dead without a living human spirit James 2:26</div> <div> The body is dead because of sin Rom. 8:10</div> <div> Abraham's body was dead sexually when Isaac was conceived Rom. 4:19</div> <div> The body will sin, except for being alive to Christ Rom. 6:6,12-13</div> <div> The body has no life apart from the Holy Spirit Rom. 8:13</div> <div> Religiosity may neglect the physical body, spirituality will not neglect it Col. 2:23</div> <div> God's purpose of the body is to glorify God in life or death 1 Cor. 6:13; Phil. 3:20</div> <div> God owns our body and it is for His purposes 1 Cor. 6:19-20</div> <div> There is an aspect of our body with the spirit and soul that is to be preserved for the coming of Christ 1 Thes. 5:23</div> <div> You may bear the marks of Jesus in your body Gal. 6:17</div> <div> The body must be disciplined to be used for God's glory 1 Cor. 9:27</div> <div> The Christian cannot enter heaven in a physical human body Rom. 7:24; 1 Cor. 15: 35-38,42,44,53-54; 2 Cor. 12:2-3</div> <div> The human body prevents the Christian from being with Jesus today 2 Cor. 5:6,8</div> <div> Deeds done in the body determine rewards in heaven 2 Cor. 5:10</div> <div> One day, Jesus will transform the believer's body to a resurrection body Phil. 3:21; Rom. 8:23</div> <div> Physical intimacy joins two people to become one Gen. 2:24; 1 Cor. 6:16 In marriage, neither husband or wife has authority over their own body, but the spouse does to love the other 1 Cor. 7:4</div> <div> Jesus bore our sins in His human body, so we would be holy to Him Colossians 1:22 Hebrews 10:10; 1 Peter 2:24</div> <div> God prepared a human body for the humanity of Jesus Heb. 10:5</div> <div> His body was broken that we might be made whole Luke 22:19; 1 Cor. 11:24</div> <div> Jesus' human body was buried to show He was done on earth and to show the resurrection power of God Luke 23:55; 24:3,23; John 2:21; 19:38,40; Rom. 1:4</div> <div> There is only one body of Christ Eph. 4:4; 3:6; 2:16</div> <div> Jesus is the head of His body, which is the church Col. 1:18,24; Eph. 1:23; 5:30.  Jesus is the Deliverer of His body Eph. 5:23</div> <div> That one body has many members Rom. 12:5; 1 Cor. 12:12,14,20,27</div> <div> God the Holy Spirit seals us into one body 1 Cor. 12:13; Eph. 1:13,14</div> <div> God wants no division in the body 1 Cor. 12:25</div> <div> God put the body together as He desired 1 Cor. 12:24</div> <div> Each member must realize its part in the body Rom. 12:4; 1 Cor. 12:16-19</div> <div> Every member of the body needs the other members 1 Cor. 12: 21</div> <div> Spiritual gifts nurture and hold the body together Eph. 4:12, 16; Col. 2:19</div> <div> God calls Christians to let His peace rule in one body Colossians 3:15</div> <div> A small part of the body can defile the whole body 1 Cor. 11:27,29; James 3:2,3,6</div> <div> Eating the communion bread declares we are a part of His body 1 Cor. 11:16</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="id128.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Romans 1:1617"><U><B>Next Page</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Grace Evangelical Church"><U><B><IMG SRC="0c740400.gif" border=0 width="64" height="64" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" 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