work that the Lord Jesus gave me—to tell people the Good News about God’s grace,” says Paul in Acts 20:24b (NCV). Sharing the transforming grace of God with others is a sacred responsibility. It has the power to transform lives! To whom is God calling you to extend love and grace?
STUDY AND DISCUSS Read: 1 Corinthians 15:9–10 and John 15:5–12 For I am the least of the apostles and do not even deserve to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them— yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me. —1 Corinthians 15:9–10 My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. —John 15:12
Question 8: The passage in 1 Corinthians 15 was written by
the Apostle Paul, who before his conversion to Christianity persecuted the Church and had many Christians arrested and killed. Yet, Jesus through His grace chose Paul to follow Him and spread the good news of the Gospel. What impact did God’s forgiveness and grace have on Paul? How did the Apostle Paul change the lives of others?
Question 9: Earlier, we talked about how greatly we are
loved and valued by God. How would it change the way you look at people if you saw them the same way God does? Are certain people easier (and others harder) for you to view as valuable and worth loving? Why do you think that is?