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To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 What kind of legacy will you and I leave behind? The Apostle Paul left a legacy of faithfulness to Christ to the very end of his life. He died as a martyr in Rome. But how should we as Christians face death today?

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 In Greek, the word witness is the word known in English as martyr. In the early church, dying for Christ went hand in hand with being His witness. Paul the Apostle went to his death in Rome sealing that witness with his blood.

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 In Roman times, slaves made up over half the population. Paul wrote about one of these slaves while in prison. Lets learn from Pauls admonition to the owner of Onesimus, a man named Philemon.

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 In the Roman Empire, a vast number of people were slaves. While in prison, Paul wrote to a friend about a runaway slave he had led to Christ. Lets get a glimpse into the heart of Paul, who loved his brothers and sisters in Christ.

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Paul was an able defender of the Gospel, even when standing before kings. His passion for truth even caused one king to doubt Pauls sanity. Paul was on a mission, and in Caesarea, he ultimately appealed his case to the emperor.

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Pauls ministry in Jerusalem caused his enemies to have him arrested on false charges. He was sent to Caesarea, Romes government center in the region. There he languished in prison, waiting to answer the charges against him. But when God opened the door, Paul seized his opportunity to speak.

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 When you stand on Mars Hill in Athens, youre standing where history happened. Paul the Apostle stood on that same rock, telling philosophers of his day about the true God. They were the intellectual elite, but in Paul they heard a message unlike any other.

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 After reaching Greece, Paul became a fearless witness for Christ in a pagan culture. He explained the true God to the high-minded philosophers of that day. Paul is a role model for how we must confront the world with the Gospel.

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Paul wrote to Philippian believers while he was in Roman chains. His counsel is blunt: it is given to us to believe in Jesus and also to suffer for His sake. Many Christians like the abundant life, but cringe when suffering comes. Yet this is our calling as believers.

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Like salmon swimming upstream, living the Christian life goes against the flow of culture. You cant help but encounter adversity. Suffering for Christ is not a popular topic, but it is what believers face around the world. How did Paul face suffering?

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 A blinding light surrounded an enemy of Jesus, and this enemy surrendered without a struggle. Saul became Paul after his miraculous conversion, but reputations die hard. It took some time before this new disciple would be trusted.

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To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 As we live for Christ, the clock is advancing, and as Paul says, Our salvation is nearer than when we first believed. As this age draws to a close, the clock is ticking ever louder. Let this be a wake-up call for each of us.

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 William Booth founded the Salvation Army. Nearing death, his last message to an annual conference came in a telegram with one word: others. What will be your final words? What is your legacy? What will your epitaph be?