Noon Day Bible Study

Mount Bethel Missionary Baptist Church

Bible Study

Facilitator: Dr. Jacques Boyd, Lead Servant 

September 28, 2022

The Introduction to Paul: The Truths of the Kingdom

Who is Paul?

1. Conversion: From Persecutor to Preacher

1. 1. Jewish Heritage – Philippians 3:4-6

1. 1. 1. Of the tribe of Benjamin

1. 1. 2. Hebrew of Hebrews

1. 1. 3. As to the law a Pharisee

1. 1. 4. As for zeal, persecuting the church

1. 2. Roman Citizen

Acts 22:25-29

Acts 25:10-12

1. 3. Conversion 

2. Apostleship

1. 1. Independent calling, same gospel.

• Galatians 1

2. 2. Unique ministry to Gentiles

1. 1. 1. Spearheaded the Gentile mission 
      2. Grasped the multinational implications of the gospel 

• Galatians 2:11-16

Paul the Missionary

2. 3. Preaching 

1. 1. 1. Centrality of the cross

• 1 Corinthians 1:22-24

• 1 Cor 9:20-23

• 1 Cor 9: 11-18

2. 3. 2. Glory of God

• Romans 1:5

• Ephesians 1:13-14

2. 4. Writing: the missionary writer

• 1 Thess 3:7-10

Application questions

1. Are we ultimately concerned about God’s glory?

2. To what extent are our lives and decisions driven by the one overarching concern of how we can further the ministry of the gospel?

3. Do we see Paul’s letter’s as a great resource for evaluating ways in which the centrality of the gospel might be displaced in our own lives?