Paul, A Transformation Story!

Many of you have heard the testimony of Rosaria Butterfield, a former tenured professor of English and women’s studies at Syracuse University, with a Ph.D. from Ohio State. She was a lesbian in a long-term relationship, teaching and advocating for LGBTQ+ rights and policies. In 1999 through the ministry of a local pastor and his wife, she came to faith in Christ as they ate meals, read scripture, and answered her questions. She married a PCA pastor in North Carolina, raised her children,  and now advocates in churches, urging them to stand for the Biblical teaching on heteronormativity in God’s created order. She has spoken before school boards and congress as God opens doors for her to share biblical truth. What a story! Some of us were recently able to attend her lecture at Johnson Ferry Baptist.

We’ve spent the last few years in Romans. This Sunday, I want you to meet its human author, the Apostle Paul. We’ll recount his life story and pick up statements that help us see how the gospel transformed his life. He was an advocate for the law, righteousness by works, and strict ceremonial practice. He persecuted the church and consented to the martyrdom of Stephen. But God transformed his life and made him a chosen servant of Jesus Christ. Join us as we worship the One whose gospel changes lives.