"I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength to do his work. He considered me trustworthy and appointed me to serve him, even though I used to blaspheme the name of Christ. In my insolence, I persecuted his people."  1 Timothy 1:12-13a (NLT)

“I used to believe that I ought to do everything I could to oppose the very name of Jesus the Nazarene.  Indeed, I did just that in Jerusalem. Authorized by the leading priests, I caused many believers there to be sent to prison. And I cast my vote against them when they were condemned to death.  Many times I had them punished in the synagogues to get them to curse Jesus. I was so violently opposed to them that I even chased them down in foreign cities."  Acts 26:9-11 (NLT)

"But God had mercy on me because I did it in ignorance and unbelief."
1 Timothy 1:13b (NLT)

“His mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning.”
Lamentations 3:22-23 (ESV)

"Oh, how generous and gracious our LORD was! He filled me with the faith and love that come from Christ Jesus."  1 Timothy 1:14 (NLT)

"This is a trustworthy saying, and everyone should accept it: “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners”—and I am the worst of them all."  1 Timothy 1:15-16 (NLT)

"But God had mercy on me so that Christ Jesus could use me as a prime example of his great patience with even the worst sinners. Then others will realize that they, too, can believe in him and receive eternal life."  1 Timothy 1:16 (NLT)

"All honor and glory to God forever and ever! He is the eternal King, the unseen one who never dies; he alone is God. Amen."  1 Timothy 1:17 (NLT)

THE WORK THAT JESUS HAD DONE IN PAUL’S LIFE CHANGED HOW PAUL SAW THE WORK THAT JESUS WANTED TO DO THROUGH HIS LIFE.