Post by Les Brewer on Aug 31, 2015 22:52:08 GMT
Paul’s Transformation, Part 1 Acts 9:10–17
John Newton went to sea. Like most sailors of his day, he lived a debauched and rebellious life. For several years, he worked on slave ships, capturing slaves for sale to the plantations in the New World. So low did he sink that at one point, he himself became a slave, a captive of another slave trader.
Eventually, he became the captain of his own slave ship. A combination of a frightening storm at sea one night coupled with his reading of a testimony of Christianity planted some seeds in his heart that eventually led to his conversion. He went on to become a leader in the evangelical movement in the 18th century in England. And along with men like John and Charles Wesley, George Whitefield, and William Wilberforce, he was a stalwart for the Christian faith. On his tombstone is inscribed the following epitaph, which Newton wrote himself, says this, “John Newton, Clerk. Once an infidel and libertine, a servant of slavers in Africa, was, by the rich mercy of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, preserved, restored, pardoned, and appointed to preach the faith he had long labored to destroy.” Of course, he penned the hymn we all love, Amazing Grace, a grace that he had experienced.
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John Newton went to sea. Like most sailors of his day, he lived a debauched and rebellious life. For several years, he worked on slave ships, capturing slaves for sale to the plantations in the New World. So low did he sink that at one point, he himself became a slave, a captive of another slave trader.
Eventually, he became the captain of his own slave ship. A combination of a frightening storm at sea one night coupled with his reading of a testimony of Christianity planted some seeds in his heart that eventually led to his conversion. He went on to become a leader in the evangelical movement in the 18th century in England. And along with men like John and Charles Wesley, George Whitefield, and William Wilberforce, he was a stalwart for the Christian faith. On his tombstone is inscribed the following epitaph, which Newton wrote himself, says this, “John Newton, Clerk. Once an infidel and libertine, a servant of slavers in Africa, was, by the rich mercy of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, preserved, restored, pardoned, and appointed to preach the faith he had long labored to destroy.” Of course, he penned the hymn we all love, Amazing Grace, a grace that he had experienced.
To continue the text sermon please follow this LINK or scroll down for recorded message.....
