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PAUL AUSLEY Minister First Presbyterian Church TEXT: "And the Lord said to . tim. 'Rise and go to a sircet ' .•ailed Straight, and inquire in he house of Judas for a man of i'arsus named Saul; for behold, ; le is praying..| teaching was so complete that he felt himself oompelled to write at least four of his letter's while he was in prison. But not only did Paul dedicate , , Bossing is not tel himself to the life of a teacher “'“'‘‘f'V’i.j- ,,, u,.' has been content to say one thing and do another. But it .Is doubtful If the idea of telling other people vvhat to do, what shciLild be done, is a a„„., ...y .h.™ S'r,S“'-f,SS»'’f,“r: ......«.a. ice. It was about nineteen hundred ^ /ears ago that an emotionally ' confused man sat in a small ■ rouse on Straight Street, in the ' City of Damascus, wondering ! where to turn next. And who | wouldn’t be co^nfused? The events | which composed the past week j of his life had been of such call- j er that a change was taking place, the consequence? of which i were so great that the full jr- | pact could hardly be realized at his time. Let us Iwik tack over | :hat past week, and see if we' can catch some of the feeling of the situation. Paul, acing as leader of the persecutionist, watched the |c-r- ng and mania stricken g.ang ihai was stoning a leader am,:-ig the Christians, a man named Steph- m Paul looked on the blood spattered form of the dying Stephen and heard him offer up » simple prayer of forgiveness tor those who cast the stones: "Lord do not hold this sin a- gainst them.” Certainly this scene would impress -oven the coldest of hearts. This saiTe week Paul had gone to his High Priest in Jerusalem and a^ed for permission to go to Damascus to bind up Chris- iians who were gaining a foot hold in that city and bring them back to Jerusalem to be perse cuted. The trip was without inci dent until the caravan was ap proaching Damascus. It was there that a great light shown around the group. Paul fell to the ground, and in his prostrate pos ition he heard the voice of God condemning him for persecuting Christians. Arising blind from the inci dent, he was led to the house on Straight Street where he now sat in darkness, perhaps with his head in his hands, thinking a- I bout past persecutions in which I he had been involved. I The door of the house where i Paul was opened and a stranger named Ananias entered. With a i good deal of hesitancy Ananias I examined the blind figure seat ed before hii.r. He had heard how Paul had led many of the pei-se ojlions against the movement o! Christianity. Certainly such an e;icmy was not to be immediate-; ly trusted wi'hout some deep and I sincere thought. ! But Ananias had '..ccn drawn j to this meeting place by a power j greater than himself. After seri-! ous meditation, he placed his! hands on he blind figure and | said; “Paul, the Lord Jesus who! appeared to you on the road by | which you came, has sent me that you might regain your sight and ^ filled with the Holy Spir it." Then, something like scales fell from the eyes of Paul, and he regained his sight. In a dramatic moment, Paul arose, was baptiz ed, ate some food, and was strengthened. ! It was on that day that the hotisc on Straight Street became a house of dedication. It was 1 here that a man, receiving hi; I sight, also received the vision of I the Christian way of life and i dedicated himself to this w^ay. “How did he dedicate hiTi- ! self?” yru ask. We road that im- : mediately he wont into the i crowded places of the city and ! began proclaiming that Jesiii j was the Son of God. His early I career was dampened by those I who would doubt his word say ing: "Is this -not the man who made havoc on the followers of Jesus in Jerusalem?" Despite all this, he continued to teach those who would listen to him about his newly dedicated life. Being criticized and misunder stood by the crowds, the Jews also became so incensed with his complete detlication that they schered to kill him. Their plans, however, were foileri bv some of the disciples who lowered Paul over the wall of the city of Da mascus in a casket. His narrow escape led him to Jerusalem and to a meeting with the disciples, whom he found very skeptical concemin-g his ! complete dedication. Fh-om here. ! Paul began his teaching career I wwhich led him to pen at least ten lengthy letters to his fellow men in disant countries, chal lenging them to even greater ^Christian lives. His dedication to Paul’s dedication to the princi ples of Jesus of Nazarctlt had been complete, and nothing would suffice but that he give his all to Christian service. His dedi- caticn led liim througii most ci the known parts of Uic world [or the purpose of giving Ills life t< t.he cause he tiiou. lit greatest, and, as nearly as can he dclcr IT inod, his dedication prubah!. leri him to Rome and to hi; death. Much has been said in recen: years about Christian action, hu' few men have based their live.- on the foundation of Cliristiar action as strongly as did Paul. Elis Christian action was of l human quality that has lx>en ex ceeded by no man, save Jesu- hims-elf. To the church at Corinth, stir rounded ty coiTUfition, .grtvd. hate, and bickering, he sent a challenge of love that will live through the ages of man. To thi j idol worihiimcrs of Gri'occ, In rcv-ealed an unknown God .lia: could da far more than all tin jwood and stone that man couit' manifest. Those who woni 1 break, beat, and stone his piiy.s; cal body, he challenged him with the gift of Christian Love. To ! low living he gave high idcnls. jHe watered arid minds with spir itual treasure. I Yes, the Iiou.-.e on Straight ; Street was a house of dedicaii.o i f.or it was here that a man truly ! dedicated himself to Cliristian j teaching, service, and action EX’cry church in the world to day is a veritable house cn Straight Street, and cati ix' a.s great as that ono-tkrc liou.se Damascus, if the people who compose these churches will only give them tile opportunity to be come such. Certainl.v, if there was cier r. challenge to confront the Church in any age, it is now. \V<‘ hav;' staumbled and fallen while wc were short of our g-oal. There is a terrific need for Christian teachers. And cv-.-n ! though the need for Christian | teachers is great, the need for ' sincerely di-dicated Chris'inn teachers is greater. Our world of a dedicated life behind it. Instead of laming our failure on the fact that others are un willing to li.slen, it might be well to look doc,)lv Into our situation ind see if the leaching of the ”lir;rtlan i lUh is being done by .V("; that ate sincerely dedicated rn the principles they are rcsiicst- .ig ollieis to follow. And then, iiic Christian must .-ir/i that service is an imporl- ,nt part of the teaching of the hiurch. Without the element of crvice, religion dies. Without he ele.cnt of service, the indi- /Itlual life is dead. Chrisiian action is meaningless unless lies acilon is con.structive iclioM. As someone once said: 'Tl;c nr .st ignorant mule can kirk doiin a burn l)ul it takes a skilled I'arix-nier to build one.” But to so iruiny people, the op posite IS true, Chrislmn action has meant for some .a constant fight against all tilings they .noiigli; w. i'c wrong, and no- ,hii> niorc. I’nrcly negative. When Paul .saw the corruption and strife in Curinlli. what did he d ■? 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