• The measure of a great man is not his bank account or a string of degrees. A man is not great because of what he has or who he is, but because of what he is and what he does.
  • Philippians 2:5-6
  • Paul was a great man because:
    • He could change when he learned he was wrong
      • Acts 23:6
      • Acts 7:58; 8:1-3
      • One who does not study, grow, and change will become dormant.
      • An honest man will do what Paul did and change to obey truth.
    • He could feel sorrow for sin
      • I Timothy 1:12
      • Acts 22:20
      • II Corinthians 7:10 – Paul’s sorrow was a godly sorrow.
    • He was humble, yet had self-respect
      • Mark 1:15
      • Philippians 3:9
      • Galatians 5:6
      • I Corinthians 9:27
    • He was able to compare values and choose the greater
      • Philippians 3:7-11
      • Hebrews 11:24-26 – Moses made a similar choice
    • He never looked back
      • II Timothy 4:10
      • Philippians 3:13-14
      • Luke 9:61-62
    • He had a purpose
      • I Corinthians 9:26-27
      • Romans 10:1-4 – We must look to Jesus for the way of righteousness.
    • He had faith in the outcome
      • II Corinthians 1:12
      • II Timothy 2:4-8
      • I Corinthians 11:1
      • If we don’t believe we are living a life that will result in heaven, we need to change!
  • All the money and prestige in the world cannot buy what Paul had. But if we have these things, we can face death with peace.