Category: Acts for a 21st c. Church
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Sailing Home on the Aegean
And when they had come to him, he said to them,“You yourselves know, from the first day that I set foot in Asia, how I was with you the whole time, serving the Lord with all humility and with tears and with trials.. Acts of the Apostles 20:18-19a LSB – The Apostle Paul bidding farewell…
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Three Years in Ephesus with Tears
Paul has just sent for the Ephesian Elders and is about to address them as at the conclusion of his third missionary journey as the Apostle departs for Jerusalem. Serving the Lord with humility and tears The *apostles’ tearful departure from Ephesus – Let us recall so many close relationships of those brothers and sisters…
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a brief Epistle from Paul to Ephesus
ACTS 20 – a farewell meeting We have recently been reading some of Paul’s early letters to churches. Now the Apostle sends a brief Epistle to Ephesus to set up a parting embrace with the leaders of the Ephesian Church before the apostles sail toward home. Previously we learned that an epistle is not simply…
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Paul a Prophet Sent out by Jesus
Great Prophets and Signs from God Fear seized them all, and they glorified God, saying, “A great prophet has arisen among us!” and “God has visited his people!” Gospel of Luke 7:16 ESV A great prophet among us Before we look at an extraordinary sign in Troas suggesting that Paul is also a Prophet of…
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Talking for hours with the prophet Paul
.. when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul talked with them.. Acts 20:7b ESV Talk of Jesus into the late night hours Our focus on this late-night incident in Troas is Paul’s midnight talk of JESUS and its impact on the Church. My secondary focus is a role of Paul we may not…
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Strategic Retreat of Paul to Troas
The Apostle’s circuitous route home Today we join Paul’s in Troas, a strategic Roman port the Apostle visited on his second missionary journey. Acts 20 Paul, led by the Holy Spirit, leads disciples and directs leaders of each church on mission. PREVIOUSLY, Luke records in Acts 20 how and why Paul left Ephesus. Corinth, as…
