I was recently drawn again to a portion in the Bible I’ve often reflected on, Acts 20:17-21:1. Before I set out to study these verses I was reminded of something…
In our last visit we considered the beginning of a bigger context for what is recorded in Acts 20:17-21:1. We saw how Paul got to know Aquilla and Priscilla in…
We’ve been familiarizing ourselves in recent visits with the bigger historical context to help us understand what is said in Acts 20:17-21:1. What we have seen is what Jesus illustrated…
In recent visits we’ve uncovered the dramatic story of how the Christian church in Ephesus was planted and grew exponentially. The impact it had on the pagan society and its…
We’ve been considering the larger historical context to help us understand Acts 20:17-21:1. The short letter addressing the Church of Ephesus found in Revelation 2:1-7 describes this church as still…
We’ve reviewed in recent visits the larger context of what Paul said to the elders of the church of Ephesus recorded in Acts 20:17-21:1. There were some dramatic events and…
Now that we’ve considered the larger context to help us understand the specific context of Acts 20:17-21:1, let’s use a number of study methods to understand it better and remember…
As we continue to study Acts 20:17-21:1 I’d like to share another study method, what I call an “Impact Thought.” Often when reading the Bible you will have a…
Now that we’ve been exposed to Paul’s farewell address to the elders of Ephesus found in Acts 20:17-21:1 let’s do what I call a “4S” study of this portion: spread,…
In our last visit we began structuring information we gathered from Paul’s farewell address to the Ephesian Church elders found in Acts 20:17-21:1. The first point was his manner, or…
Paul reminded the elders from the church of Ephesus in Acts 20:17-21:1 of the things he taught them during a three year period of ministry in that city. Now, in his…
As Paul addressed the elders from the church of Ephesus in Acts 20:17-21:1, he made it clear that in the final analysis, it is God who grows the church and…
In our study of Acts 20:17-21:1 we’ve considered Paul’s manner and message. Let’s turn our attention to his mission. Paul shares his mission in verse 24: “I consider my life worth…
As we saw in our last visit, Paul took his mission seriously. He warned everyone he encountered to turn from sin to God and accept His offer of grace –…
In recent visits we have studied what Paul’s farewell address in Acts 20:17-21:1 tells us about Paul – his manner, his message and his mission. Now let’s structure information from this…
We’ve been studying Paul’s farewell address to the Ephesian elders in Acts 20:17-21:1. We’ve considered what this portion tells us about Paul and those elders. Now let’s focus our attention on what…
As we’ve studied Paul’s farewell address to the Ephesian church elders we’ve used the “4S” study method: spread, sort, structure and summarize. We’ve structured three points in our outline, now let’s…
We’ve now come to the final point in doing a “4S” study of Acts 20:17-21:1, Paul’s farewell address to the elders from the church of Ephesus. We spread out the…
Dawson Trottman coined the phrase and wrote a pamphlet titled, “Born to Reproduce.” Paul the apostle might not have coined the phrase, but he lived it. We saw in our study…
As we continue to summarize what we learned from our study of Acts 20:17-21:1 let me share another application: finishing well. Paul put it this way in his address to…
In recent visits we’ve considered a number of applications we can make to our lives and share with others: Could my life be described as “a life well lived”? If I…