The Tupelo journal., 1909-08-13
Paul's Third
Missionary Journey
Sunday School Lesson for August Is, 1909
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LESSON TExT.-Acts 1s:2a-1s:22. Mem.
DRY verses 1920.
GOLDEN TExT.-''The name of the
Lord Jesus was magniied 1917.
TIME.-Paul began his third journey
probably in A. d. SO, and it lasted three
| years, $3.50, or 81.
PLACE.-Paul ended his second jour.
ney by going to Jerusalem, and thence tc
Antioch. From there he went through
Asia Minor. ending at Ephesns. ire CAPT.
tai of the Roman province Of Asia.
Suggestion and Practical Thought
How Paul Built Up the Religious
Life of Ephesus.
Paul Enters Upon His Missionary
Journey, and Strengthens the Older
Churches.-Acts 1929. When PAU
had completed his second missionary
journey he went up to Jerusalem tc
pay his respects to the mother church
there, and doubtless, as at other times
he told the wondrous story of the
work of God in bringing SO many Gen
tiles into the kingdom. Here he would
remain long enough to complete his
vow, the apostle to the Gentiles in low
ing accord with the mother church.
Then he went down to the home
Here he was always welcome. Here
he told the story of his missionary ad
ventures, and the fruits of his labors
This is probably the last time Pau
was able to visit Antioch. 1t Is prob
able that while here Paul wrote the
Enict1a RI tho Go1ofinc an rnnniyinc
the report of Timothy concerning the
churches in that region, and not long
afterward he himself went through
the region of Galatia and Phrygia in
order, Strengthening the churches. fol
there was great need. >(Gal. 1:6-12;
3:1-5; 5:1-12-15.)
Ephesus, which Paul made his head
quarters for nearly three years of mis-
sionary work, was not only the cap
ital of the province, but was the city
of the greatest Importance in all Asia
Minor, and prime. pal emporium o.
trade in the east.
Paul Finds an ~Undeveloped Church
of Ephesus, and Brings Them Into the
Fulness of the Gospel Light.-Acts
1S:24-19:7. The Eloquent Apollos
When Paul left Corinth at the close
of his second journey, his friends
Aquila and Priscilla went with hin
as far as Ephesus. Before Paul en-
tered upon his longer work at Ephesus
there came a Christian Jew of great
%eloquence ". 25) knowing only the
baptism of John; the gospel of repen
lance and forgiveness, and Christian
morals, and of Jesus who proclaimed
the kingdom of heaven at hand, anc
worked many miracles of love, and
died on the cross, the story which was
told in the earlier gospels.
These things Priscilla and Aquila
e~xpounded to him. Then he went tt
Greece ". 20 and helped them much
which had believed through grace
OF this Paul once speaks in his letter
to Corinth, Il planted, Apollos watered
God gave the increase" Il Cor. $3.50
Paul's Preaching and Teaching
VS.. $40. First. In the Jewish syna.
gogue. Three months. To Jews. AS
usual, Paul began with the Jews who
were best prepared to receive the
Gospel. "And spake boldly" 1t re
quired no little courage to take the
unpopular side, which had so otter
brought him into trouble.
Second. In the school of Tyrannus.
Two years. To Gentiles. "Disputing,'
discouraging, arguing, daily" and not
merely on the Sabbath, Gin the school
of one URANUS" Nothing is known
positively about this man.
Continued two years." In
addition to the three months in the
synagogue. "All they which dwelt in
ASIA" the Roman province of Asia, OF
which Ephesus was the capital
Heard the word" Paul had with him
a number of helpers, as Timothy,
Erastus, Titus, etc.
Two Kinds of Testimonials to the
Power and Value of the Gospel.-Vs.
11-22. In addition to the holy conduct
and noble spirit exhibited in the or.
binary daily life there were two out.
ward and visible testimonies to the
truth and power of the Gospel. First.
Miracles of healing and help. God
wrought special miracles" "By the
hands of" the instrumentality OF
Paul" In Ephesus, the center Of
magic and witchcraft, special power
was given Paul to work miracles that
conquered them in their own strong.
hold. He actually did what the
sorcerers pretended to do.
Self-denial for the Cause of Christ
Doing right at great cost. MANY that
believed came, and confessed" that
they had been using magical prac.
tees, but now, realizing that they
we're wrong, Showed their deeds" by
publicly confessing and renouncing
all such heather practices, by which
doubtless they had been making
money.
MANY of them" referring to those
who had been magicians previous to
their conversion, (which used curious
arts" such as magic, incantations.
sleight of hand, charms, secret knowl
edge of chemistry, h%ypnotism, jug
glery, and everything by which they
had deceived the people.
These men and women were in the
habit of carrying about on their per-
SOFAS as charms or amulets to shield
them from danger and from harm, or
to procure them good fortune in their
undertakings. We read how Croesus,
vixen on his funeral pile, repeated
these "Ephesian spells"