Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1916-09-06
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson N.-Third Quarter, For
Sept. 10, 1916.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES,
Texr of tire Lessen Acts xxi, H-1o.
Memory Verses, 81, 2-Goiden Text
Acts xxi. f-commentzry Prepared
BY Rev. o. N. Stsarns

Acts xxi. 1-Comrentzry Prepared
by Rev. o. NJ. Stearns.
This chapter tells Of TIE completion
of Paars return journey 10 Jerusalem
from his third MISSIONARY tour and OF
some Of the happenings there after h.s
return Our lesson two weeks ago was
his farewell to the elders Of the church
at EpheSus who came 10 MIletus to
meet him Sailing BY the south OF the
island OF Cyprus. they landed al Tyre
and finding disciples. tarTied there
seven days We may imagine what
blessed fellowship they had in the
word and In prayer and that wonder
ful farewell On the shore when Eea-
women and children knelt in prayer.
Knowing the message OF the Spirit
through the disciples that Paul should
not 90 w TO jerusalem they could
sea rely refrain from feeling some anx-
ety about him but they could only
commit him to God. as they could not
dissuade him from going on (verses Isl
Continuing their voyage. we find
them next at Caesarea at the home CT
Philip. the evangelist one Of the seven
whose four daughters did prophecy.
and there they tarried many DAYS, and
again We may easily imagine the fell
lowship in the word and in prayer
We cannot think of Paul tarrying any
where without speaking of Christ cru
cited. risen again. assembled inferred
ing and returning 10 set up His king
dom and always urging the believers
to walk worthy of such q God and
Saviour. who had called them TO such
kingdom and glory and made them
joint heirs with Himself While at the
home Of Philip prophet from Judea
named Agabus came and testified
strongly by the Spirit that at Jerusa-
lem Paul would certainly be bound and
given into the hands Of the xenriIes-
Therefore he was once more urged by
the believers not TO go, but his reply
was that he was ready % be bourd
and TO die also for the name Of the
Lord Jesus fverses 7-13l.
At the time Of his Conversion the
Lord told Ananias that Paul would
be called upon to suffer great things
and on this journey to Jerusalem Paul
&c.
and be counted not his life dear unto
himself If only he might giorify God
chapters IL. Is. Is; TX. 22-25. Phil /
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that he shonld NOT GO mn no Jer-
salem woUIi seern 10 Indicate tha.
this time he was a hi, self xtr,ed Pr,
# Is one of those things that am
waiting to have cleared up In the king
dom. meanwhile desiring for mv.el>
more Of his fearless boldness and
whole hearted devotion TO the Lord
A glad welcome awaited him at Jeru-
salem from James and the elders. and
as he declared In detail what thing.
God had wrought among the gentiles
by his ministry they giorffied the Lord
fverses i1-o0j. The record In verses
1925 concerning the thousands of be-
neying Jews who were zeaiGas Of the
law and insisted upon circumcision and
other customs for Jews who believed
Is TO me another perplexity and does
not look Ike the freedom wherewith
Christ sets US free Dohn viii. 1896: