Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-10-07
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LESSON FOR OCTOBER g.
sPAuL AT EPHEsua
By REV. P. 3. FITZwATER. d. D..
Teacher of English Bible In the Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago.)
20. 1921, Western Newspaper Union.)

LESSON TExT-Acts 1sa-41.
GOLDEN TExT-Thou shalt worship
the Lord they God. and him only shalt
thou serye.-Matt 4:10.
REFERENCE MATERIAL.-Rev ALL.
PRIMARY TOPIC Paul a Loving
Friend and Minister.
JUNIOR TOPIC-Paul and the Silver
smiths.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
Experience in Ephesus
YOUNG PEOPLE, AND ADULT TOPIC
Planting the Gospel in Center OF Pa
ganism.
I. Johns Disciples Become Chris
tlans (vv. Id.
These twelve disciples had only
been taught the baptism of repent
ance as a preparation for the kingdom
Of God. Paul taught them to believe
In Christ, that is, to receive Him as
the One who had on the cross pro-
vided redemption for them
u. Paul Preaching in Ephesus
.(vv. s-10).
! /. In the Jewish synagogue ". 3D.
His message is characterized by: ~
b0ldness. He realized that God had
sent Him and that His authority was
back Of Him. (2) Reason He rea-
soned with them. Gods message ID
never sentimental nor arbitrary, but
In accord with the highest reason. (3)
Persuasion. 1t Is not enough to come
boldly with a reasonable message; 1t
must be accompanied by persuasion.
(4) Concerning the kingdom Of God.
He did not discourse on current
events. literature, or philosophy. but
upon the message of salvation through
Christ.
wv. 8, 10). Paurs earnest preach
ing only hardened the Jews. When
they came out and spoke openly
against this way Of salvation In
Christ, Paul separated the disciples
from them and retired to the school
house of Tyrannus
III. God Working Miracles by Paul
wv. 11-16).
SO wonderfully did he manifest His
power that handkerchiefs and aprons
brought from Paurs body healed the
sick and cast out evil spirits from
those whose lives had been made
wretched by them.
Nv. A Glorious Awakening wv. IT.
Az.
| ]. Fear fell upon all ". 17). News
Of the casting out Of these evil spirits
created impressions favorable to
Christianity.
| 2. 1t brought to the front those who
| pfofessed faith In Christ while not
living right lives ". 1S). They be-
lieyed, but had not broken from sin.
| s. Gave up the practice Of black
arts ". 19). This means forms Of
| 1ugglery by use Of charms and magi-
cal words. All such are in opposi-
ton to the will of God; therefore no
one can have fellowship with God and
practice them. They proved the gen
uineness of their actions oy publicly
| burning their books. Though this
was an expensive thing-valued at
about $12. .500-they did not try to SCI.
the books and get their money back.
When you find you have beea in a
wrong business, make clean sweep
of things; burn up your books on
Spiritualism, Christian Science, ETC..
empty your whisky and beer into the
sewer, and have tobacco party sim
liar to the Boston tea party.
4. Uproar of the Sflversmiths at
Ephesus (vv. 23-4D. a. The occa-
sion wv. %, 24). This was the pow.
er of the gospel in destroying the
infamous business of Demetrius and
his fellows. 1t was clear to them that
idolatry was tottering before the pow
er of the gospel They were not In
terested particularly In the matter
from religious standpoint. but be-
cause It was undermining the princi-
pal business of the city. CD The
method (vv. 25-29). Demetrius,
leading business man, whose business
was the stay Of others of similar
nature. called meeting and~ stated
that much people had turned from
i idolatry and that the market for their
wares was materially weakening He
appealed to his fellows (a) ON the
ground Of business. saying "This, our
craft, is In danger of being set at
Inaught." ". 27). (b) On the ground
Of religious prejudice. He said THE
4 temple Of the great goddess Diana
should be despiscd' (v. 27). He be-
\ came quite religious when he saw that
4 his business was being interfered
with. His speech gained his end the
Whole crowd was enraged and yelled
J In unison. "Great Is Diana of the
Ephesians." The mob was quieted By
the tact and good judgment Of the
town clerk.