The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1921-10-06
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! Lesson
By REV. P. B. FITzwATER, D. D..
Teacher of English Bible in the Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago.)
e. 1921, Western Newspaper Union.)
LESSON FOR OCTOBER 9
PAUL AT EPHEsus.

LESSON TEXT-Acts 19I-A.
GOLDEN TExT-Thou shalt worship
the Lord they God. and him only shalt
thou serve.-Matt. 4:10.
REFERENCE MATERIAL,-Rev. ALL.
PRIMARY TOPIC - Paul q 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 wv. 1-7).
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. 8-10).
/. In the Jewish synagogue ". g..
His message Is characterized by: (D.
boldness. He realized that God had
sent Him and that His authority was
back Of Him. (2) Reason. He rea-
soned with them. Gods message is
never sentimental nor arbitrary, but
in accord with the highest reason. (3)
Persuasion. 1t Is not enough to come
boldly with reasonable message; 1t
must be accompanied by persuasion.
az Concerning the kingdom Of God.
He did not discourse on current
events, literature, or philosophy, but
upon the message Of salvation through
Christ.
2. In the schoolhouse Of Tyrannus
wv. 8, 10). Pauls 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. 11-18).
So wonderfully did he manifest His
| power that handkerchiefs and aprons
brought from Paul's body healed the
sick and cast out evil spirits from
those whose lives had been made
wrotchod nv fham
". A Glorious Awakening wv. IT
~.
/. Fear fell upon all ". 1O. News
Of the casting out of these evil spirits
created impressions favorable to
Christianity.
2. It brought to the from, those whit
professed faith In Christ while no
living right lives ". 18). They be
lieved, but had not broken from sin
8. Gave up the practice Of blacl
arts. ". 19). This means forms Of
jugglery by use Of charms and magi
cal words. All such are ip oppOsi
tion to the will Of God; therefore NJ
one can have fellowship with God ant
practice them. They proved the gen
uineness Of their actions by publicl!
burning their books. Though thi'
was an expensive thing-valued a
about $12,50O- they did not try to sci
the books and get their money back
When you find you have been In 6
wrong business, make clean sweeI
Of things; burn up your books OF
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 Silversmiths at
Ephesus wv. 23-41). (1) The occa
sion wv. %, 24). This was the pow
er of the gospel in destroying the
infamous business Of Demetrius ant
his fellows. It was clear to them tha
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. (2) Tht
method wv. $500. Demetrius, Q
leading business man, whose business
was the stay Of others Of similal
nature, called meeting and stated
that much people had turned from
idolatry and that the market for theil
wares was materially weakening. III
appealed to his fellows (a) on thu
ground Of business, saying "This, oul
craft, is in danger Of being set Al
naught." ". 2T. (b) On the grount
Of religious prejudice. He said "Th'
temple Of the great goddess Diant
should be despised" ". ~. He be
came quite religious when he saw tha
his business was being interfered
with. His speech gained his end; thu
whole crowd was enraged and ysllet
in unison. "Great ID Diana Of thu
4 EDhesians" The mob was Uuiated by