Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-11-28
lessoN FOR DECEMBER 4
PAUL IN MELlTA AND ROME.
zro,, rEyTLActs 2s;1-31.

rDSS0N TEXT-Acts 2S:1-31.
cor DEN TEXT am ready to preach
49, eoapel to you that are at kome also:
Eor I am not ashamed OF the gospel %
49,. for II is the Npower of God unto
MS lstion IN everyone that believeth.-
Rom lis. Is. -, ,e.,o.
REFERENCE MAI EhlAi'-.-nai i''e'
H pp1w4RY ToPIC-The End of Paul's
'U TITNfoR TOP1C-The End of Long
Journey. -r,,,icp rop1sS
Paul Living in Rome.
vOTTNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
-pauls Ministry in Rome.
l. The shipwreeked Crew on Melita
wv 1-10). ~
Through the storm they lost their
hearings. and when they were safe on
land they learned that the island was
called Melita.
/ The hospitable reception of the
natives ". q. They built fire and
made them as comfortable as possible
from the cold and the rain.
>. Paul gathering sticks for a flre ".
Q, This is fine picture of the worlds
greatest preacher and missionary not
above picking up sticks for fire. The
ability and disposition to serve natu-
rally in whatever way Is the evidence
of capacity for great commissions.
g. Paul bitten by venomous ser
pent ". 81. With the sticks that Paul
gathered there was a serpent. Per-
hans it had already curled itself up
for its winter sleep, but when the
warmth of the fire aroused It ii darted
at Paul and fixed its fangs upon his
hand The natives expected to see him
fall down dead. yet he shook it off,
nothing harmed At first the natives
concluded that he was an escaped
murderer and that this was retrihutiye
Justice being melted out to him. When
they saw that he was unframed they
concluded that he was god
4. Paul heals I'ublius' father (vv. I
iM These people are now getting
some return for their Kindness. When
This man Of nofe was healed others
came also and were healed, To this
they responded in appreciation by load
ing them down with. necessary sup
plies
II. Paul Arrives ct Rome wv. LILO
When Paul landed at Rome ChriStS
charge to the disciples was fulfilled.
After three months stay at Melita.
Paul departs for Rome in the ship Al
exandra. whose sign was Castor and
PolIux. At Syracuse they were de
layed three days. perhaps for favora
bic winds At Puleoi he found bretll-
rem at whose request he tariied seven
days. At Appili-Forluu and at the Three
Taverns brethren from Rome met him
From Iuteot the news went before
Paui's coming, and 80 interested were
the brethren that they came more
than forty miles to meet him. This
greatly encouraged him, for which he
gave God thanks No one perhaps
ever enjoyed more close fellowship
with God, and yet no man ever Ell
joled more and derived more benefit
readiness to preach the gospel III
Rome which he had expressed in the
EpiStle to the Romans. written from
Corinth about three years before. was
now realized He was treated with
great leniency ut Rome. for he was
allowed to hire a house there and live
alone except that the soldier that re-
NAMED his guard was constantly with
nm. Being chained to soldier was
rather irksome, hut yet it gave him a
chance to preach to tire soldiers which
lie could not have had any other way.
ne FeJoiced in whatever circumstances.
just so the gospel was preached.
III. PauI's Ministry in Rome (vv
17-3D.
J. Ills conference with the leading
Jews wv. 1T-@2) He did not. as
usual wait for the Sabbath day to
speak to the Jews He only allowed
one Gay for rest. His object was to
nave fair understanding with them
Nneh they came he endeavored TO
cohcllate them. He told them that.
uough he came as a prisoner, he was
Hol a criminal. Though his own
Countrymen had so sought his life, he
uIu not come with an accusation
against them. The result of this inter
view was that the Jews cautiously
took neutral ground, but expressed a
ueslfe to hear what Paul could saw in
uelehSe of a sect which was every
"nefe spoken against. The fact that
.i'S sect was spoken against is no evil
uence that 1t was wrong. Many times
lhihg may be wrong in mems minds,
DeCduSe their judgments are biased. If
ulng is right in the sight of God 1t
matters not what men think about if
Raul expounding the kingdom of
"oa ana perSuading concerning .Jesus
WV Z5-3D. He pointed out a real
4ilsooln--the MeSsianic Kingdom with
Jesus as the King
Conservation.