Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-10-18
IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
LESSON FOR OCTOBER %
PAUL's LAST JOURNEY TO JERu,
SALEM.
LESSON TExT-Acts 2o:1-4:7.

SALEM.
LESSON TEXT-Acts 20l-2l:7.
GOLDEN TEXT-Let us not be weary
in well doing; for In due season we shall
reap If we faint not-Gal. 60.
REFERENCE MATERIAL - Rom l6:
S-l6, 2l-29: II Tim 419-2.
PRIMARY TOPIC-How Paul's Friends
Showed Their Love.
JUNIOR TOPIC-Paul and His Friends
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
Paul and His Friends
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
Paul Reviews His Ministry.
i. Paurs Visit to Greece and Mile
tus f20:l-6l.
Two incidents marked this trip:
/. The Jews laid wait for him
wv. 1-5). This plot obliged him to
retrace his steps through Macedonia
Instead of a more rapid sea voyage.
q FellOwshiping the Disciples at
1roas WV. 6-16). He met with them
around the table of the Lord and
spoke words of encouragement. While
preaching here Eutychus, in deep
sleen fell from window and was
killed. Paul restored his life, thus
giving to the disciples a sign of divine
power which was greatly needed at
that time.
H. PauPs Farewell to the Ephesian
Elders (20:17.3S).
His object In this address is to i'm
press upon them their responsibility.
20
istry wv. 1920. ~ The spirit of
ministry G.. 19). He was humble,
tender and faithful in spite of the
many trials which befell him. (2) The
faithfulness of his ministry wv 20
2l). He made known unto them every
thing which YaS OF profit, taught them
both In public and in private. He
neglected no class, Jews or Greeks
He was impartial in all his ministry
(3) The theme of his ministry ". 2D.
Repentance and faith. This is the pr"
eminent note in the message of true
ministers today.
2. The present state of things wv.
22-2O. Having reviewed his ministry
he now points out the present state
Of things % His immediate pur
pose was to go to Jerusalem (v. 22).
,(2) Bonds and Affections were lying
&croSs his path ". 2S). Despite these
Ne went forward with undaunted c0ur-
age. He knew that God was leading
him. SO he went forward. CD His
fixed purpose ". pa. He was deter
mined to complete his ministry nj
whatever cosf-eyen giving up his life.
az His consciousness of obligation dis
charged wv. 25-27}. Knowing that
they should see his face no more. he
called them to record that he had not
stunned to declare the whole counsel
of God; therefore was free from the
blood of all men, ~
8. His charge to the elders wv. IS
3D. % The ground of ". .2S). The
flock for which they must care was
purchased by the precious blood of
Jesus, and they had received their
commission from the Lord. (2) The
impending evils wv. 20, 30). False
teachers would arise from their own
number. Grieyous wolves would de-
YOUR the flock. The most deadly foes
Of the church are those ministers and
Sunday school teachers who are IN
faithful to their trust. (3) Incentives
to faithfulness wv. 81-35). His own
example of watching night and day
for three years is held up before them;
his unselfish service, laboring with his
own hands night and day that he might
be free from suspicion of selfshness.
III. Paul Tarryins Seven Days at
Tyre (21:1-6).
His point of destination was Jerusa'
lem He was pressing onward thirher
with all speed, but on account of the
unloading of the ship he was obliged
to wait at Tyre for seven days. Dur
ing this delay he searched out the dis
ciples who lived in that city While
here certain disciples said that Paul
should not go to Jerusalem, The in
formation which these disciples re-
ceived by the Spirit was doubtless the
same as that given TO Agabus wv. IT,
11). Agahus told exactly what the
Spirit said, which sets right what
the Tyrian disciples seemed to say.
The same Spirit which showed to these
disciples that suffering awaited Paul
revealed unto him the same suffering
and sent him forward into it.
w. Paul Tarrying in Philips House
wv. 7-14).
Resumlng their journey, they paused
briefly at Ptolemais to greet the. breti'
rem there, after which they Went to
Caesarea. Here they took up their
abode with Philip, who had so success
fully wrought in the early days OF the
sAohurch.
v. Paul at Jerusalem ivy. l5-lD.
The brethren at Jerusalem gladly re-
ceived them. Paul's lodging place was
with an old disciple