Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-10-07

REFERENCE MATER1AIS-Rev. 2:l-'.
PRIMARY TOPIC = Paul a Loving
Friend and Minister.
JUNIOR ToPlC--pau and the silvtr-
smiths.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
Experience In Ephesus.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPl1
Planting the Gospel in a Center OF rs
ganism. a#t
I. Johns Disciples Become Chv's-
tians wv. III.
These twelve disciples had oaly
been taught the baptism Of repent
ance as 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 When
they received Christ, Paul laid hands
upon them and they received the Holy
Spirit
II. Paul Preaching In Ephesus
Nv. $40.
!. In the Jewish synagogue ". y.
His message is characterized by; %
boldness. He realized that God had
sent Him and that His authority was
back Of Him. (2) Reason. lie rea-
soned with them. Gods message IL
never sentimental nor arbitrary, but
In accord with the highest reason (5)
Persuasion. II Is. not enough to come
boldly with reasonable message; II
must be accompanied by persuasion.
(D Concerning the Kingdom OF Goa.
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). Paul's 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.
~. God Working Miracles by Paul
wv. 11-16).
| 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
wretched by them.
w, A Glorious Awakening wv. II
Az.
/. Fear fell upon all ". ID. News
of the casting out of these evil spirits
created impressions favorable to
Christianity.
2. 1t brought to the front those who
protested faith 10 Christ while not
living right lives ". 49,. They be-
lleved, but had not broken from sin
Great blessing would come to the
church if some awakening could come
TO those whose lives are In keeping
with their. profession, and cause them
TO openly confess and make new
start.
3. Gave up the practice of black
arts ". 19). This means forms OF
jugglery by use of charms and magi
cal words. All such are in opposi'
ton to the win of God; therefore nc
one can have fellowship with God and
practice them. They proved the gen
ulneness of their actions by publicly
burning their books. Though this
was an expensive thing-yalued al
about $l2, 500-they did not try TO sell
the books and get their money back
When you find you have been In q
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.
A. Uproar of the Silversmiths at
Ephesus wv. BAD. ~ The occa
sion wv. %, 24). This was the pow
er of the gospel In destroying the
Infamous business Of Demetrius ant
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 II was undermining the princi
nal business of the city. (2) The
method wv. 1920. Demetrius. O
leading business man, whose business
was the stay of others OF similar
nature. called meeting and statet
that much people had turned from
ldolatry and that the market for theil
wares was materially weakening. H,
appealed to his fellows (a) on TIL
ground Of business, saying "This, ou
craft, is in danger Of being set a
naught," ". 27). ID On the grount
Of religious prejudice. He said "Th'
temple Of the great goddess DIAM
should be despised" ". 27). He be
came quite religious when he saw tina
his business was being interfered
with. His speech gained his end; tn
whole crowd was enraged and yelle'
in unison. "Great is Diana Of tn
Epheslans.' The mob was quieted b,
the tact and good Judgment of tn,
town clerk: first, he reproved then
for yelling for two hours to prove |
point which everybody admitted ",
! Is, 26) second, he showed that Pau
and his company We're not guilty o
any criminal act wv. 27-39) third. h
showed that the people were In DANCE
Of being called to account for this riot
should 1t come to the ears Of Caesa
| wv. 40, Az.
Shlbboleth.
And the Gileadites took the pas
saees Of the Jordan before thos'
Ephraimites: and 1t was so that wheI