Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1921-10-20

GOLDEN TExT-Let US not be weary
In well doing: for IN due season we s'iai'
reap IL we faint not.--Gal. 6:9.
REFERENCE MATERIAL = Rom. io'
3-l6, 21-23: II Tim. 4:l9-2
PRIMARY TOPIC-How Paurs frienos
Showed Their Love.
JUNIOR TOPIC--Paul and His Frlenas,
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR loFie
Paul and His Friends. ,
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT iOFiS
Paul Reviews His Ministry.
1. Paups Visit to Greece and Mile
tus (20:l-6l.
Two incidents marked this trip!
1. The Jews laid wait for MIN
wv. 1-5). This plot obliged him 20
retrace his steps through Macedonia
instead Of more rapid sea voyage.
2. Fellowshiping- the Disciples at
Troas wv. 6-16). g met with them
around the taby the Lord and
spoke words of. lf9igement. While
preaching hereT ftychus, In deep
sleep, fell from window and was
killed. Paul restored his life. thus
giving to the disciples sign Of divine
power which was greatly needed at
that time.
II. Paui's Farewell to the EphesIan
Elders GO :17-3s).
His object III this address issto Inn
press upon them their responsibility.
/. Review Of his three years min
istry wv. 1921. u) The spirit OF
ministry ". 100. He was humble,
tender and faithful In spite Of the
many trials which befell him. (2) The
faithfulness of his ministry ivy. 20,
21). He made known unto them every
thing whlchswas Of profit, taught them
both In public and in private. He
neglected no class, Jews or Greeks.
He was impartial ID all ~ ministry.
(3) Tie theme okhls ministry ". 2I.
Repentance and faith This Is the pre-
eminent note in the message Of true
ministers today.
2, The present state Of things wv.
22-27). Having reviewed his ministry.
he now points out the present state
srof thing s Is y Us Gnmediate pur-
pose wassNa 70 10 Jerusalem ~. 22E
| (2) Bonds andsaffiictions we're lying
across his path ". 23). Despite these
he went forward with undaunted cour-
age. He knew that God was leading
him, sosshe went forward. (3) His
fixed purpose ". "a. He was deter
mined to complete his ministry at
whatever cost-even giving up his life.
"a 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 alt men.
8. His charge to the elders tyv. %
| 35). ~ The ground Of ". 28). The
flock for which they must care was
purchased by the precious blood Of
Jesus. and they had received theil
commission from the Lord. (2) The
impending evils wv. 20, 30). False
teachers would arise from their 0wr
number. Grievous wolves wcald de
| YOUR the flock. The most deadly foe:
of the church are those ministers ant
Sunday school teachers who are un
faithful to their trust. (3) Incentives
to faithfulness wv. 31-35). His owl
example Of watching night and do!
for three years is held up before them
his unselfish service, laboring with hi
own hands night and day that he nigh
be free from suspicion Of selfishness.
| III. Paul Tarrying Seven Days q
4 Tyre 21:1-8).
i His point of destination was Jerusa
lem. He was pressing onward thlthe
with all speed, but on account of tn
unloading of the ship he was oblige'
to walt at Tyre for seven days. Dur
ing this delay he searched out the dis
ciples who lived In that city. Will
here certain disciples said that Pau
should not go to Jerusalem. The In
formation which these disciples re
ceived by the Spirit was doubtless tn
same as that given to Agabus ivy. II
ID. Agabus told exactly what th
Spirit said, which sets right wha
the Tyrian disciples seemed to sa,
The same Spirit which showed to thes
disciples that suffering awaited Pau
revealed unto him the same sufferin
and sent him forward into 1t.
w. Paul Tarryinq In Philips Elous
wv. 7-14).
Resuming their Journey. they pause
briefly at Ptolemais to greet the brett
rem there, after which they went
Caesarea. Here they took up thel
abode with Philip. who had so success
fully wrought in the early days OF tn
church.
v. Paul at Jerusalem wv. IBID.
The brethren at Jerusalem gladly n
ceived them. Paul's lodging place ws