Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-10-08
LESSON FOR OCTOBER 9
PAUL AT EPHEsUs.

LESSON, TENT--Aets 19:1-4l
GOLDEN TEXT--Thou shalt worship
the Lord they God, and him only shalt
thou serye.,Matt. 4:t0.
REFERENCE MATERLAL-Rev. Eli
PRIMARY TOPIC - Paul 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 a Center of Pa
eabism.
[. Johns Disciples Become Chris
tians wv. 10.
These twelve disciples had only
been taught the baptism of repent
arce 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-
yfded redemption for them.
81. Paul Preaching in Ephesus
CIV 500.
\. In the. Jewish synagogue ", 81
His MESSAGE is characterized by: a.
holiness He realized that God had
sent Him and that His authority was
bHck of Him. ~ Reason He rea-
.sened with them. Gods message is
never sentimental nor arbitrary, but
in accord with the highest reason. 90
Persuasion. 1t is not enough TO come
boldly With a reasonable message; it
must be accompanied by persuasion.
az Concerning the Kingdom of God
He did not discourse on current
events, literature, or philosophy, but
upon fine message of salvation through
Christ.
2. In the .schoolhouse Of TyrannuS
ivy, o, 10Y, 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 ofsTyrannns
m, God Working Miracles by Paul
wv. 11-t8}. @#
SO wonderfully did he manifest His
power that handkerchiefs and aprons
brought from Paul's body healed the
sick and cast cut evil spirits from
those whose lives had been made
wretched BY them.
Nv. A Glorious Awakening wv. IL
~
Fear fell upon all u. ~. News
of the casting out of these evil spirits
created impressions favorable to
Christianity.
9. 1t brought to the front those who
profeSsed faith in Christ while not
living right lives ". 1S). They be
ilered, but had not broken from sin.
3. Gave up the practice of black
arts (v. 1917 This means forms of
uggiery by use Of charms and magi-
ral words. All such are in oppos-
ton to the will Of God therefore no
one can have fellowship with God and
practice them, They proved the gen
uheness Of their actions by publicly
Burning their books. Though this
was an expensive thing at
about $l2,Jgl-they did not try 10 sell
the books and get their money back.
When you find you have been in a
wrong business, make a clean sweep
of things: burn up your books on
Spiritualisnl, Christian Science. etc;
empty your whisky and beer into the
sewer and have a tobacco party sim
liar to the Boston tea party,
4. Uproar of the Siversmiths at
EphesuS wv. 23.4D. az The occa-
sion wv. %, "a, This was the pow
En- OF The gospel in destroying the
infamous business of Demctrius and
his fellows. 1t was clear to them that
idoIatry was tottering before the pow
er of the gospel. They were not In
terested particularly in the matter
from a religious standpoint, but be-
cause 1t was undermining the prinei-
pal business of the city. CD The
method wv. $500. Demetrius, a
leading business man, whose business
was the stay of others Of q similar
HoLuIc, CdlieU llcStiHS dllu staASu
that much people had turned from
idOlatry and that the market for their
wares was materially weakening. He
appealed to his fellows (a) on the
ground OF business, saying This, our
craft, is in danger of being set at
naught' ". 27. (b) On the ground
Of religious prejudice. He said @rhe
temple of the great. goddess Diana
should be despised" ". 2O. He be-
came quite religious when he saw that
his business was being interfered
with. His speech gained his end; the
Whole crowd was enraged and yelled
in unison, Great is Diana of the
Ephesians." The mob was quieted by
the tact and good Judgment of the
town clerk.
The Fall Of Jerusalem.