The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-10-07
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By REV. p. B. FITzWATER. D. D.
Teacher of English Bible. in the Moody
Bible Institute OF ChicaEb.t as
t@ 1921. Western Newspaper Union.)
LESSON FOR ocToBERfs
PAUL AZ EpHEsus.

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PAUL AT EPHEsUs.
LESSON TExT-Acts 1o:1-4l.
GOLDEN TExT-Thou shalt worship i
the Lord they God, and him only shalt
thou serve.-Matt- 40. 7As
REFERENCE MATERIAI-Rev. 1:l-L
PRIMARY TOPICs - Paul . Lovinn
JUNIOR TOP1cPAul and the Silver
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
Experience In Ephesus.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
Planting ths Gospel In . Center OF Pa
sanism. s ssEsrs-- -sa-
l. johns Disciples Become chris.
tlans (Yv. I'D.
These twelve disciples had only
been taught the baptism Of repent
ance as preparation for the kingdom
Of God. Paul taught them to believe
In Christ, that IL. to receive Him a.
the One who had on the cross pro
vided redemption for thems
u. Paul pesaehins IN Ephesus
wv. S-1O. ss.a4s...a w
l.. In the Jewish synagogus ". 81.
His message u characterized ~: az
boldness. He realized that God had
sent Him and that His authority was
back Of Him. CO Reason. He rea-
soned with them. Gods message ~
never sentimental nor arbitrary. but
In accord with ths highest reason (S)
Persuasion It y not .en0ugh to come
boldly With . reesoeable messags; II
must be accompanied BY persuasienl
| a. Concerning the, kingdom of God
he did not discourse en curfent
events, literature. or philosophy. but
upon the message of salvation through
Christ. psg Fs'7Es-a q re- ~
/ Z n the sehoolhouss oe Tyrannus
wv. 9. 1D9r5 Hnurs earnest preach
inn only hardened the Jsws.s When
they scanea seut and apnks openly
against this way of salvation IN
Christ, Paul separated tia; disciples
from them and retired to the school
house OF Tyrsnnus. 4s ssss &
III. oed WerisIns Mlraei.s BY Paul
| wv. ff-16D. ass VA saAa
So wonderfully did he manifest HIS
| power that handkerchief and aprons
brought from Psui.s body healed the
ssck sand east cut eSil' spirits from
those -whdss lives had been made
i;vretchsd ylsthedn-zsg s-ssssee
"a sv!sAS 0Iprieus AvsalesN,u9 (vv. II.
L -. os.szx srs7s arissszgs-z ~ Il. ?.
i. Fear few Npenr ell ". l79. New
i ef tho casting out: Of these evil spifitl
ere.tsda i! Impressions fayosable =
I u 4 It brought e. the front those VIII
professed faith in Christ while no
I living right lives ". 49,, They be
\ fieved, but had not broken from ssin
8. Gave up the practice Of blach
tarts fvs 1s). This means forms Of
1ugglery by use OF charms and magi
cal words. All such are In opposi.
Il don 10 the wifi Of God !; therefore no
i one can have fellowship with God and
i practice them. They proved the gen
uineness Of; their actions by. publicly
4 burning their books. Though this
3wus an expensive thing valued at
lAbout $12,bOO---they did not try to sell
the books and get their money back.
II When you find you have been ip q
lssSfonf Business, make a clean sweep
Eofs thines;. burn up your books on
Epiritualism, Christian Science, ETC.; I;
empty your whisky and beer into the
sewer, and have a tobacco party sim-
+ d&r to the Boston tea party.
II, Uproar of the Silyersmiths s-at
Ephesus wv. 234I. u The occa-
sfon wv. %, 24). This was the pow
er Of the gospel in destroying the
Infamous business Of Demetrius and
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 smatter
from a religious standpoint, but be-
cause 1t was undermining the princ-
pal business of the city. (2) The
method wv. $500. Demetrius, a
leading business man, whose business
was the stay of others Of Similar
nature, called a meeting and stated
tAat 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, u In danger Of being set at
nAusht" ". 2D. (b) On the ground
cf religious prejudice. He said THE
temple Of the great goddess Diana
should be despised" Y, 21>., BE, be
came quite religious when he saw that
his business was being lntefered
With. His speech gained bis end; the
whole crowd was enraged and yelled
In unison. "Great Is Diana OF the
Ephesians" The mob cwas queted by
the tact and good judgment Of the
town clerk. sg~ r.
The FAN s.uIsrusaiem.
And Nebuchatnez3ar, king OF