Homiletics Study – Acts & Letter of Apostles
Lesson 20 Passage: Acts
18:23-21:15
Content (List of Topics or Events)
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Paul’s ministry in Ephesus involves Correction, Admonishment
and Commotion (Acts 18:23-19:41)
a. Apollos gentle baptism correction and encouragement by
Priscilla and Aquila (18:23-28)
b. Paul correction of baptism brings Holy Spirit to
believers (19:1-7)
c. Paul performs miracles bringing imitators and with it
evil (19:8-16)
d. Motives checked as Word of Lord spreads (19:17-20)
e. Disturbance arises by god makers concern about their
profits (19:21-34)
f. City clerk calms commotion and suggests court rather than
riot (19:35-41)
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Paul’s ministry in Macedonia and Achaia encourages
believers (Acts 20:1-38)
a. Paul sets out for Macedonia with words of
encouragement. (20:1-6)
b. Paul speaks and young man falls from window bringing restoration
of life by Paul (20:7-12)
c. Paul sends to elders of church at Ephesus encouraging
them recounting his ministry to them (20:13-21)
d. Paul tell of desire to go to Jerusalem wanting to finish
the race set before him. (20:22-24)
e. Paul gives final encouragement committing to them the
word of grace through Jesus (20:25-35)
f. They pray, wept and Paul departs (20:36-38)
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Paul’s ministry continues as he travels to Jerusalem (Acts
21:1-15)
a. Paul sails to
Kos, Rhodes, Patara, Phoenicia to Syria landing in Tyre (21:1-3)
b. Paul urged not to go to Jerusalem, but after praying
continues (21:4-6)
c. Voyage to Ptolemais to the home of Philip the
evangelist (21:7-9)
e. Agabus takes belt and shares with Paul what will happen
in Jerusalem (21:10-11)
f. People plead with Paul not to go, but Paul faithfully continues
on to Jerusalem (21:12-15)
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Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)
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Paul’s
ministry in Ephesus involves Correction, Admonishment and Commotion
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Acts
18:23-19:41
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Paul’s
ministry in Macedonia and Achaia encourages believers
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Acts
20:1-38
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Paul’s
ministry continues as he travels to Jerusalem
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Acts 21:1-15
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Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No more than
10 words
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Paul faithfully
ministers encouraging believers as he returns to Jerusalem
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Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)
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CTATLT God’s
truth brings encouragement to those who follow His leading, we are to finish
the race placed before us.
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Specific Application Questions
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1
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What
correction have you experienced that lead to your joy in serving Jesus?
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2
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How can
you be an encouragement and restoration in faith?
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3
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Where
is God leading you where you don’t want to go? What should you be praying as encouragement in your faith journey?
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Principles to Remember
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1
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Gentle
encouragement builds up our faith
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2
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We are
challenged to finish the race set before us in faith
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3
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Where
God leads we must follow
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Characteristic
of God
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Directs our path
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Theme
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Ministry
is faithfully following God’s direction; we are to be a blessing to others
and they to us.
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God’s
Word - What’s happening?
God’s
Heart – What does God care about?
Today’s
World – How does this connect to what is happening in my world today?
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