Acts 19:21-20:38

Acts 19:21 – 20:38

The Riot in Ephesus (19:21-41)
1. Idolatry is big business (19:24-25)
2. The Gospel disturbs the secular culture (19:23, 26)
3. The ‘wrong’ party seldom has common sense on their side (19:26)
4. The ‘wrong’ party seldom gives their real motivations (19:27)
5. The ‘wrong’ party usually is driven by emotions (19:28)
6. The ‘wrong’ party usually thrives by creating chaos (19:32)
7. A good leader prompts people to think through issues (19:35-41)

Paul in Transit (20:1-12)
1. Paul made it his mission to encourage Jesus’ disciples (20:1-2)
2. Paul used his common sense in dealing with problems (20:3)
3. Paul was accompanied by men from various churches (20:4)
4. Paul had a special day of ministry on Sunday (20:7)
5. Paul preached so long that a young man ‘fell’ asleep (20:9)
6. Paul, it seems, was able to raise this boy back to life (20:10)
7. Paul continued to preach/teach until daylight (20:11)

A Farewell to the Ephesians (20:13-38)
1. Paul took a shortcut (possibly for solitude, 20:13)
2. Paul was anxious to help the church in Jerusalem (20:16)
3. Paul was convinced that his time on earth was short (20:25)
4. Paul was adamant that they watch for ‘savage wolves’ (20:29)
5. Paul re-iterated the value of ‘hard-work’ among believers (20:35)
6. Paul exemplified the ‘better to give than receive’ principle (35)
7. Even with ‘eternity’ in our future, good-bye’s are hard (20:37)