Pauls 3rd Preaching Journey

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Pauls 3rd Preaching Journey

• Declaring the whole counsel of God
• Acts 1823 2117

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The Trip

• Start Antioch End Jerusalem
• Distance 2,800 3,000 miles
• Length Approx. 4 ½ years (AD 53-58)
• Companions included
• Timothy, Erastus, Gaius, Aristarchus, Sopater,
  Secundus, Tychicus, Trophimus, Titus and Luke
  Acts 19 22, 29 204-5 2 Cor. 75-7

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Acts 1823 2117
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Lessons for Us

• There is room in the kingdom for workers (value
  of fellow-laborers) 1 Cor. 35-9 (Matt.
  1042)
• Timothy, Aquila, Priscilla, Acts 1824-26
• Apollos, Acts 1827-28
• Luke, Acts 1640 205-6
• Messengers for the churches, Acts 204 (1 Cor.
  163-4 2 Cor. 823)

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Lessons for Us

• Opposition has always accompanied the gospel
  Acts 198-9 (1 Cor.1532) cf. 1 Ths. 21-2
• Will we hold up under it, or compromise? 1 Tim.
  612 2 Tim. 22-3
• Worship with disciples when you travel 206-7
  (Heb. 1024-25)

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Lessons for Us

• Lessons concerning the Lords Supper Acts 207
• Every first day of the week (cf. Exo. 208)
  Necessary inference
• Disciples came together L.S. is an assembly
  activity, 1 Cor. 1120
• Breaking bread L.S. eating a meal are
  different, 207, 11 (Acts 242, 46)

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Lessons for Us

• Tips on teaching the gospel
• Ask the right questions, 191-2, 3 (Acts
  830)
• Go to where the lost are, 198-9
• Keep helpful attitudes, 2018-20 (Humility, zeal,
  courage)
• Keep right motives, 2019, 33-35 (Service,
  spiritual, giving)

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Lessons for Us

• Tips on teaching the gospel
• Keep right priorities, 2022-24
• Declare the whole counsel of God, 2027
• What is needed 2020
• Warnings 2028-31
• All truth, 2021-32 (The gospel Paul taught at
  Ephesus included True God, Christ, sin, grace,
  kingdom of God, the church, elders, faithful
  endurance, spiritual alertness, heaven)

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Lessons for Us

• Trust the will of God
• Return to Ephesus, 1821 191
• I must see Rome, 1921 (Rom. 113 1522-29)
• Trip to Jerusalem, 2016, 22-23 (214, 10-14)
• Alms for the needy saints
• Paul strenuously prays trusts God will answer
  Rom. 1530-32

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Lessons for Us

• It is more blessed to give than receive Acts
  2035
• Paul was delivering alms for his Jewish brethren
  as he says this (2417), Prov. 1124-26 2 Cor.
  96-11
• Giving reflects our faith that God will give us
  more opportunities ability to give!

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Pauls 3rd Preaching Journey EndsActs 2117-20

• Brethren gladly receive Paul
• The alms were accepted
• The Lord was praised

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