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August 4, 1909. Sunday 5 PAUL'S THIRD MISSI EPHE Acts 19 Lesson for Aug cm rCTM TCVT IIT1.. wk.h/uai 1?/-V iic name fied."?Acts 19:17. DAILY HOME M.?Acts 18:23-19:7. T.W.?Mark 1:1-8. Th F.- Mark 1:21-28. S.S.?Eph. ; SHORTER C/ Q. 68. What is required in th< A. The sixth commandment r to preserve our own life and .the TOPICAL C Paul's Great Work in Ephesus? Three months in the synago Two years in the. school Jewish pretenders < Genuine conver LESSON CO After Paul had spent some long?at Antioch, he departed churches which he had establish where he had promised the pec was his nurpesa to confirm thes Judaizers had been very active, was the collection for the poor t We nr? nnt nhlo tr> atnto ml companions on this journey. ? having probably remained in 19:22 that Timothy was with h ences in his epistles written a Titus was also with him. Era him since his first visit to Corir As to his route, it appears tha followed previously and that thi of the churches of*this region. As he was journeying toward place in this city which woul Gospel and would prepare the his part. A remarkable Jew, A; Ephesus. He had a high repul probably been well trained in the Nile. In addition to his nat the Scriptures" and knew as n Gospel as could be learned fro Baptist. He may have received heard John and seen the begini or he may have received it from structed In the way of the Lord come to prepare. We are also and zeal and diligently spread tb Speaking in the synagogue o he succeeded in interesting the the Scriptures that the times o Aquila and Prlscilla attached tl structed him in the Christian r them by Paul. ApolloB was disposed to pass I gave him a letter of recommend did much in Achaia in forwardin helped them which had believed the Jews of the M^ssiahship of knowledge of the Scriptures. The first visit of Paul to Eph and Priscilla, and the preachtaj attention of the Jews of that c the second time the field was re At his coining he found abo Christ whose knowledge of the than that of Apollos when he fir the whole of the Gospel, but f< 1 THE PRESBYTERI/ ichool ONARY JOURNEY? SUS. : 8-20. ;ust 15, i'josj. of the Lord Jesus was magniREADINGS. -Acts 19:8-22. .?Luke 8:7-18. -Mark 4:26-32. 3:13-21. VTECHISM. 3 sixth commandment? equireth all lawful endeavors s life of others. IUTL1NE. gue, vs. 8. I of Tyrannus, vs. 9-12. ixposed, vs. 13-17. sion shown, vs. 18-20. MMENTS, time?we do not know how [ on his third tour of the ted, and also to visit Ephesus, iple that he would return. It ie churches, especially as the Another object of his journey saints at Jerusalem. rith exactness who wero his 5ilas is no longer mentioned, Jerusalem. We know from im, and, from frequent refert this place, it appears that stus probably had been with ith. t it was the same that he haa is was his third visit to some Ephesus, events were taking d forward the cause of the way for successful work on polios of Alexandria, came to tation for eloquence and haa the schools on the banks oi ural gifts, he was "mighty in iuch of Jesus Christ and his im the teaching of John the this knowledge from having ling of the ministry of Jesus, i others teachers. "He was in1"?that way which John had told that he had great fervor ie truth as he knew it. f the baptism of repentance, Jews and convincing them by f the Messiah were at hand, tiemselves to Apollos and inellgion as it had heen taughi Into Achaia, and the disciples ation to the Corinthians. He ig the work of the Gospel and through grace, and convinced ' Christ through his accurate esus, the residence of Aquila g of Apollos, had gained the ity, bo that when Paul came ady for the worker, ut twelve believers In Jesut, Gospel extended no further Bt came. They had not heard Dllowqd the teaching of John. ln of the south. They probably had not 1 not of the baptism of P only unto repentance. T John preached repentance who is the only object o trine of salvation by fail tized in the name of th Paul laid his hands on Ghost and spake with toi We next have an accoi i nere ne reasonea witn t had exhibited in the oth at first his preaching w cause of the labors of A and Priscilla. But after 1 position which had given ' of Macedonia. While ma were hardened and spoke ing as he had done in Cor the synagogue and made the "school of one Tyran phy or rhetoric and a coi For two years after thi rupted and a strong chi many presbyters. Paul'i (Acts 20:) throws some rind. Nnt nnlv Hid ho nv. instructed his disciples "I one of them "with tears." ant pastoral work, but t necessities and those who haps he still labored at h Such incessant and ui Ephesus but the gospel Asia,?nd Ephesus became Ephesus was a city wt It was renowned throug] Diana. The image of th have fallen from heaven beautiful forms of this gi bled an Indian idol. Upon the crown, the g engraved mysterious sy: These were regarded as a by those who were posse stories are told about th letters became an elabor written about their use i . In contradiction to tl wrought "special miracles out of the ordinary, calcv stitions and ignorance of and aprons," the means tl of healing, were a refutat mystic letters of the mag These miracles attracted or exorcists, among who a Jew and chief of one < tempted to use the nam These spirits though sul leaped upon those who 1 verted to His truth, usic was the evil spirit sprang house wounded and nake< Such an incident soon produced consternation ai ical arts. Some even among the their attachment to the nc and showed their deeds. side of the church renoun* magical books. These bo< ten thousand dollars. Th pel over the powers of dai of God, and prevailed." It was during his mini short visit to Corinth to c and after his return he w Church 15 ieard of the resurrection, certainly entecost. They had been baptized Cow, the Apostle shows them that ) to prepare men's minds for Christ, f faith. When they heard the docLh in Jesus Christ they "were bape Lord Jesus." After the baptism them and they received the Holy igues and prophesied, ant of his labors in the synagogue, he Jews with the same zeal that he er cities which he had visited and as heartily welcomed, perhaps bepollos and the influence of Acqulla Jiree months he experienced the ophlm so much trouble in the churches ny believed, there were others who i evil of the Apostle's doctrine. Actinth, he withdrew his disciples from the headquarters of the church in nus" probably a teacher of philosolvert to Christianity, s the Apostle's labors were uninterirch was formed presided over by 3 address to the Ephesian elders light on his labors during this peeach in the school of'Tyrannus, but !rom house to house," warning each Not only did he engage in abundlis own hands ministered unto his i were with him. (Acts 20:34). Peris trade with Aquila and Priscilla. Hiring labor was felt not only in spread throughout all that part of the mother of many other churches, lere magic and miracles flourished, liout the world for the worship ox is goddess which was supposed to had nothing in common with the oddess found' in Athens, but reseinirdle and feet of the goddess were mbols called "Ephesian Letters." v.uuiui uuu were uireciea 10 De used issed of evil spirits. Many curious telr influence. The study of these ate science and many nooks were ind effects. lese charms, God through Paul s." The word here means miracles dated to oppose the peculiar superthe Ephesians. The "handkerchiefs trough which God wrought miracles .Ion of the charms and amulets and icians. a me attention or certain magicians, m were seven sons of one Sceva, jf the courses of priests. They ate of Jesus to call out evil spirits. )ject to Jesus and His Apostles, used His name without being conig it for gain. The man in whom upon them and they fled out of the d. became known to all the city, and mong those who practiced the magChristlans seem to have retain*tagical arts, but now they confe' -d A large number of sorcerers outced their practices and burned their sks were very valuable, worth abeut ila was a great victory for the gosrkaees. "So mightily grew the word stry at Ephesus that Paul made a orrect certain abuses in that church rites two epistles to the Corinthian * T. M. Hunter. \