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Approach: For two years Paul stayed in the city of Ephesus. Then one day he longed to go to Jerusalem to worship once _
more in the temple. If he hurried he would reach there in time to celebrate the day o f Pentecost. This was the feast in celebration of the time when God gave Moses the law and the commandments on Mt. Sinai. Chris tians celebrated it, too, because it was
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Objects: Two candles B one short and one unburned, and a blue ribbon with a gold seal cut from gold-colored paper. Lesson: There is a prize winner here this morning, and I am going to award this blue ribbon with the gold seal to the winner. Each o f you is wondering whether you are the one to receive the blue ribbon. I will give you a hint who this is. It is one o f these candles on the table. Which one would you choose to be prize winner ? “The big one.” I knew you would guess the wrong one. Which candle has given itself to light the darkness ? “ The short one.” ■ Yes, and this candle should have the blue ribbon for service. The tall candle is more beautiful to behold," but it has never given o f itself to drive away the darkness. As I look at this short candle, I am reminded of the Apostle Paul. In Acts 21:13 we read: “I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem.” He was willing to give his life in order that he might give the light of the gospel o f Christ to those who were in darkness. Giving the light of the gospel finally cost Paul his life. We Christians are not killed because we let our light shine, but our faithfulness to Christ often costs us friends and position. We are not to look at the present cost, but the future reward, when Christ shall say: “Well done, thou good and faithful servant” (Matt. 25:21). W e shall then be glad that we gave our life to give the gospel light to many who were in darkness. told how they were dissuaded from dis missing his case because o f the Jews who sought to slay him, thus forcing him to appeal to Caesar. He further declared that he had not come to Rome with the intention o f preferring charges against his nation, but that for the “hope of Israel” he was in chains. Perhaps he hoped that the appeal to their patriotism would offer a favorable entrance for the truth. The leaders replied that they had re- BLACKBOARD LESSON CHAINS DO N O T A PR IS O N E R M A ISE INS M A Y _ £, ut ' aje N O T B E D /SCOURAGED E n feebled F R U S TR A TE D E N ifLA V ED A S H A M E D T ERR/FtED E x ile d D o u b t e r s __________________ &■/&■>»>.
the day on which the Holy Spirit, whom Jesus had promised would come to His followers, descended from heaven. Lesson Story: With Paul went several of his Gentile Christian friends. They reached Jerusalem in time, and Paul went into the temple to worship. Now there were two parts to the Jewish temple. Any one might enter the outer court, but only a Jew might come into the inner court to worship. While Paul was in this inner court, some o f the Jews who had been Paul’s enemies in the cities of Asia saw him, and, because they had. seen him walk ing through the streets of Jerusalem with a Gentile friend, they supposed that Paul had brought him into the inner court. Im mediately they set up a loud cry against Paul. They called out that he was dese crating the temple. At once Paul was sur rounded. They began to beat him, and probably he would have been trampled to death if the Roman guard had not hur ried down the castle steps that stood just next to the temple. They supposed him to be a dangerous criminal, and bound him with chains and led him up the steps, hold ing the angry crowd back. Was Paul afraid? No, he was longing to make these angry Jews know the truth. He asked permission o f the chief captain to talk to the people, and there on the step he told them how he himself had once fought to kill the Christians, just as these Jews now were seeking to take his life. He went on to tell of his conversion on the road to Damascus, but they would not listen. They chose not to believe. Lesson T ext: Acts 28:16-24, 30, 31; Rom. 5 :6-ll. Golden T ext: “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me” (Phil. 4:13). Outline and Exposition I . T he W itness to th e J ews (Acts28:16-24) B y th e providence o f God, Paul arrived at Rome, and upon deliverance to the authorities he was permitted to dwell in company with a soldier in a house by himself (v. 16). Having rested three days, “ Paul called the chief of the Jews to gether” and set his case before them (v. 17). Frankly and calmly he stated his case, evidencing no malice toward those re sponsible for his bonds (vs. 18-20). His motive was not to defend himself, but to alleviate all suspicion in order that there might be freedom and liberty to preach the gospel. He reviewed his treatment by the Roman authorities at Jerusalem and
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