The Pinnacle of Paul’s Journeys Ephesus: The Third Missionary Journey.

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The Pinnacle of The Pinnacle of Paul’s JourneysPaul’s Journeys

Ephesus: The Third Ephesus: The Third Missionary JourneyMissionary Journey

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Until Now…Until Now…

But even if we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you a gospel contrary to what we have preached to you, he is to be accursed! As we have said before, so I say again now, if any man is preaching to you a gospel contrary to what you received, he is to be accursed! Galatians 1:8-9 (NASB95)

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……Then the Second Missionary Then the Second Missionary Journey…”Journey…”

“…the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them…”“…the Holy Spirit had prevented them…”“…That night Paul had a vision…”

Acts 16:6-10

One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision and told him, “Don’t be afraid! Speak out! Don’t be silent! For I am with you, and no one will attack and harm you, for many people in this city belong to me.”Acts 18:9-10 (NLT)

And now the word of the Lord is ringing out from you to people everywhere, even beyond Macedonia and Achaia, for wherever we go we find people telling us about your faith in God. We don’t need to tell them about it… 1 Thessalonians 1:8 (NLT)

Let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we will reap if we do not grow weary. Galatians 6:9 (NASB95)

For I am not ashamed of this Good News about Christ. It is the power of God at work, saving everyone who believes—the Jew first and also the Gentile. Romans 1:16 (NLT)

Paul stayed in Corinth for some time after that, then said good-bye to the brothers and sisters… Acts 18:18-21 (NLT)

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What Does a What Does a MovementMovement Look Like?Look Like?

Then he set sail for Syria, taking Then he set sail for Syria, taking Priscilla and Aquila with him. They Priscilla and Aquila with him. They stopped first at the port of Ephesus. stopped first at the port of Ephesus. They asked him to stay longer…They asked him to stay longer…

……but he declined…but he declined…As he left, however, he said, “I will As he left, however, he said, “I will

come back later, God willing.” Then come back later, God willing.” Then he set sail from Ephesus.he set sail from Ephesus.

Acts 18:18-21 (NLT)Acts 18:18-21 (NLT)Paul left the others [Prisca & Paul left the others [Prisca & Acquilla] behind…Acquilla] behind…

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What Does a What Does a MovementMovement Look Like?Look Like?

1.1. GodGod Gathers the Right People… Gathers the Right People…

2.2. Beyond “My Kind of People…”Beyond “My Kind of People…” Female leaders and teachers were Female leaders and teachers were

prominent.prominent. Lydia, ‘Prominent Women’, Prisca, Lydia, ‘Prominent Women’, Prisca,

Junia…Junia… God is not Bound by Our God is not Bound by Our Social Social

DamageDamage..Paul left the others [Prisca & Paul left the others [Prisca & Acquilla] behind…Acquilla] behind…Junia…highly respected among the Junia…highly respected among the

apostlesapostles.. Romans 16:7 Romans 16:7 (NLT) (NLT)

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What Does a What Does a MovementMovement Look Like?Look Like?

1.1. GodGod Gathers the Right People… Gathers the Right People…

2.2. Beyond “My Kind of People…”Beyond “My Kind of People…”

The next stop was at the port of The next stop was at the port of Caesarea. From there he went up and Caesarea. From there he went up and visited the church at Jerusalem and then visited the church at Jerusalem and then went back to Antioch. went back to Antioch.

After spending some time in Antioch, After spending some time in Antioch, Paul went back through Galatia and Paul went back through Galatia and Phrygia, visiting and strengthening all Phrygia, visiting and strengthening all the believers. the believers. Acts 18:22-23 (NLT) Acts 18:22-23 (NLT)

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What Does a What Does a MovementMovement Look Like?Look Like?

1.1. GodGod Gathers the Right People… Gathers the Right People…

2.2. Beyond “My Kind of People…”Beyond “My Kind of People…”

3.3. Almost Chaos…Almost Chaos… False Teachers in Galatia…False Teachers in Galatia… Swindlers in Philippi…Swindlers in Philippi… Cults arising everywhere…Cults arising everywhere… Corinthianizing at Corinth!Corinthianizing at Corinth! Divisions…Divisions…

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What Does a What Does a MovementMovement Look Like?Look Like?

1.1. GodGod Gathers the Right People… Gathers the Right People…

2.2. Beyond “My Kind of People…”Beyond “My Kind of People…”

3.3. Almost Chaos…Almost Chaos…Meanwhile, a Jew named Apollos, Meanwhile, a Jew named Apollos, an eloquent speaker who knew an eloquent speaker who knew the Scriptures well, had arrived the Scriptures well, had arrived in Ephesus from Alexandria in in Ephesus from Alexandria in Egypt.Egypt. Acts 18:24Acts 18:24

He had been taught the way of the He had been taught the way of the Lord, and he taught others about Lord, and he taught others about Jesus with an enthusiastic spirit Jesus with an enthusiastic spirit and with accuracy. However, he and with accuracy. However, he knew only about John’s baptism.knew only about John’s baptism.

Acts 18:25 Acts 18:25 (NLT) (NLT)

When Priscilla and Aquila When Priscilla and Aquila heard him preaching boldly in heard him preaching boldly in the synagogue, they took him the synagogue, they took him aside and explained the way of aside and explained the way of God even more accurately. God even more accurately.

Acts 18:26 (NLT) Acts 18:26 (NLT)

Apollos had been thinking about Apollos had been thinking about going to Achaia, and the brothers going to Achaia, and the brothers and sisters in Ephesus encouraged and sisters in Ephesus encouraged him to go. They wrote to the him to go. They wrote to the believers in Achaia, asking them believers in Achaia, asking them to welcome him. When he arrived to welcome him. When he arrived there, he proved to be of great there, he proved to be of great benefit to those who, by God’s benefit to those who, by God’s grace, had believed.grace, had believed. Acts 18:27 Acts 18:27 (NLT) (NLT)

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Acaia

……each one of you is saying, "I am of each one of you is saying, "I am of Paul," and "I of Apollos," … Paul," and "I of Apollos," …

1 Corinthians 1:11-12 1 Corinthians 1:11-12 (NASB95) (NASB95)

It happened that while Apollos was at It happened that while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the upper Corinth, Paul passed through the upper country and came to Ephesus, and country and came to Ephesus, and found some disciples. found some disciples. He said to them, "Did you receive the He said to them, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?" And Holy Spirit when you believed?" And they they saidsaid to him, "No, we have not even to him, "No, we have not even heard whether there is a Holy Spirit." heard whether there is a Holy Spirit." And he said, "Into what then were you And he said, "Into what then were you baptized?" And they said, "Into John's baptized?" And they said, "Into John's baptism." baptism." Paul said, "John baptized with the Paul said, "John baptized with the baptism of repentance, telling the baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in Him who was people to believe in Him who was coming after him, that is, in Jesus." coming after him, that is, in Jesus." When they heard this, they were When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. Acts 19:1-5 (NASB95) Acts 19:1-5 (NASB95)

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What Does a What Does a MovementMovement Look Like?Look Like?

1.1. GodGod Gathers the Right People… Gathers the Right People…

2.2. Beyond “My Kind of People…”Beyond “My Kind of People…”

3.3. Almost Chaos…Almost Chaos…

4.4. The Right People at the The Right People at the Right TimeRight Time…… First Prisca and AquillaFirst Prisca and Aquilla Then ApollosThen Apollos Then 12 More Competent, Zealous Then 12 More Competent, Zealous

LeadersLeaders

And working together And working together with Him,with Him, we we also urge you not to receive the grace also urge you not to receive the grace of God in vain— of God in vain— for He says, "AT THE ACCEPTABLE for He says, "AT THE ACCEPTABLE TIME I LISTENED TO YOU, AND ON TIME I LISTENED TO YOU, AND ON THE DAY OF SALVATION I HELPED THE DAY OF SALVATION I HELPED YOU." Behold, now is "THE YOU." Behold, now is "THE ACCEPTABLE TIME," behold, now is ACCEPTABLE TIME," behold, now is "THE DAY OF SALVATION“"THE DAY OF SALVATION“

2 Corinthians 6:1-4 2 Corinthians 6:1-4 (NASB95) (NASB95)

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Behold, now is "THE ACCEPTABLE Behold, now is "THE ACCEPTABLE TIME," behold, now is "THE DAY OF TIME," behold, now is "THE DAY OF SALVATION“SALVATION“

2 Corinthians 6:1-42 Corinthians 6:1-4

Some Obvious PointsSome Obvious Points

God Provides the Opportunity to Meet God Provides the Opportunity to Meet HimHim Today.Today.

They were but flesh,They were but flesh,A wind that passes and does not A wind that passes and does not return. return. Psalms 78:39 Psalms 78:39 (NASB95) (NASB95)

I solemnly charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by His appearing and His kingdom: preach the word; be ready in season and out of season…. 2 Timothy 4:1-2 (NASB95)

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Some Obvious PointsSome Obvious Points

God Provides the Opportunity to Meet God Provides the Opportunity to Meet HimHim

God is the Author of God is the Author of MovementMovement.. Ask God to Raise Ask God to Raise LaborersLaborers..

I planted, Apollos watered, but I planted, Apollos watered, but God was causing the growth. So God was causing the growth. So then neither the one who plants then neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is nor the one who waters is anything, but God who causes anything, but God who causes the growth.the growth. 1 Corinthians 1 Corinthians 3:6-7 (NASB95) 3:6-7 (NASB95)

And He was saying to them, "The And He was saying to them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore laborers are few; therefore beseech the Lord of the harvest beseech the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His to send out laborers into His harvest. harvest.

Luke 10:2 (NASB95) Luke 10:2 (NASB95)

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Some Obvious PointsSome Obvious Points

God Provides the Opportunity to Meet God Provides the Opportunity to Meet HimHim

God is the Author of God is the Author of MovementMovement.. Respond to God’s Leadership.Respond to God’s Leadership.

To His Sovereign “NO”To His Sovereign “NO” To His Sovereign “YES”To His Sovereign “YES”They passed through the Phrygian They passed through the Phrygian

and Galatian region, and Galatian region, having been having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asiathe word in Asia; ; Acts 16:6 (NASB95) Acts 16:6 (NASB95)

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