What Manner of Man Slides, 3/16/14

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What  Manner  of  Man            

Ephesian  Elders  Exhorted  Acts  20:17-­‐38  

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For  Paul  had  decided  to  sail  past  Ephesus,  so  that  he  would  not  have  to  spend  Cme  in  Asia;  for  he  was  hurrying  to  be  at  Jerusalem,  if  possible,  on  the  Day  of  Pentecost  

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From  Miletus  he  sent  to  Ephesus  and  called  for  the  elders  of  the  church.  And  when  they  had  come  to  him,  he  said  to  them:  “You  know,  from  the  first  day  that  I  came  to  Asia,  in  what  manner  I  always  lived  among  you,  serving  the  Lord  with  all  humility,  with  many  tears  and  trials  which  happened  to  me  by  the  ploRng  of  the  Jews;  how  I  kept  back  nothing  that  was  helpful,  but  proclaimed  it  to  you,  and  taught  you  publicly  and  from  house  to  house,  tesCfying  to  Jews,  and  also  to  Greeks,  repentance  toward  God  and  faith  toward  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ.  

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33  I  have  coveted  no  one’s  silver  or  gold  or  apparel.  

18    “You  know,  from  the  first  day  that  I  came  to  Asia,  in  what  manner  I  always  lived  among  you,  

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20  I  kept  back  nothing  that  was  helpful,  but  proclaimed  it  to  you,  and  taught  you  publicly  and  from  house  to  house  

27  For  I  have  not  shunned  to  declare  to  you  the  whole  counsel  of  God.  

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34  Yes,  you  yourselves  know  that  these  hands  have  provided  for  my  necessiCes,  and  for  those  who  were  with  me.    

19  serving  the  Lord  with  all  humility,  with  many  tears  and  trials  which  happened  to  me…  

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If  Paul  Had  Not  Been  A  Tentmaker…  

•  He  might  have  been  an  Accountant            vs.  24  “I  do  not  count  my  life  dear  to  myself”    •  He  might  have  been  a  Runner    vs.  24  “So  that  I  may  finish  my  race  with  joy”  

 •  He  might  have  been  a  Shepherd      28  Therefore  take  heed  to  yourselves  and  to  all  the  flock,  among  which  the  Holy  Spirit  has  made  you  overseers,  to  shepherd  the  church  of  God  which  He  purchased  with  His  own  blood.  29  For  I  know  this,  that  aber  my  departure  savage  wolves  will  come  in  among  you,  not  sparing  the  flock.  

 

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32  “So  now,  brethren,  I  commend  you  to  God  and  to  the  word  of  His  grace,  which  is  able  to  build  you  up  and  give  you  an  inheritance  among  all  those  who  are  sancCfied.  

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