College Notes
The Acts
Chapter 20
Various Cities
(20:1-21:14)
Macedonia (20:1-4)
Preceding his visit to Greece Paul writes II Corinthians in winter 55-56 then he writes Romans (while in Greece).
Troas (20:5-12)
vs. 6
Obviously keeping Feast of Unleavened Bread
because they were in Gentile cities and there certainly wasn't any
pressure.
vs. 7
Saturday night = 1st day of the week not
Sunday night.
Paul probably spoke that Sabbath day;
had a potluck, then Paul spoke again until midnight.
vs. 9
Eutychus is raised from the
dead.
Assos
(20:13-16)
Miletas (20:17-18)
Ministerial Conference
vs. 17
Elders of church are called together (late
spring/early summer -- 56 A.D.)
Paul's Farewell (20:19-35)
vs. 20
Paul had ordained
elders in every city and he had called these elders of Ephesus to a
meeting verse 17. He was visiting the elders in their houses not just
common people. Not
reason to go door to door like Jehovah's Witnesses and Mormons.
vs. 25
Preaching the Kingdom
of God.
vs. 26
Taken from principle
in Ezekiel 33 (to preach a warning) Paul’s responsibility to carry
out his commission.
vs. 28
The Church of God.
vs. 29
Ask God to protect
you from this.
vs. 35
"it is more blessed
to give than receive" -- not found in the gospels nevertheless, Christ did
say it. It was passed
on.
Departure (20:36-38)
vs. 36
Prayed as a
group. Why? Because of the emotion of the
moment. Once in a while, not
all the time.
vs. 38
It went over their
heads. They sorrowed for the
fact that he was leaving only.