“Paul’s Last Words to Ephesus”
Acts 20:13-38

I) Paul’s mission: the _____________

     A) His ___________

          1) His service in ____________

          2) His ____________ in Ephesus

               i) _____________

               ii) _____________

     B) His __________

          1) Going to ____________

          2) ___________ not to go

          3) But he is ____________

          4) It is ____________

          5) He say’s ______________

     C) His verdict: He is _____________

II) The elder’s mission: the ____________

     A) Christ __________ the church with His blood!

     B) They are to __________ the flock

          1) Against _________ teachers

               i) From ___________

               ii) From __________

     C) They are to preserve the __________

          1) Called the word of His ___________

               i) Because we are __________ by grace

               ii) Because we are ________ up by grace

               iii) Because we are _____________ by grace

               iv) Because we ____________ through grace

          C) They are called to help the ________

III) Our ___________

     A) _____________

     B) _____________

     C) _____________

“Living in the ‘Church’ Age”
Acts 20:1-12

I) Paul’s _____________

     A) From Ephesus to _____________

     B) From Macedonia to ____________

     C) From Greece to ____________

     D) From Macedonia to ___________

II) Paul’s _______________

     A) ______________ 

     B) ______________

     C) Various ______________

III) Paul’s ____________

IV) What do we __________?

     A) God has given us _____________ we need

          1) The Spirit guided the ___________ of Scripture

          2) To give us what we need for _____________

     B) We need to be _______________

     C) We need to be _______________

     D) We are reminded of the ___________ Jesus brings

     E) We need to be careful in our ______________

     F) Do we _____________ how God works?

          1) There were ages of ______________

          2) But it was always at God’s ___________ and 
             ____________

          3) God works miraculously through the _________

“Dealing with Persecution” 
Acts 19:21-41

I) Christians are  __________ 

     A) Christians are called “_____ _______”

          1) Certainly because of _____________

          2) Possibly because of _____________

II) Christians __________ when they believe

     A) Belief affects ______________

     B) Belief affects ______________

     C) Belief affects ______________

III) And that can lead to ________________

     A) A ______ forms

     B) They grab _______________

     C) But there is a lot of ______________

IV) How should we _____________ to persecution

     A) Sometimes Paul __________ it

     B) Sometimes Paul __________ it

     C) Paul is guided by the __________

V) ______________ should be helpful during persecution

     A) Here a __________ restores sanity

     B) Government is supposed to promote _________

     C) We should _______ it when we can

     D) And be ____________ when we can’t

“Spiritual Maturity” 
Acts 19:8-20

I) Paul in _________________

     A) Paul spends _______ years in Ephesus

     B) The people were ______________

     C) They were ________________

     D) So ________ uses Paul in a special way

          1) Paul is an ___________

          2) He does the “_______ of an apostle”

          3) But God does _____________ things here

          4) Probably because of the ___________

     E) God’s ______________ is on display

          1) Through the ____________

          2) Through the ____________ exorcism

     F) The people begin to __________ the name of Jesus

     G) Even _____________ are convicted by the power of God!

     H) They give up their ______________ beliefs

II) Spiritual maturity is a ________________

     A) Shown by Paul’s ___________

     B) Revealed in other parts of the __________

     C) Shown in our own _____________

          1) In our ___________

          2) In our ____________

     D) The journey can have highs and ___________

     E) But it will continue until ___________ returns

“Doing Things the Right Way” 
Acts 19:1-7

I) Examples of _______________ in Acts

II) What is the ____________ of the gospel in these passages?

     A) Jesus _________ for sins

     B) Jesus _________ from the dead

     C) Jesus will _________ to judge

III) What is the consensus of a right _____________ to the gospel?

     A) ____________ of sins

     B) ___________ in Jesus

     C) ____________

IV) What is _________ with the twelve disciples of John?

     A) They were _____________

     B) But they didn’t know about the ___________

     C) And they didn’t understand about ___________

V) Paul ___________ about Jesus

VI) They _____________ and are baptized again

VII) Paul’s _______________ enables the giving of spiritual gifts

VIII) Why the __________________?

     A) Baptism in the New Testament has ________ elements

          1) ___________

          2) ___________

          3) ___________

     B) When something is ___________, a repeat is important

          1) _____________

          2) _____________

          3) _____________

     C) But it’s not really a _____________!

     D) There is no need for a _________ if the first is right

“3 Diagnostic Questions” 
Acts 18:18-28

I) Are we having an ___________ on others?

     A) Paul _____________ churches

     B) Paul ________________ churches

     C) Paul ______________ others

     D) Who are we called to _____________?

          1) The _____________

          2) Our _____________

          3) Each ____________

 II) Are we passing on what we ____________?

     A) Aquila and Priscilla’s _____________

     B) Aquila and Priscilla’s _____________

     C) Aquila and Priscilla’s _____________

     D) Who should we __________?

          1) Our ____________

          2) Our ____________

          3) Each ___________

          4) _______________

III) Should Christians make __________?

     A) Paul’s actions probably signified the ________ of a vow

     B) It was probably similar to a _____________ vow

     C) We are warned about the __________ of vows

     D) Any vow we make is ____________, and not salvific

“Lessons from Corinth” (Acts 18:1-17)

I) Paul’s ____________ in Corinth

     A) He ____________ with Aquila and Priscilla

     B) He ____________ with Aquila and Priscilla

     C) He taught in the _______________

     D) Timothy and Silas ________ him

     E) Paul is ___________ out of the synagogue and goes next door

     F) But the ___________ of the synagogue believes!

     G) God ____________ Paul

     H) Paul stayed for ________ months!

     I) Paul encountered more _________________

     J) The ___________ wouldn’t engage

     K) The accusers found an __________ for their anger

II) What do we __________?

     A) There are multiple ways to __________ for God

          1) Paul chooses to work a _________

          2) But he also accepts ______________

          3) And he argued for full _________ for others

     B) There are multiple ways God _____________ us

          1) He provides _____________

          2) He provides _______________

          3) He facilitates ______________

          4) He gives us His ___________

     C) Anger and bitterness foster _____________

          1) God warned that people will _______ us

          2) And that _____________ would come

          3) We need to be ____________ for it

          4) We can’t ___________ to it!

“The Gospel in Athens” 
(Acts 17:16-34)

I) Paul’s ____________

     A) The __________

     B) The ___________ is not unlike ours

     C) Paul is ____________ at the idolatry

     D) He uses it as an opportunity to ___________

     E) God blesses his ______________

II) Paul’s ____________

     A) He finds ___________ ground

     B) He proclaims that God is the ___________ of the universe

     C) He proclaims that God is the ____________ of life

     D) He reveals that God is the ___________ of the nations

     E) He reveals that God is the ___________ of mankind

     F) He reveals that God wants to be ___________

     G) He reveals that God is more than an ______________

     H) He reveals that God is the __________ of the world

     I) He reveals the importance of __________

     J) He declares the importance of Jesus’ _________________

III) Pauline _____________

     A) Paul used ____________

     B) Paul met them where they ___________

     C) Paul used references they would ____________

     D) Paul led them to the ____________

IV) Ponding the ____________

     A) Some _____________

     B) Some _____________

     C) Some _____________