TURN TO JESUS IN REPENTANCE AND FAITH , Sarah Barry
WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT AND LIFE
Passage: Acts 20:1~12  
Key verse: 10
Through Macedonia and Greece
20 When the uproar had ended, Paul sent for the disciples(A) and, after encouraging them, said goodbye and set out for Macedonia.(B) 2 He traveled through that area, speaking many words of encouragement to the people, and finally arrived in Greece, 3 where he stayed three months. Because some Jews had plotted against him(C) just as he was about to sail for Syria,(D) he decided to go back through Macedonia.(E) 4 He was accompanied by Sopater son of Pyrrhus from Berea, Aristarchus(F) and Secundus from Thessalonica,(G) Gaius(H) from Derbe, Timothy(I) also, and Tychicus(J) and Trophimus(K) from the province of Asia.(L) 5 These men went on ahead and waited for us(M) at Troas.(N) 6 But we sailed from Philippi(O) after the Festival of Unleavened Bread, and five days later joined the others at Troas,(P) where we stayed seven days.
Eutychus Raised From the Dead at Troas
7 On the first day of the week(Q) we came together to break bread.(R) Paul spoke to the people and, because he intended to leave the next day, kept on talking until midnight. 8 There were many lamps in the upstairs room(S) where we were meeting. 9 Seated in a window was a young man named Eutychus, who was sinking into a deep sleep as Paul talked on and on. When he was sound asleep, he fell to the ground from the third story and was picked up dead. 10 Paul went down, threw himself on the young man(T) and put his arms around him. “Don’t be alarmed,” he said. “He’s alive!”(U) 11 Then he went upstairs again and broke bread(V) and ate. After talking until daylight, he left. 12 The people took the young man home alive and were greatly comforted.
Cross references
- Acts 20:1 : S Ac 11:26
- Acts 20:1 : S Ac 16:9
- Acts 20:3 : ver 19; Ac 9:23, 24; 14:5; 23:12, 15, 30; 25:3; 2Co 11:26; S 1Th 2:16
- Acts 20:3 : S Lk 2:2
- Acts 20:3 : S Ac 16:9
- Acts 20:4 : S Ac 19:29
- Acts 20:4 : S Ac 17:1
- Acts 20:4 : S Ac 19:29
- Acts 20:4 : S Ac 16:1
- Acts 20:4 : Eph 6:21; Col 4:7; Tit 3:12
- Acts 20:4 : Ac 21:29; 2Ti 4:20
- Acts 20:4 : S Ac 2:9
- Acts 20:5 : S Ac 16:10
- Acts 20:5 : S Ac 16:8
- Acts 20:6 : S Ac 16:12
- Acts 20:6 : S Ac 16:8
- Acts 20:7 : 1Co 16:2; Rev 1:10
- Acts 20:7 : S Mt 14:19
- Acts 20:8 : Ac 1:13; 9:37
- Acts 20:10 : 1Ki 17:21; 2Ki 4:34
- Acts 20:10 : Mt 9:23, 24
- Acts 20:11 : ver 7; S Mt 14:19
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1. Strengthening the churches (1-6)
Paul's time in Ephesus came to an end. Now he traveled through the places he had been in Macedonia, Greece and Troas. He went there to encourage the disciples. There were still many Jews who plotted against him, but there were also many growing leaders who could provide the needed word of God for the encouragement of the churches.
2. The meeting in Troas (7-12)
In Troas Paul had only one day. A large crowd gathered at the church, and Paul shared in their worship service, speaking for a long time-past midnight. One young man named Eutychus was listening from a window, grew sleepy and fell three stories. They picked him up dead, but Paul embraced the young man and said, "He's alive!" The word of God has power to encourage and give life.
Prayer: Lord, thank you for your life giving words. Use our ministry to encourage and give life.
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