Transcript ACTS CHAPTER 21 - My Power House

You’re Under Arrest
Viewing Acts Chapter 21
Prepared by: Soon Siak. August 2010
RISKY GAME
Two groups. Computer will
randomly give a number from 1 to 6.
Accumulate the money if not 6. But
a 6 will result in all points lost. Can
choose to take and go. Ready?
Acts16dice.xls
Today we’ll see how Paul kept
going, even though he knew it was
risky.
Voyage from Miletus to Tyre
What’s one of the biggest risks you’ve ever
taken? For the most part, are you a risk
taker or a risk avoider? Why?
Paul had spent almost three years in Ephesus,
which was about as long as he had ever stayed at
one place. What thoughts were probably going
through his mind (v1-9)?
Paul probably had mixed emotions. He may have
wanted to spend time building up the Christians
wherever he went, yet he was also eager to get
back to Jerusalem, his “home base.” It must have
been difficult to keep getting churches started
and then leaving them behind. NB: “we”-Luke
T y r e – a tearful departure
“Thus says the Holy
Spirit, ‘So shall the
Jews at Jerusalem
bind the man who
owns this girdle and
deliver him into the
hands of the
Gentiles.’” (v11)
Exam materials!
 The event
 The place
 The response
 Definition – foretelling &
forthtelling (pg 41)
 Agabus also prohesied
in Jerusalem 15 years
ago
SPM 1993, 97, 2004, 2009
Tyre to Caesarea
If you had been traveling with Paul, how
would you have felt after the event that
took place at Philip’s house (v8-11)?
The Holy Spirit doesn’t make mistakes. A
prophecy of danger would certainly come
true.
How did the people there respond (v12)?
They were afraid for Paul.
Tyre to Caesarea (v7-14)
If you had been Paul, would you have gone
ahead with your plans?
This had not been the first prediction of
danger for Paul – it was one of several
(20:22,23;21:4)? How did it affect Paul’s
plans (v13,14)?
Paul was no stranger to persecution. He
had already “died” to himself in order to
live for Jesus, so he was not scared away
from what he felt was his ministry.
Tyre to Caesarea (v7-14)
Do you think Paul was going against God’s
will (to continue to Jerusalem after the
prophecy by Agabus)?
No. Prophecies do not have to dictate the
decisions or manipulate the will of a godly
person; even though they may be true,
God’s purpose may be yet be realised, as
was the case in God’s will ultimately
bringing Paul to Rome.
Paul’s
voyage
from
Miletus to
Tyre to
Caesarea
to
Jerusalem.
(21:1-40)
The Journey to Jerusalem
Upon reaching Jerusalem, what news did
Paul have for his friends there (v15-19)?
He wanted them to know how God was
working in all the places he had been –
particularly among Gentiles.
What news did Paul’s friends have for him
(v20)?
Thousands of Jews had become believers
in Jesus as well.
Arrival at Jerusalem
What problem did Paul have to contend
with right away (v21-26)?
Because Paul’s work involved the Gentile
people, rumours spread that he was
rejecting Mosaic law. To dispel the rumour,
Paul took part in a traditional Hebrew
ceremony [which would have involved
animal sacrifice] with a group of devoted
Jews.
The Riot in the Temple
Paul’s problems weren’t over. Jews
from Asia recognised him and began
to level false accusations against him.
What happened then (v27-31)?
Before anything could be done, a mob
of angry people dragged Paul away
and tried to kill him.
The Tribune Rescues Paul
What kept Paul from being killed (v3136)?
The Roman soldiers [likely 200 or
more] sent to break up the disturbance
arrested Paul, bound him in chains [as
had been prophesied], and even had
to carry him for his own protection.
Paul Addresses the People
The commander of the soldiers who saved
him mistook Paul for someone else-an
Egyptian terrorist leader. Do you find
anything unusual in Paul’s response (v3739)?
Sometimes we tend to deny accusations so
strongly that people suspect we have
something to hide. But Paul focused on
who he was, not who wasn’t. Also, Paul
actually asked to talk to the people who
had just tried to kill him.
Standing on the stairs
above the crowd, Paul
speaks to the people in
Hebrew. (v37-40)
SO WHAT?
“Don’t Say I Didn’t WARN YOU” - some situations to
consider.
Can you tell of any potentially dangerous situations you may
have experienced bcos of what you believed… consider Jim
Elliot, who died at the hands of the Auca Indians in Peru?
“He is no fool who gives what he cannot
keep to gain that which he cannot lose” –
Jim Elliot
Announcements
14th SPM Inter-school Quiz 2010!

SPM BK Quiz: Luke and Acts (GNB).
 14th August, 2010 at SMJK Katholik PJ, 7am-1pm
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 Organised by the Malayan Christian Schools’
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Preparation for the SPM BK is by committing to memory
the entire two books of Luke and Acts.