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Read Acts 20:1-6
I. Paul decides that he needs to head out after the events of the last chapter
a. Remember the riot they faced?
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It looks like Paul had had enough….and he was ready to move on.
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So he took off and went to Macedonia -- map
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He likely spent a year in this area – going around to the different churches, and visiting them.
2. It’s believed…..that he wrote the book of 2 Corinthians on this leg of his trip.
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He dropped in on the different churches in the area, encouraging them, and settled in Greece for about 3 months
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It was during this time that he likely wrote the book of Romans
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He was intending to sail out of Corinth - -that great city by the sea…
I. Jesus is worth taking risks
I. Jesus is worth taking risks
a. Think about what Jesus gives us:
i. Ephesians 1:3-4
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THINK about that
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THINK about the goodness of God – of what he’s done for us
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Of what Jesus has done for us.
v. Romans 5:8
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So….what do I mean by “risks”? to “take risks”?
i. Am I suggesting that we should go hang-gliding or bungee-jumping because of Jesus?
-- NO…not quite….
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To this point…..Paul had faced physical beatings over, death threats, insults, and more….
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Here…we read that because of a Jewish plot against him, he headed back to the North
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Did you Catch that?
See the “ho-hum” way that Luke mentions that here?
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This sort of stuff is becoming kind of common-place, isn’t it?
1. Aren’t we blessed to live in a country where we can worship freely?
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I pray we never get to the point where we simply mention off-hand…”There was a threat on the pastor’s life today…”
2. We STILL have the right to freely worship in America…..
3. Yet….less than 20% of Americans attend church on a given Sunday morning.
4. I wonder…..why do we see that sort of a trend in the US…..where in a country like North Korea where you can be killed for having a Bible in your home….
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People willingly risk their lives to worship…while others have complete freedom to and don’t
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It makes you wonder…….Why?
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My only conclusion is that God is simply not important to many people
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I don’t mean to beat anyone up…
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But look at it this way:
1. Illustration: We bought a treadmill…thought we were going to be in SUCH GOOD SHAPE!
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And we did…..a FEW times…
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But it’s not important to us…..
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It was important for Paul that he wanted to visit these churches and strengthen them
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He routinely risked his life to preach the Gospel
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And it’s happened so often….Luke didn’t even want to waste the ink to write about what this plot was….
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