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Acts 20:25-38
TO PROCLAIM THE WILL OF GOD - Jul 21, 2019 -
Acts 20:13-24
TO FINISH THE RACE - Jul 20, 2019 -
Acts 20:1-12
WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT AND LIFE - Jul 19, 2019 -
Acts 20:1-6
AN IMPORTANT JOURNEY - Jan 01, 2000 -
Acts 20:7-12
A SHORT VISIT IN TROAS - Jan 01, 2000 -
Acts 20:13-21
TEACHING REPENTANCE AND FAITH - Jan 01, 2000 -
Acts 20:28-31
BE SHEPHERDS OF THE CHURCH OF GOD - Jan 01, 2000 -
Acts 20:32-38
IT IS MORE BLESSED TO GIVE THAN TO RECEIVE - Jan 01, 2000
IF ONLY I MAY COMPLETE THE TASK
Passage:
Acts 20:22-27
Key verse: 24
NIV
22 “And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem,(A) not knowing what will happen to me there. 23 I only know that in every city the Holy Spirit warns me(B) that prison and hardships are facing me.(C) 24 However, I consider my life worth nothing to me;(D) my only aim is to finish the race(E) and complete the task(F) the Lord Jesus has given me(G)—the task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.(H)
25 “Now I know that none of you among whom I have gone about preaching the kingdom(I) will ever see me again.(J) 26 Therefore, I declare to you today that I am innocent of the blood of any of you.(K) 27 For I have not hesitated to proclaim to you the whole will of God.(L)
Cross references
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ESV
22 And now, behold, I am going to Jerusalem, constrained (A)by[a] the Spirit, not knowing what will happen to me there, 23 except that (B)the Holy Spirit testifies to me in every city that (C)imprisonment and (D)afflictions await me. 24 But (E)I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only (F)I may finish my course and (G)the ministry (H)that I received from the Lord Jesus, (I)to testify to (J)the gospel of (K)the grace of God. 25 And now, behold, (L)I know that none of you among whom I have gone about (M)proclaiming the kingdom will see my face again. 26 Therefore (N)I testify to you this day that (O)I am innocent of the blood of all, 27 for (P)I did not shrink from declaring to you (Q)the whole counsel of God.
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- Acts 20:22 Or bound in
Cross references
- Acts 20:22 : [ch. 17:16]
- Acts 20:23 : [ch. 21:4, 11]; See ch. 8:29; 9:16
- Acts 20:23 : ch. 21:33
- Acts 20:23 : ch. 14:22; 1 Thess. 3:3
- Acts 20:24 : See ch. 21:13
- Acts 20:24 : 2 Tim. 4:7
- Acts 20:24 : ch. 1:17; 1 Tim. 1:12
- Acts 20:24 : Gal. 1:1; 1 Thess. 2:4; [ch. 26:16; Titus 1:3]
- Acts 20:24 : ver. 21
- Acts 20:24 : ch. 15:7
- Acts 20:24 : [ver. 32; 1 Tim. 1:14]; See ch. 11:23
- Acts 20:25 : [Phil. 1:25]
- Acts 20:25 : See ch. 28:31
- Acts 20:26 : Deut. 8:19
- Acts 20:26 : See ch. 18:6
- Acts 20:27 : ver. 20; [Jer. 26:2; Ezek. 33:8]
- Acts 20:27 : ch. 13:36; Luke 7:30; [ch. 2:23; Eph. 1:11; Heb. 6:17]
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1. Prison and hardships await me (22-24)
We can learn from Paul not only the contents of gospel preaching, but also the gospel way of life. Paul knew that he was risking his life to go to Jerusalem, but he obeyed the Spirit's leading and went. He did not worry about his life; his one prayer topic was that he might finish the mission the Lord Jesus had given him. What was that mission? It was the task of testifying to the gospel of God's grace.
2. Proclaim the whole will of God (25-27)
Paul knew that he would not meet his sheep in Ephesus again on earth. He had done his best to proclaim to them the whole will of God. He didn't just tell them the pleasant or easy things. He taught them the Bible and told them to repent of sin. Now, the responsibility for choosing or rejecting Christ and the way of truth was theirs.
Prayer: Lord, help me to live according to the gospel and teach others to do so. Help me to complete the task you gave me.
One Word: Declare the whole will of God
