Acts 20:17 And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the church.… I. HE IS TO LIVE AMONG HIS PEOPLE. 1. His life is to be devoted to their service, (ver. 19). 2. He is to enter into the circle of their life, as a friendly sympathiser in their joys and sorrows (ver. 18). 3. He is to enlighten them by his example, and yet to continue humble, conscious of his own weakness (ver. 19). II. HE IS TO IMPART TO THEM THE WHOLE TRUTH. 1. To communicate the whole truth — repentance and faith (ver. 21). 2. To do so in living application to the necessities of the times (ver. 20). 3. To everyone in particular, that so he may account to God for every soul (vers. 20, 26, 27). III. HE IS TO SUFFER FOR THEM. 1. He looks courageously forward in faith to the threatening storms (vers. 22, 23). 2. He joyfully gives up even his life for Him who gave Himself for us all (vers. 24, 25). 3. He confidently commends himself and his flock, in life and death, to the grace of God (ver. 32). (Lisco.) Parallel Verses KJV: And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the church.WEB: From Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called to himself the elders of the assembly. |
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