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Monday Jun 17, 2024
Monday Jun 17, 2024
Acts 20:28-31
28 Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which he bought with his blood. 29 I know that after I leave, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock. 30 Even from your own number men will arise and distort the truth in order to draw away disciples after them. 31 So be on your guard! Remember that for three years I never stopped warning each of you night and day with tears. (NIV 84)
28 Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which he bought with his blood. 29 I know that after I leave, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock. 30 Even from your own number men will arise and distort the truth in order to draw away disciples after them. 31 So be on your guard! Remember that for three years I never stopped warning each of you night and day with tears. (NIV 84)
FROM THE LESSON
The farewell speech - this speech given by Paul to the elders at Ephesus it is a kind of speech that is very familiar in Scripture. We have farewell speeches given by Moses, Joshua, and Jesus. The purpose of a speech like this one is for the leader who is giving the speech to review his life as an example for the others to follow.
Put your oxygen mask on first - this phrase is always shared by a flight attendant during pre-flight instructions. In case of a change in cabin pressure, oxygen masks will drop down from above your seat, and if you are traveling with children, then you are instructed to put your oxygen mask on first before helping your child.
Choose to cheat - this phrase is from pastor/author Andy Stanley. It means that you should choose who you are going to cheat because you are going to cheat someone. Someone is going to be cheated of your time and effort. It is not about better time management. Because there are only so many hours in a day, someone is going to be cheated. Who is it going to be?
The farewell speech - this speech given by Paul to the elders at Ephesus it is a kind of speech that is very familiar in Scripture. We have farewell speeches given by Moses, Joshua, and Jesus. The purpose of a speech like this one is for the leader who is giving the speech to review his life as an example for the others to follow.
Put your oxygen mask on first - this phrase is always shared by a flight attendant during pre-flight instructions. In case of a change in cabin pressure, oxygen masks will drop down from above your seat, and if you are traveling with children, then you are instructed to put your oxygen mask on first before helping your child.
Choose to cheat - this phrase is from pastor/author Andy Stanley. It means that you should choose who you are going to cheat because you are going to cheat someone. Someone is going to be cheated of your time and effort. It is not about better time management. Because there are only so many hours in a day, someone is going to be cheated. Who is it going to be?
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
1 Icebreaker - do you have a crazy story about something that happened to you at the airport? Share with the group.
2 In verse 28, Paul reminds them to "keep watch over yourselves." In between the Holy Spirit's compelling them to serve and the words of Jesus convicting them to sacrifice, Paul reminds them to "keep watch over yourselves." Discuss your thoughts about this reminder with your group.
3 The instruction to "put your oxygen mask on first" is not just good instruction on an airplane but serves as a good metaphor of taking care of yourself so that you will be in a better position to help others. Talk about how you have seen this to be true in your life.
4 The phrase used by Andy Stanley is "choose to cheat." It is a call to intentionally order your life in such a way that your job is last in priority. It isn't a call to not work hard at your job, but it is a call to not prioritize your work over the important relationships in your life. Discuss this principle with your group.
1 Icebreaker - do you have a crazy story about something that happened to you at the airport? Share with the group.
2 In verse 28, Paul reminds them to "keep watch over yourselves." In between the Holy Spirit's compelling them to serve and the words of Jesus convicting them to sacrifice, Paul reminds them to "keep watch over yourselves." Discuss your thoughts about this reminder with your group.
3 The instruction to "put your oxygen mask on first" is not just good instruction on an airplane but serves as a good metaphor of taking care of yourself so that you will be in a better position to help others. Talk about how you have seen this to be true in your life.
4 The phrase used by Andy Stanley is "choose to cheat." It is a call to intentionally order your life in such a way that your job is last in priority. It isn't a call to not work hard at your job, but it is a call to not prioritize your work over the important relationships in your life. Discuss this principle with your group.
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