Episode 171: Imitating Paul - Paul's 3rd Missionary Journey - Acts 19 & 20

Part 12 in the Houses of Fire series - IMITATING
PAUL 



Paul’s 3rd Missionary Journey (AD 54-57) Acts 19:8-12,
20:6-12, 20:18-38
A message that will challenge both the
Evangelical and the Charismatic Christian:  A challenge for
the Evangelical because they will often find ways to minimize the
possibility of living like the Apostle Paul due to his unique
office and authority as a 1st Century Apostle. And, this message
will challenge the Charismatic because so much ministry done by
modern charismatics violates much of what Paul practiced and
preached.

Paul was/is an equal-opportunity offender!

Acts 19:8-10 - "Reasoning and Persuading"

Hall of Tyrannus? - “was either a building for hire,
named after its owner, or the private residence of a sympathetic
donor”

Acts 19:11-12 - "Extraordinary Miracles"

Kingdom Ministry = BOTH/AND

Acts 19 - V. 8, 9 & 11 – Paul was BOTH “reasoning and
persuading them about the Kingdom of God…reasoning daily AND God
was doing extraordinary miracles by the hands of Paul

Imitating Paul? 6 NT passages where he exhorts us to do what he
was doing!

Acts 20:6-12•Sunday worship (first day of the
week)


•Communion included


•In a HOUSE


•LONG meetings (till midnight…Paul talked still longer…conversed
until daybreak)


•Miracle of resurrection

1st Century Christian Calendar developing - Sunday worship and
Pentecost

Acts 20:18-38 - Paul's message to his Ephesian
Elders

*So, how Did Paul LIVE? 


*Humility – “with ALL humility”


*Tears, Trials & Suffering = PART of following Christ) –
imprisonments & afflictions


*Public (Synagogues) & Private (House Churches) – Evangelism
& Teaching


*Jews & Greeks (for 10 years) 


*Message included REPENTANCE (not just faith)


*Led by Holy Spirit
*Dead to Self – Surrendered to Christ’s Lordship & Plan (v.
24)


*Believed we are RESPONSIBLE (v. 26-27)


*Warning - False teachers/teaching coming (v. 29-31)


*Trusted in God’s Ability & God’s Word to keep them &
grow them (v. 32)


*Paul & the Prosperity Gospel (v. 33-35) – Giving – to who? -
PAY ATTENTION CHARISMATICS!!!


*Paul’s relationship with his team (v. 36-38)



****AND WHO ARE WE TO IMITATE??****