Acts Part 16

(Acts 20:25-38, Acts 21:1-29)

Acts 20:26-27 ²⁶ Therefore, I declare to you today that I am innocent of the blood of any of you. ²⁷ For I have not hesitated to proclaim to you the whole will of God.

Paul is telling them that he has given them God’s message and how they C____________ to respond to it is their own R_____________________.

Paul is saying that not only are they responsible for how they P______________ respond to the gospel, but they also have a responsibility to C_______ for the F_____________ around them as leaders in the church.

The savage wolves Paul is referring to are the F_________ T_____________ that will come both from outside the church and even within the church.

Paul is reminding them that no one should be in M_____________ for the money.

Try to imagine the continual testing of Paul as people keep being sent to warn him while at the same time, he is C________________ of the need to continue to Jerusalem.

Take Away Lesson: Our responsibility as believers is not to see how much we can do for God; it is to surrender ourselves fully and see how much God can do through us.

Acts 21:17-19 ¹⁷ When we arrived at Jerusalem, the brothers and sisters received us warmly. ¹⁸ The next day Paul and the rest of us went to see James, and all the elders were present. ¹⁹ Paul greeted them and reported in detail what God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.