Don’t Be Alarmed… He’s Alive!

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Don’t Be Alarmed… He’s Alive!

Date: Oct. 1, 2014

Passage

Acts 20:1-12 (ESV)

1 After the uproar ceased, Paul sent for the disciples, and after encouraging them, he said farewell and departed for Macedonia. 2 When he had gone through those regions and had given them much encouragement, he came to Greece. 3 There he spent three months, and when a plot was made against him by the Jews as he was about to set sail for Syria, he decided to return through Macedonia. 4 Sopater the Berean, son of Pyrrhus, accompanied him; and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy; and the Asians, Tychicus and Trophimus. 5 These went on ahead and were waiting for us at Troas, 6 but we sailed away from Philippi after the days of Unleavened Bread, and in five days we came to them at Troas, where we stayed for seven days.

7 On the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul talked with them, intending to depart on the next day, and he prolonged his speech until midnight. 8 There were many lamps in the upper room where we were gathered. 9 And a young man named Eutychus, sitting at the window, sank into a deep sleep as Paul talked still longer. And being overcome by sleep, he fell down from the third story and was taken up dead. 10 But Paul went down and bent over him, and taking him in his arms, said, “Do not be alarmed, for his life is in him.” 11 And when Paul had gone up and had broken bread and eaten, he conversed with them a long while, until daybreak, and so departed. 12 And they took the youth away alive, and were not a little comforted.

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Daily Bread

Key Verse: 20:10

But Paul went down and bent over him, and taking him in his arms, said, “Do not be alarmed, for his life is in him.”

First, speaking words of encouragement (1-6). After the uproar at Ephesus, Paul sent for the disciples and encouraged them. He said goodbye and set out for Macedonia. Along the way, he spoke many words of encouragement to the people. Paul could be discouraged because of events that happened but he continued to encourage others in the faith. He is an exemplary servant of Christ. Then because of a plot against him he went back through Macedonia. He was accompanied by Sopater, Aristarchus, Secundus, Gaius, Timothy, Tychicus and Trophimus. Paul had many wonderful coworkers.

Second, Paul raises a young man from the dead (7-12). Paul was a great Bible speaker. He spoke on and on until a young man fell asleep and fell from the window dead. Paul prayed over him stretching himself upon the boy’s body and he was revived. Then he went back to preaching again. Paul was compassionate to care for one young man.

Prayer: Lord, help me to encourage others and please raise many young men and women alive in Christ.

One Word: Speak words of encouragement and life

Worship Him Who is Forever and Ever

Revelation 4:1-11

Key Verse: 4:11

  “Worthy are you, our Lord and God,
    to receive glory and honor and power,
  for you created all things,
    and by your will they existed and were created.”

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