Saemoonan English Bible Study

Purpose of English Bible Study Study the Bible in English. Study English through the Bible. Focus on; Proper pronunciation Scripture reading/comprehension Listening/speaking/conversation

Time table 8:30 Praise time: 2 ~ 3 songs 8:40 Greetings and Announcements 8:45 Psalm Reading and Prayer 8:50 Lesson - Bible reading - Verse memorization - Today’s Phrase - Conversation - Lecture - Discussion - Pop quiz 9:45 Lord’s prayer 9:47 Dismissal song

NIV Bible Study Class Learn God’s Words through the NIV English Bible Text –NIV Bible 1984 version (Latest ver. 2011) –Rev. John Macarthur’s Commentary Home pager : Membership fee: 10,000 won for 6 months, voluntary. Beginning English study in English with Elliot at 9:50AM. Please attend English Worship Service at 11:30AM ~12:30, in the same room as NIV class.

Organizing members Teachers: C. Justin Lee, Hong Bong Kim Team Leader: Hong Bong Kim General Secretary: wanted! Associate Secretary: wanted! Treasurer: In Hye Kim Advisor: Kye Hee Lee Contact: –C. Justin Lee: –Hong Bong Kim:

Greetings

Today’s Announcements 4/6 prayer: Soon Ho Kwon, Psalm 4. 4/13 prayer: Jeong Hee Pyo, Psalm 5. Membership fee: 10,000 won for 6 months, voluntary. Download and listen to John MacArthur’s sermon in our home page, Beginning English study in English with Elliot at 9:50AM.Beginning English study in English with Elliot at 9:50AM. Please attend English Worship Service at 11:30AM ~12:30.

Today’s New Members

Apostle’s Creed I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, His only Son our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into hell, The third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit; The Holy Catholic Church; The communion of saints; The forgiveness of sins; The resurrection of the body; And the life everlasting. Amen

Today’s Psalm Reading by Jae Jin Lee Psalms 3 1.O LORD, how many are my foes! How many rise up against me! 2.Many are saying of me, "God will not deliver him." Selah 3.But you are a shield around me, O LORD; you bestow glory on me and lift up my head. 4.To the LORD I cry aloud, and he answers me from his holy hill. Selah 5.I lie down and sleep; I wake again, because the LORD sustains me. 6.I will not fear the tens of thousands drawn up against me on every side. 7.Arise, O LORD! Deliver me, O my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked. 8.From the LORD comes deliverance. May your blessing be on your people. Selah

Today’s Prayer Prayer by Jae Jin Lee

This Week’s Verse The people expected him to swell up or suddenly fall dead, but after waiting a long time and seeing nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god. (Acts 28:6) (Mar.30)

Next Week’s Verse There we found some brothers who invited us to spend a week with them. And so we came to Rome. The brothers there had heard that we were coming, and they traveled as far as the Forum of Appius and the Three Taverns to meet us. At the sight of these men Paul thanked God and was encouraged. (Acts 28:14,15) (Apr.6)

Today’s phrase It’s been years since the desire first entered his mind to go to Rome and now it is fulfilled. It's been years since _____________. (Mar. 30) Deeply moved by their visible demonstration of love for him, Paul thanked God and took courage. Deeply moved by _______, we (he or she) ______. (Apr. 6)

This Week’s Conversation (3/23) A: Do you know the meaning of hospitality? B: It means being generous and friendly to guests or visitors. A: Right! Maltese people showed extraordinary hospitality to Paul and his companions when they got to Malta. That's quite unusual at that time. B: God's providence is always amazing. A: God requires Christians, both church leaders and all believers to show hospitality. B: What should I do to be hospitable?

Next Week’s Conversation (3/30) A: Apostle Paul’s way to Rome was dramatic in that there were so many dangerous and gracious things. B: What is the source of his behavior? A: Paul believed God’s promise and never wavered. B: Faith is credited as righteousness as the Bible says. Belief is the key I suppose. A: Right! We are going to study deeply the issue after finishing the Acts. B: We will also have graceful time. Why don’t you invite your friends?

Today’s Reading Acts 28:1~16 1.Once safely on shore, we found out that the island was called Malta. 2.The islanders showed us unusual kindness. They built a fire and welcomed us all because it was raining and cold. 3.Paul gathered a pile of brushwood and, as he put it on the fire, a viper, driven out by the heat, fastened itself on his hand. 4.When the islanders saw the snake hanging from his hand, they said to each other, "This man must be a murderer; for though he escaped from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live.“

Today’s Reading Acts 28:1~16 5.But Paul shook the snake off into the fire and suffered no ill effects. 6.The people expected him to swell up or suddenly fall dead, but after waiting a long time and seeing nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god. 7.There was an estate nearby that belonged to Publius, the chief official of the island. He welcomed us to his home and for three days entertained us hospitably. 8.His father was sick in bed, suffering from fever and dysentery. Paul went in to see him and, after prayer, placed his hands on him and healed him.

Today’s Reading Acts 28:1~16 9.When this had happened, the rest of the sick on the island came and were cured. 10.They honored us in many ways and when we were ready to sail, they furnished us with the supplies we needed. 11.After three months we put out to sea in a ship that had wintered in the island. It was an Alexandrian ship with the figurehead of the twin gods Castor and Pollux. 12.We put in at Syracuse and stayed there three days. 13.From there we set sail and arrived at Rhegium. The next day the south wind came up, and on the following day we reached Puteoli.

Today’s Reading Acts 28:1~16 14.There we found some brothers who invited us to spend a week with them. And so we came to Rome. 15.The brothers there had heard that we were coming, and they traveled as far as the Forum of Appius and the Three Taverns to meet us. At the sight of these men Paul thanked God and was encouraged. 16.When we got to Rome, Paul was allowed to live by himself, with a soldier to guard him.

Paul’s Journey to Rome, Part2 The Last Lap: Malta to Rome 3 (Acts 28:1~16)

It is a foundational biblical truth that obedience brings God’s blessing, disobedience His chastening. A long dream is going to be fulfilled. It's been years since the desire first entered his mind to go to Rome and now it is fulfilled. verse 14, "And so we came to Rome." verse 16, “When we got to Rome." Introduction

Both promises were fulfilled when the ship reached Malta. The events of Acts 28:1–16 unfold in five scenes: (1) pagan hospitality, (2) potential harm, (3) public healing, (4) the promise honored, and (5) private housing. Introduction

Not far from St. Paul’s Bay were lands belonging to the leading man of the island, named Publius. As his title the leading man of the island (tō prōtō tōs nōsou) indicates, he was the Roman governor of Malta. Publius graciously welcomed all 276 persons and entertained them courteously for three days until they could make arrangements for winter quarters. The rooms provided for soldiers, sailors, or servants to live in are called their quarters. Public Healing (28:7~11)

Publius extended hospitality even though his father was lying in bed afflicted with recurrent fever and dysentery. The recurrent fever was likely the gastric fever, caused by a microbe found in goat’s milk, which was common on Malta. Dysentery, often resulting from poor sanitation, was also common in the ancient world. You use gastric to describe processes, pain, or illnesses that occur in someone's stomach. Public Healing (28:7~11)

God often rewards acts of kindness to His people (cf. Gen. 12:3; Matt. 10:40–42; 25:31ff.), and Paul was able to repay Publius for his hospitality. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you. (Gen. 12:3) Public Healing (28:7~11)

"He who receives you receives me, and he who receives me receives the one who sent me. Anyone who receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet's reward, and anyone who receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man will receive a righteous man's reward. And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is my disciple, I tell you the truth, he will certainly not lose his reward." (Matt.10:40~42) Public Healing (28:7~11)

He went in to see Publius’s father, and after he had prayed, he laid his hands on him and healed him. Paul’s prayer acknowledged his dependence on God’s power; his laying on of hands affirmed that God was working through him. Public Healing (28:7~11)

Not surprisingly, after this had happened, the rest of the people on the island who had diseases were coming to Paul and getting cured. Although Luke does not mention it, Paul undoubtedly preached the gospel to the Maltese, since the purpose of miracles was to authenticate Paul as God’s messenger. Given Julius’s lenient treatment of him, and their three-month stay (v. 11), Paul would have had many opportunities to preach. Public Healing (28:7~11)

According to tradition, the church on Malta dates from this time, with Publius as its first pastor. Verse 10 also implies that a church was founded at this time on Malta. Luke records that the islanders honored Paul and the others with many marks of respect; and when they were setting sail, supplied them with all they needed. That outpouring of love suggests that at least some of the Maltese were receptive to the preaching of the gospel. Public Healing (28:7~11)

After spending the three months of winter on Malta, Paul and his companions were finally able to leave. With sea travel beginning again, Julius was able to arrange transport to Italy for his soldiers and prisoners on an Alexandrian ship which had wintered at the island, and which had the Twin Brothers for its figurehead. The Twin Brothers were Castor and Pollux, sons of Zeus in Greek mythology and viewed as the gods who protected sailors. Public Healing (28:7~11)

Leaving Malta, the ship put in at Syracuse, 100 miles away on the southeastern shore of Sicily. According to tradition, Paul founded a church in Syracuse during the three days the ship stopped there. After their short visit, the travelers sailed around and arrived at Rhegium, on the southern tip of the Italian peninsula. There they waited for a favorable wind to take the ship through the Straits of Messina (which separate Sicily from the Italian mainland). The Promise Honored (28:12~15)

The next day a south wind sprang up, and on the second day after leaving Rhegium, the ship arrived at Puteoli. Puteoli, modern Pozzuoli, was the most important commercial port in Italy. Although almost 150 miles from Rome, it was the capital’s chief seaport. The Promise Honored (28:12~15)

Not unexpectedly in a city of that size, Paul and his companions found some brethren (Christians) in Puteoli. Those believers invited the travelers to stay with them, and, with Julius’s permission (cf. 27:3), they stayed for seven days. From there, Luke notes with dramatic understatement, we came to Rome. If you say that a statement is an understatement, you mean that it does not fully express the extent to which something is true. The Promise Honored (28:12~15)

14.There we found some brothers who invited us to spend a week with them. And so we came to Rome. 15.The brothers there had heard that we were coming, and they traveled as far as the Forum of Appius and the Three Taverns to meet us. At the sight of these men Paul thanked God and was encouraged. Deeply moved by their visible demonstration of love for him, Paul thanked God and took courage. The Promise Honored (28:12~15)

16. When we got to Rome, Paul was allowed to live by himself, with a soldier to guard him. Paul’s lenient treatment by Roman officials continued. After the apostle and his party entered Rome, Paul was allowed to stay by himself with a soldier guarding him. The Prisoner Housed (28:16)

This passage reveals several ways in which God blesses His faithful servants. First, He surrounds them with kindness. Julius showed Paul kindness by allowing him to go ashore in Sidon (27:3). The Maltese also showed him kindness after the shipwreck (28:1–2, 10). Second, God meets their needs. Publius provided Paul with a place to stay on Malta (28:7), as did the Christians at Puteoli (28:14). Summary

Third, God encourages them. During the terrifying ordeal of the storm at sea, God sent an angel to hearten Paul (27:23–24). And the apostle was greatly encouraged by the Roman Christians, who eagerly met him well outside the city (28:15). Fourth, God delivers them from harm. He delivered Paul from a storm, a shipwreck, and a snakebite. Summary

Third, God encourages them. During the terrifying ordeal of the storm at sea, God sent an angel to hearten Paul (27:23–24). And the apostle was greatly encouraged by the Roman Christians, who eagerly met him well outside the city (28:15). Fourth, God delivers them from harm. He delivered Paul from a storm, a shipwreck, and a snakebite. Summary

Fifth, God blesses their influence. Paul greatly affected those who survived the storm and shipwreck. And through his ministry, a church was most likely begun on Malta and possibly at Syracuse. Finally, God fulfills their desires. Paul had yearned for many years to see Rome; now that desire had been granted. Proverbs 28:20 sums it up in the promise “a faithful man will abound with blessing.” Summary

Today’s pop quiz This passage reveals several ways in which God blesses His faithful servants. Which of the following is wrong? 1.God surrounds them with kindness. 2.God meets their needs. 3.God encourages them. 4.God delivers them from harm. 5.God fulfills their selfish desires.

The Lord’s Prayer Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. for yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen. (Matthew 6:9-13)

Today’s Prayer Topic Are we His faithful servants?

God will make a way Where there seems to be no way He works in ways we cannot see He will make a way for me He will be my guide Hold me closely to His side With love and strength for each new day He will make a way.... He will make a way