Saemoonan English Bible Study 2013-05-19 http://niv.saemoonan.org
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
Organizing members Teachers: C. Justin Lee, Hong Bong Kim Team Leader: Hong Bong Kim General Secretary: wanted! Associate Secretary: wanted! Treasurer: In Hye Kim Contact: C. Justin Lee: cjl@kist.re.kr, 010-2825-7128 Hong Bong Kim: hongbkim10@hanmail.net, 010-7109-3308 Sang Hyun Cho: shgomoo@hanmail.net, 010-8929-6224
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
Greetings Do you give thanks in all circumstances?
Today’s Announcements Conversation Festival: 5/26 Conversation teams will be determined today. Next week's prayer by Kyehee Lee, Psalm Reading 119 : 129~136 . Next next week's prayer by Inhye Kim, Psalm Reading 119 : 137-144. Membership fee: 10,000 won for 6 months, voluntary. Download and listen to John MacArthur’s sermon in our home page, http://niv.saemoonan.org. 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.
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 Elliot Psalms 119 I have done what is righteous and just; do not leave me to my oppressors. Ensure your servant's well-being; let not the arrogant oppress me. My eyes fail, looking for your salvation, looking for your righteous promise. Deal with your servant according to your love and teach me your decrees. I am your servant; give me discernment that I may understand your statutes. It is time for you to act, O LORD; your law is being broken. Because I love your commands more than gold, more than pure gold, and because I consider all your precepts right, I hate every wrong path.
Today’s Prayer Prayer by Elliot
This Week’s Verse A number who had practiced sorcery brought their scrolls together and burned them publicly. When they calculated the value of the scrolls, the total came to fifty thousand drachmas. In this way the word of the Lord spread widely and grew in power. (Acts 19:19-20) (May 19.)
Next Week’s Verse Paul wanted to appear before the crowd, but the disciples would not let him. Even some of the officials of the province, friends of Paul, sent him a message begging him not to venture into the theater. (Acts 19:30-31) (June 2.)
Today’s phrase When this became known to the Jews and Greeks in Ephesus, they were all seized with fear. When this became known to ______, they(we) were all seized with _______. (May 19) The gospel makes people angry because it confronts them with their false religion and their sin. ______ makes people angry, because it confronts them with _______. (June 2)
This Week’s Conversation A: Do you know Apostle Paul made financial aid for the poor church in Jerusalem. B: Really? What did he do? A: He visited Macedonia and Achaia to collect some offering. B: Those people in that area may have been rich. That’s a sensitive issue though. A: It was a very practical way to confirm their love for their Jewish brethren. B: I think it was a graceful means to emphasize the church’s unity.
Next next Week’s Conversation A: Some people get easily angry when I talk about the gospel. I don’t know the reason. B: You know. That’s quite a natural response. A: Why? B: The gospel makes people angry because it confronts them with their false religion and their sin. A: It makes them face their false religion and sin. B: In addition, it forces them to recognize the inadequacy of their world view, exposing the emptiness of their lifestyle. A: Now I can understand the reason.
Today’s Reading Acts 19:21~41 After all this had happened, Paul decided to go to Jerusalem, passing through Macedonia and Achaia. "After I have been there," he said, "I must visit Rome also." He sent two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia, while he stayed in the province of Asia a little longer. About that time there arose a great disturbance about the Way. A silversmith named Demetrius, who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought in no little business for the craftsmen. He called them together, along with the workmen in related trades, and said: "Men, you know we receive a good income from this business. And you see and hear how this fellow Paul has convinced and led astray large numbers of people here in Ephesus and in practically the whole province of Asia. He says that man-made gods are no gods at all.
Today’s Reading Acts 19:21~41 There is danger not only that our trade will lose its good name, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be discredited, and the goddess herself, who is worshiped throughout the province of Asia and the world, will be robbed of her divine majesty." When they heard this, they were furious and began shouting: "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!" Soon the whole city was in an uproar. The people seized Gaius and Aristarchus, Paul's traveling companions from Macedonia, and rushed as one man into the theater. Paul wanted to appear before the crowd, but the disciples would not let him. Even some of the officials of the province, friends of Paul, sent him a message begging him not to venture into the theater.
Today’s Reading Acts 19:21~41 The assembly was in confusion: Some were shouting one thing, some another. Most of the people did not even know why they were there. The Jews pushed Alexander to the front, and some of the crowd shouted instructions to him. He motioned for silence in order to make a defense before the people. But when they realized he was a Jew, they all shouted in unison for about two hours: "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!" The city clerk quieted the crowd and said: "Men of Ephesus, doesn't all the world know that the city of Ephesus is the guardian of the temple of the great Artemis and of her image, which fell from heaven? Therefore, since these facts are undeniable, you ought to be quiet and not do anything rash.
Today’s Reading Acts 19:21~41 You have brought these men here, though they have neither robbed temples nor blasphemed our goddess. If, then, Demetrius and his fellow craftsmen have a grievance against anybody, the courts are open and there are proconsuls. They can press charges. If there is anything further you want to bring up, it must be settled in a legal assembly. As it is, we are in danger of being charged with rioting because of today's events. In that case we would not be able to account for this commotion, since there is no reason for it." After he had said this, he dismissed the assembly.
The Riot at Ephesus Part II (Acts 19:28 – 41) Paul wanted to appear before the crowd, but the disciples would not let him. (Acts 19:30)
Review: The Riot at Ephesus After all this had happened, Paul decided to go to Jerusalem, passing through Macedonia and Achaia. "After I have been there," he said, "I must visit Rome also." He sent two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia, while he stayed in the province of Asia a little longer. About that time there arose a great disturbance about the Way.
Review: The Riot at Ephesus To meet that need, Paul wanted to take to Jerusalem with him a love offering from the largely Gentile churches he had founded. Before returning to Jerusalem, he revisited Macedonia and Achaia to collect that offering (Rom. 15:25–27; 1 Cor. 16:1–4; 2 Cor. 8–9). Jerusalem was not Paul’s ultimate goal, however. “After I have been there,” he declared, “I must also see Rome.”
Ephesus
Review: The Riot at Ephesus There is danger not only that our trade will lose its good name, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be discredited, and the goddess herself, who is worshiped throughout the province of Asia and the world, will be robbed of her divine majesty."
The Characteristics of the Riot (19:28-34) When they heard this, they were furious and began shouting: "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!" Soon the whole city was in an uproar. The people seized Gaius and Aristarchus, Paul's traveling companions from Macedonia, and rushed as one man into the theater. Paul wanted to appear before the crowd, but the disciples would not let him. Even some of the officials of the province, friends of Paul, sent him a message begging him not to venture into the theater.
The Characteristics of the Riot (19:28-34) The assembly was in confusion: Some were shouting one thing, some another. Most of the people did not even know why they were there. The Jews pushed Alexander to the front, and some of the crowd shouted instructions to him. He motioned for silence in order to make a defense before the people. But when they realized he was a Jew, they all shouted in unison for about two hours: "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!"
The Ephesian Theater
The Characteristics of the Riot (19:28-34) The specter of financial disaster, the challenge to their fervently held religious beliefs, and the threat to their civic pride were too much for the crowd to bear. When they heard Demetrius’s speech, they were filled with rage, and began crying out, saying, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!” Demetrius had accomplished his goal and whipped the crowd into a frenzy. If someone whips a person or animal, they beat them or hit them with a whip or something like a whip.
The Characteristics of the Riot (19:28-34) The infuriated crowd manifested the first characteristic of the riot: anger. Inflamed by his incendiary speech, the people surged into the streets, invoking the name of their goddess. Such mindless fury typifies riots, when anger runs rampant and violence is indiscriminate. It is also typical of the way the world reacts to Christianity. If you describe something bad, such as a crime or disease, as rampant, you mean that it is very common and is increasing in an uncontrolled way. If something surges, it increases suddenly and greatly, after being steady or developing only slowly.
The Characteristics of the Riot (19:28-34) When the Jewish leaders heard Stephen’s masterful speech in defense of Christianity, “they were cut to the quick, and they began gnashing their teeth at him” (Acts 7:54). Similarly, the enraged mob at Philippi (Acts 16:22–23). 22. The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas, and the magistrates ordered them to be stripped and beaten. 23. After they had been severely flogged, they were thrown into prison.
The Characteristics of the Riot (19:28-34) In Jerusalem, (Acts: 21:27-31) When the seven days were nearly over, some Jews from the province of Asia saw Paul at the temple. They stirred up the whole crowd and seized him, shouting, "Men of Israel, help us! This is the man who teaches all men everywhere against our people and our law and this place. And besides, he has brought Greeks into the temple area and defiled this holy place." (They had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian in the city with Paul and assumed that Paul had brought him into the temple area.)
The Characteristics of the Riot (19:28-34) In Jerusalem, (Acts: 21:27-31) The whole city was aroused, and the people came running from all directions. Seizing Paul, they dragged him from the temple, and immediately the gates were shut. While they were trying to kill him, news reached the commander of the Roman troops that the whole city of Jerusalem was in an uproar.
The Characteristics of the Riot (19:28-34) The gospel makes people angry because it confronts them with their false religion and their sin and forces them to recognize the inadequacy of their world view, exposing the emptiness of their lifestyle. A second characteristic of the riot was confusion. As the frenzied rioters swarmed through Ephesus, the city was filled with the confusion, chaos, and disorder they caused. Surging through the main streets, they came down the hill where they rushed with one accord into the theater, and seized Gaius and Aristarchus, Paul’s traveling companions from Macedonia.
The Characteristics of the Riot (19:28-34) Aristarchus was a beloved companion of Paul, who would accompany him on his ill-fated voyage to Rome (Acts 27:2) and share his imprisonment in that city (Col. 4:10). He was a Jewish believer, since Paul describes him, along with “Barnabas’ cousin Mark” and “Jesus who is called Justus,” as “fellow workers for the kingdom of God who are from the circumcision” (Col. 4:10–11). The theater, the ruins of which are remarkably preserved today, was the normal place for town meetings to be held.
The Calming of the Riot (19:35-41) 35. The city clerk quieted the crowd and said: "Men of Ephesus, doesn't all the world know that the city of Ephesus is the guardian of the temple of the great Artemis and of her image, which fell from heaven? Finally, after two hours of riotous confusion, order was restored by the town clerk. As the city’s chief administrative officer (the equivalent of the mayor of a modern city). After quieting the multitude, he began to address its members:
The Calming of the Riot (19:35-41) The image which fell down from heaven probably refers to a meteorite. John Polhill notes: Meteorites were often associated with the worship of the Mother Goddess [Artemis]. The town clerk went on to point out that (v.36) since these facts are undeniable, you ought to be quiet and not do anything rash. Although the man was sincere, he was tragically mistaken. Today, no one worships Artemis, yet millions worship the Lord Jesus Christ.
The Calming of the Riot (19:35-41) The town clerk then turned to a more serious issue and rebuked them. 37. You have brought these men here who are neither robbers of temples nor blasphemers of our goddess. Even this pagan official testified to the Christians’ character; they were not thieves, nor did they use insulting language. After all, he reminded them, the courts are in session and proconsuls are available; let them bring charges against one another.
The Calming of the Riot (19:35-41) 38. If, then, Demetrius and his fellow craftsmen have a grievance against anybody, the courts are open and there are proconsuls. They can press charges. 39. If there is anything further you want to bring up, it must be settled in a legal assembly. Anything that could not be settled in the courts should be settled in the lawful assembly.
The Calming of the Riot (19:35-41) The town clerk then concluded his speech with a sobering warning: 40. As it is, we are in danger of being charged with rioting because of today's events. In that case we would not be able to account for this commotion, since there is no reason for it." Again, he exonerated the Christians, admitting that there is no real cause for the riot. 41. After he had said this, he dismissed the assembly.
Summary The Ephesian believers weathered the storm of persecution unleashed by Demetrius’s speech and the resulting riot. Indeed, the church at Ephesus would play a prominent role in church history for several centuries. So again in Acts, God caused the wrath of men to praise Him (Ps. 76:10). Ps. 76:10 “Surely the wrath of man shall praise you;”
Today’s discussion Have you seen people get enraged when they were told the gospel?
Today’s pop quiz The gospel makes unbelievers angry. Concerning the reasons which of the following statement is not true? 1. It confronts them with their sin. 2. It comforts them to feel peace. 3. It forces them to recognize the inadequacy of their world view. 4. It exposes the emptiness of their lifestyle.
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 For strengthening of Biblical knowledge.
God will make a way 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