1. Saemoonan English Bible Study 2013-05-12

2. 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

3. 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:
Hong Bong Kim:
Sang Hyun Cho:

4. 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

5. Greetings
Some are possessed with wonders when they see nature in May. How about you?

6. Today’s Announcements
Conversation Festival: 5/26
Conversation material is available today.
Conversation pair will be determined until next Lord’s
Day.
Next week's prayer by  Elliot Lee, Psalm Reading 119 : 121~128 .
Next next week's prayer by Kehee Lee, Psalm Reading 119 : 129~136 .
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.
Please attend English Worship Service at 11:30AM ~12:30, in the same room as NIV class.

7. Today’s New Members

8. 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

9. Today’s Psalm Reading by Elijah
Psalms 119
I hate double-minded men, but I love your law.
You are my refuge and my shield; I have put my hope in your word.
Away from me, you evildoers, that I may keep the commands of my God!
 Sustain me according to your promise, and I will live; do not let my hopes be dashed.
Uphold me, and I will be delivered; I will always have regard for your decrees.
You reject all who stray from your decrees, for their deceitfulness is in vain.
All the wicked of the earth you discard like dross; therefore I love your statutes.
My flesh trembles in fear of you; I stand in awe of your laws.

10. Today’s Prayer
Prayer by Elijah

11. This Week’s Verse
When this became known to the Jews and Greeks living in Ephesus, they were all seized with fear, and the name of the Lord Jesus was held in high honor. Many of those who believed now came and openly confessed their evil deeds.
(Acts 19:17-18) (May 12.)

12. Next 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.)

13. Today’s phrase
In this way the word of the Lord spread widely and grew in power.
In this way ________________ spread widely and grew in ____________. (May 12)
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)

14. This Week’s Conversation
A: Why some people in the Bible show supernatural power? B: You mean like Paul who performed many miracles in the name of Jesus Christ? A: Yeah. Paul was a good example. Was that to show off? B: No, of course not. It wasn’t for showing off, but for authentication of Paul as God’s man. A: I see. When necessary God can grant a man of God a power to perform miracles. B: Right. If you are doing God’s work, you might receive His supernatural power to perform miracles.

15. Next 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.

16. 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.

17. 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.

18. 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.

19. 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.

20. The Riot at Ephesus Part I (Acts 19:21 – 27)
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." (Acts 19:21)

21. Introduction: The Riot at Ephesus
One lesson that history teaches is the paradoxical truth that the church thrives under persecution.
Effectiveness and persecution usually go hand in hand, since an effective church is a bold church, and a bold church is often a church made strong through suffering.
The Lord Jesus Christ called His church to be salt and light in the world (Matt. 5:13–14); salt stings when rubbed in wounds, and light reveals the evil deeds done in darkness.

22. Introduction: The Riot at Ephesus
The early church faced persecution from its inception.
In Jerusalem, that persecution came from organized religion (Acts 4:1–31; 5:17–42; 6:9–15; 8:1–4).
In Antioch, it stemmed from prejudice and envy (Acts 13:44–52).
In Lystra, it was the result of ignorant paganism (Acts 14:8–19).
In Philippi, it was the reaction to a victory over the demonic realm (Acts 16:16–40).
In Thessalonica, it came from an unruly mob, urged on by jealous religious leaders (Acts 17:1–9).

23. Introduction: The Riot at Ephesus
In Athens, the gospel faced the opposition of worldly philosophy (Acts 17:16–34).
In Corinth, as in Jerusalem, it came from Judaism, this time in a Roman court (Acts 18:5–17).
Wherever the church boldly and faithfully proclaims the gospel it faces Satanic opposition.
It comes as no surprise, then, that persecution also arose in Ephesus, stemming from a pseudo-religious materialism.

24. 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.

25. The Riot at Ephesus
As his three-year ministry in Ephesus drew to a close, the apostle made plans to go to Jerusalem by way of Macedonia and Achaia.
His itinerary seems puzzling, since Macedonia and Achaia were in the opposite direction from Jerusalem.
Further, he had just ministered in those regions before coming to Ephesus (18:23).

27. The Riot at Ephesus
But Paul had a definite plan in mind, one that reveals his deep concern for the unity of the church.
Many in the church at Jerusalem were poor and in need of sustained financial assistance.
To meet that need, Paul wanted to take to Jerusalem with him a love offering from the largely Gentile churches he had founded.

28. The Riot at Ephesus
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).
Rom. 15:25-27
Now, however, I am on my way to Jerusalem in the service of the saints there.
For Macedonia and Achaia were pleased to make a contribution for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem.
They were pleased to do it, and indeed they owe it to them. For if the Gentiles have shared in the Jews' spiritual blessings, they owe it to the Jews to share with them their material blessings.

29. The Riot at Ephesus
Jerusalem was not Paul’s ultimate goal, however. “After I have been there,” he declared, “I must also see Rome.”
In keeping with his desire “It has always been my ambition to preach the gospel where Christ was not known, so that I would not be building on someone else's foundation. ” (Rom. 15:20), he had not yet visited the imperial capital.
Yet, so strategic was the church there that he could not stay away indefinitely.

30. The Riot at Ephesus
But even mighty Rome was merely a stop on the way to somewhere else for Paul.
In Romans 15:22–24 he wrote: This is why I have often been hindered from coming to you. But now that there is no more place for me to work in these regions, and since I have been longing for many years to see you, I plan to do so when I go to Spain. I hope to visit you while passing through and to have you assist me on my journey there, after I have enjoyed your company for a while.
Paul’s brief expression of his desire to visit Rome marks a turning point in Acts. From this point until the end of the book, the target in the apostle’s mind is Rome.

31. The Causes of the Riot
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.

32. The Causes of the Riot
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 Way’ was an early title for the Christian faith (cf. Acts 9:2; 19:9; 22:4; 24:14, 22), probably deriving from Jesus’ description of Himself as “the way, and the truth, and the life” (John 14:6).

33. The Causes of the Riot
The unseen cause of the riot was the satanic realm’s antagonism to the prevailing of the Word (19:20).
Demons stirred up human agents to oppose the gospel, which was spreading rapidly throughout the province of Asia (v. 26; cf. v. 10).
The instigator of the riot was a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith.
His business was making silver shrines of the goddess Artemis (probably depicting her seated in the temple).
The shrines served as household idols and were presented at the temple as votive offerings.

34. The Causes of the Riot
The trade they were involved in was an important and lucrative one.
The worship of the goddess Artemis was widespread throughout the Roman Empire.
There appears to have been at least thirty-three shrines to Artemis throughout the Roman Empire, making it perhaps the most popular cult of all.
Pilgrims flocked to the city, especially during the annual festival to Artemis held each spring.
The trade generated by this influx of pilgrims was an essential part of the Ephesian economy.

35. The Causes of the Riot
Demetrius, a bitter opponent of the Christian faith, was forced to confess that the preaching of the gospel was successful.
What caused the success of the gospel in Ephesus?
First, the powerful presence and diligent, relentless labor of one man totally committed to Jesus Christ.
Paul was an example of the influence one man can have on a city, province, state, or nation.

36. The Causes of the Riot
The key to his influence was not a charismatic personality, a clever marketing strategy, or political influence.
In his farewell speech to the elders of the Ephesian church, Paul reminded them, “I did not shrink from declaring to you the whole purpose of God…. night and day for a period of three years I did not cease to admonish each one with tears” (Acts 20:27, 31).
Paul’s influence flowed from his devotion to his Lord and to the Word of truth.

37. The Causes of the Riot
A second factor in the gospel’s success was a purged church. Acts 19:18–19 records that
18. Many of those who believed now came and openly confessed their evil deeds.
19. 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.

38. The Causes of the Riot
A third reason for the success of the gospel was the church’s use of proper spiritual means.
The Ephesian believers did not lobby the city authorities, picket the silversmiths’ shops, or organize demonstrations against Artemis worship.
They did not try to be popular.
They preached and lived out the message and let the power of their changed lives confront and push out the old ways.

39. The Causes of the Riot
Demetrius, then, began his speech by playing on his hearers’ fears of financial ruin, warning of the danger that their trade fall into disrepute.
How typical of a depraved mind to focus on crass materialism when eternal souls are at stake!
The Lord Jesus Christ exposed the folly of that type of thinking when He asked, “What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?” (Mark 8:36–37)?
Crass behaviour is stupid and does not show consideration for other people.

40. The Causes of the Riot
Hell will be filled with people who, like Judas, loved money more than God.
Moving up a level from personal financial considerations, Demetrius next appealed to their religious devotion.
He raised the disturbing possibility that the temple of the great goddess Artemis might come to be regarded as worthless.

41. The Causes of the Riot
The temple of Artemis was famous throughout the Roman world, and it had been built with gifts from many rulers.
Anything that tarnished Artemis’s reputation would lower Ephesus’s status, hinder civic pride, and disastrously cripple the city’s economy.
If you say that something tarnishes someone's reputation or image, you mean that it causes people to have a worse opinion of them than they would otherwise have had.

42. Today’s discussion
Do you live out the Message?

43. Today’s pop quiz
Concerning the success of the gospel in Ephesus which of the following statement is not true?
1. Paul’s total commitment to Jesus Christ.
2. Successful purging of church.
3. Use of proper spiritual means.
4. Lobbying silversmiths.

44. 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)

45. Today’s Prayer Topic
To live out the Message.

46. 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