‘Getting Ready For Macedonia.’
Acts 16:1-10.
a) Acts 16:1. Paul and Silas came to Derbe and Lystra where they met Timothy. Timothy came from a Greco-Jewish multi-ethnic family.
b) Acts 16:2. The local brothers spoke well of Timothy.
c) Acts 16:3. Paul wanted to take Timothy along with the team and had him circumcised for the sake of the Jews.
d) Acts 16:4. Paul’s team travelled from town to town delivering the decisions reached by the Apostles and Elders in Jerusalem for the people to obey.
e) Acts 16:5. The Churches were strengthened in Faith and grew daily in numbers.
f) Acts 16:6-8. Paul and the team were specifically led by the Holy Spirit, it means also that they were sensitive to the Holy Spirit.
g) Acts 16:9-10. Then came the Macedonian call to which Paul and the team responded.
(In this QT, Getting Ready For Macedonia, we can see three major parts of this team’s readiness. 1-They were submitted to their leader, Paul. 2-They proclaimed Truth wherever they went. 3-They were sensitive to the Holy Spirit)
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‘Stay Blameless.’
Deuteronomy 18:9-13.
a) Deuteronomy 18:9. When we enter the land that the Lord is giving to us we are not to enter into the pagan customs of that land, even if they seemingly get mixed up with Church culture.
b) Deuteronomy 18:10-11. Things to clearly and definitely avoid. Maybe false prophets and lying miracles are included in this list?
c) Deuteronomy 18:12. These aforementioned practices are an abomination to the Lord.
d) Deuteronomy 18:13. We are to stay blameless before the Lord our God.
(This Second one is a clear message to me: Stay Blameless)
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Chris.
We must not get involved with pagan customs in any land, including our own. Sometimes, when we go to foreign lands we are tempted to take an interest in their pagan customs, we should not do this but avoid them.
