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ME: Intro
Growing up,
My grades in school weren’t like the best,
But I was always passing.
That is, until middle school,
And I had to take Spanish.
I don’t know what it was,
But foreign languages just did not work in my brain.
I ended up failing the first three quarters,
Then did enough extra credit to just barely squeak by.
When I got into 9th grade,
It happened again.
I did a little better this time,
But it was still painfully difficult for whatever reason.
Getting ready for 10th grade,
I had a meeting with my guidance counselor and found out I had to take one more year of Spanish,
OR I could take 5 business classes from 10th-12th grade.
I took the business classes.
So, first period for my remaining years I had a class with the business teacher.
She was a great teacher,
Knew her stuff,
But she spoke very low with a monotone,
So, taking her class during first period every day for three years was a challenge in and of itself.
I barely made it through so many of those classes,
Until one day, it happened.
She had a lecture planned for the entire class,
I fell asleep with my arm on the edge of the table,
I slept through the dismissal bell,
The entire class stood up to leave,
But stopped at the door when they saw me out cold.
Well, Mrs. Vizvary came up and very gently...
Slid my arm off the edge of my desk,
Waking my up by almost knocking me out of my chair.
I hear the laughter of my class as they walk out the door for their next class.
I scramble trying to pick up my stuff to leave before getting scolded for following asleep.
But instead of that,
She responded with mercy.
Asking if I had a lot going on,
If I was stretching myself too thin.
I was a young man who had literally fallen when I fell asleep,
And she was a teacher,
Who had picked me up despite me falling asleep during her lesson.
And she continued to teach me even after that.
I share this story because this level of care and encouragement is shared by another teacher in our passage this morning.
And like my story,
He too had a young man who fell asleep during his lesson.
Fortunately for me,
His fall was much worse.
Yet, he was picked back up by his teacher,
Who continued to teach him even though he fell asleep during the lesson.
Now, this story is just a brief part of our passage this morning,
Because it is such a fast moving passage.
After spending three years in one place,
Paul covers a great distance,
Making abbreviated stops with a clear goal of bringing financial aid from these cities back to the poor in Jerusalem.
And he is hoping to get back by Pentecost.
We do not see some of the usual patterns of Acts:
There is no life-threatening persecution,
No evangelistic sermons for unbelievers,
No churches being planted.
Instead, we get a treasure trove of insight into the early church,
They way they serve together,
Worship together,
And care for and encourage one another.
And it is Paul who leads us through the exploring and appreciating of these treasures.
But there are many others in this passage who are treasures themselves for us to learn from and appreciate.
Slide - Map
So, if you look at the map on the screen here,
Let us quickly trace the route of his journey he leads us on in this passage.
First, he leaves from Ephesus,
Which is in Asia, the pink province on the map.
He goes all the way up to Macedonia,
Which is the orange province in the top left,
Then down to Achaia,
Which is Greece,
The green province in the middle left.
Stayed there for a few months,
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