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Just before Paul was leaving Ephesus, Demetrius

the silversmith stirred up a riot * against him.

The town clerk got it under

control, warning them that the

Romans would take them down.

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Acts 20 1 And after

the uproar was

ceased, Paul called

unto him the disci-

ples (learners; pupils),

and embraced them,

and departed for to

go into Macedonia.

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Modern view

2 And when he had gone over those parts, and had

given them much exhortation, he came into Greece, 3 And there abode three months. And when the

Jews laid wait for him, as he was about to sail into

Syria, he purposed to return through Macedonia.

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4 And there accompanied him into Asia Sopater of Berea;

and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; and

Gaius of Derbe, and Timotheus; and of Asia, Tychicus and

Trophimus. 5 These going before tarried for us at Troas. 6

And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of

unleavened bread, and came unto them to Troas in five

days; where we abode seven days.

Luke had rejoined Paul's party in Philippi, where he had

been all the time Paul was in Ephesus --

Between two and three years.

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7 And upon the first day of the week (Sunday),

when the disciples came together to break bread,

Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the

morrow; and continued his speech until midnight.

And people today complain about

long-winded preachers!

Remember -- they are in Troas.

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8 And there were many lights

(oil lamps) in the upper

chamber, where they were

gathered together. 9 And there

sat in a window a certain

young man named Eutychus

(fortunate), being fallen into

a deep sleep: and as Paul was

long preaching, he sunk

down with sleep, and fell

down from the third loft, and

was taken up dead.

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10 And Paul went down, and

fell on him, and embracing

him said, Trouble not

yourselves; for his life is in

him.

He was dead, but now he's alive!

God gave Paul the power to

raise him from the dead.

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11 When he therefore was come up again, and had

broken bread, and eaten, and talked a long while,

even till break of day, so he departed. 12 And they

brought the young man alive, and were not a little

comforted.

After Paul raised Eutychus from the dead,

They took a break, and then Paul preached the

rest of the night until daybreak.

I'll bet Eutychus stayed awake!

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Romans 12:11 (NIV) Never be lacking in zeal, but

keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.

Psalms 119:103-104 (KJV) How sweet are Thy

Words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to

my mouth! Through Thy precepts I get under-

standing: therefore I hate every false way.

We need to keep up our spiritual

enthusiasm, and really learn to love the Word of

God.

Hearing it Preached or Taught,

Studying and Living God's Word.

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Romans 10:17 (KJV) So then faith cometh by

hearing, and hearing by the Word of God.

The faith to be faithful and constant in our Christian

walk comes through the Word of God.

John 15 (Jesus) 11 These things have I spoken unto

you, that My joy might remain in you, and that your

joy might be full.