Paul Leaves Ephesus
                                                            Acts 20:1-38

In Troas (TRO az) he met with the disciples on Sunday.  They were in an upstairs room and
 Paul was preaching.  He kept on talking until midnight.  There was a young man named
 Eutychus  (YOO tih kus) sitting in a window.  As the sermon went on and on, he became
 drowsy and went sound asleep.  The window was open, and he fell out and hit the ground.
  When they picked him up, he was dead.

Paul went downstairs, put his arms around the boy, and he was brought back to life.
 The people were so happy to have him back again.

When Paul got to Miletus (mih LEE tus) he sent word for the elders of the church at Ephesus
to meet him there.  When they were gathered together, he talked to them.  He told them
 how he had preached the truth to them.  He knew that hardship and persecution awaited
 him in Jerusalem.  He urged them to be good shepherds in caring for the members
of the church.

He reminded them of the words of Jesus, "It is more blessed to give than to receive".

Paul knelt down with them and prayed.  They all cried and hugged and kissed him.
 They were extremely sad because he had told them they would never see him again.  Then
they went to the ship and Paul departed.

Memory Verse:
We must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said:
 "It is more blessed to give than to receive".    

                                                                                   Acts 20:35 NIV