Sermons on Gevurot 20:30:

Great Expectations

Contributed by Bobby Brewer on Jun 27, 2021

Having warned the elders of the Ephesian church about false teachers Paul also provides some final words of encouragement not the least of which is our everlasting inheritance.

OLActs20-Great Expectations Series: Acts: We’re on a Mission from God Message: Great Expectations Text: Acts 20:32-38 Date: June 27, 2021 Big Idea: The Bible talks about there being an inheritance for believers but what exactly does that mean? It was Dr. Seuss who said, “Don’t cry because it’s ...read more

Scripture: Acts 20:30-38, Ephesians 1:11, Matthew 25:14-30

Paul's Model Of Pastoral Care (Acts 20:28-31)

Contributed by Donald Whitchard on Mar 13, 2024

In the book of Acts, the apostle Paul leaves the city of Ephesus for the last time. In his farewell to the elders of the church, he summarized his work both as a fellow elder and fellow servant of the Lord Jesus Christ

In Acts 20, Paul was about to leave Ephesus and the church he helped to plant. For over three years, he and his fellow elders in the faith worked together to proclaim the message of salvation in Jesus Christ alone. He also spent considerable time teaching the Word of God and sound doctrine ...read more

Scripture: Acts 20:18-32, 1 Timothy 3:1-7, Titus 1:5-9, John 10:28-30, 2 Timothy 4:3  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Paul’s Final Encouragement To Ephesus Series

Contributed by T.j. Conwell on Aug 19, 2024

These are the final instructions given to a church whose name means “desirable”. Would our church today be willing to be this bold, this committed, this faithful to the calling that God has placed on each of us?

To the Ends of the Earth, Part 31 Paul’s final encouragement to Ephesus Acts 20:7-38 Introduction - Welcome to Seasons Church & 2024 sermon series, “To the Ends of the Earth” -- Last week, we had several challenges to consider when it comes to being faithful -- Ref: Christian life APP: ...read more

Scripture: Acts 20:7-38, 2 Timothy 4:6-8, Acts 9:15, Ezekiel 33:6, John 1:1  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Faith In A Divided World Series

Contributed by David Dunn on Oct 21, 2025

The silent war of allegiance is won by daily loyalty to Christ, rejecting criticism, apathy, and compromise within His church

The Critical, the Passive, and the Protestant Inside every congregation, three kinds of spirits contend for control. You can find them in the pews, the committees, and sometimes in your own heart. The critical spirit sees only what is wrong. It magnifies flaws, repeats gossip, and baptizes ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:24, Revelation 12:17, Acts 20:29-30, Ezekiel 9:4, Isaiah 58:1  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Faith Within The Family Of God Series

Contributed by David Dunn on Oct 21, 2025

When faith’s battle moves inside the church, healing, humility, and devotion preserve unity and restore the mission of Christ’s people.

Healing the Division Within The gospel never denies our differences; it redeems them. The early church in Acts was a gathering of strangers who became family — Jews and Greeks, men and women, slaves and free. What made them one was not similarity but surrender. They had one Lord, one baptism, one ...read more

Scripture: Acts 20:29-30, Numbers 12:1-10, Ephesians 4:3, Psalm 51:10, Luke 22:32  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

A Final Farewell Series

Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Oct 30, 2025

A Final Farewell

Acts 20 v 25 - 38 A Final Farewell His Departure was - Certain - 25 And now, behold, I know that ye all, Sacred - among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, Sad - shall see my face no more. His Defence - 26 Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I am pure from the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 20:25-38

Denomination: Holiness