COST OF
OBEDIENCE
Acts 21: 1 - 16
What�are�you�willing�to�pay�for�something/someone�
extremely�important�to�you?
*Pearl�of�great�price�–�Matthew�13
*You!�I�Corinthians�7:�23�“You�were�bought�at�a�
price…”
What�price�have�you�–�finish�–�pay�and�are�now�paying�
to�live�obedient�to�Jesus?
OBEDIENCE
In�your�life�-�effects�
everything!
ACTS 20: 1 – 16
PAUL ON HIS WAY
TO JERUSALEM
From�Miletus�to�Kos�to�
Rhodes�to�Patara�to�south�
of�Cyprus…Paul�stood�on�
the�ship’s�deck�…�watching�
as�they�sailed�pass�Cyprus�
–�a�flood�of�memories�and�
emotions�must�have�hit�
Paul…
The�home�of�Barnabas�–�
Paul’s�mentor�and�dear�friend
The�place�of�his�1
st
�missionary
journey…
Where�Simon�the�magician�was
blinded…
John�Mark�abandoned�us
Causing�Barnabas�and�Paul�to�separate
Was�Barnabas�still�alive?�Not�sure…he�died�61ad
So�much�to�remember…
V4-6�They�landed�in�Tyre�and�
stayed�for�7�days�with�the�
believers�of��Tyre
They�begged�Paul�not�to�go�to�
Jerusalem…what�a�scene…All�the�
believers�-�men,�women,�and�
children�went�with�Paul�to�the�
boat
Sailed�to�Ptolemaes�then�to�
Caesarea…
CAESAREA THEN TO JERUSALEM…V7-16
In�Caesarea�with�Philip�(one�of�the�first�7�Deacons�–�Acts�6:5)�and�his�4�
unmarried�daughters�who�were�prophets�
We�meet�the�prophet�named�Agabus,�took�Paul’s�belt�and�tied�his�own�
feet�and�hands�–�saying�Paul�will�be�bound�by�the�Jews�and�given�to�the�
Gentiles…not�exactly�what�happened�…�but…�they�begged�Paul�not�to�go�
to�Jerusalem
Paul�responded,�“Why�are�you�weeping�and�breaking�my�heart?�I�am�
ready�to�be�bound�and�to�die�for�the�Lord�Jesus.”
Couldn’t�change�his�mind,�they�said,�“The�Lord’s�will�be�done…”
A�group�of�believers�from�Caesarea�went�with�Paul�to�
Jerusalem�where�the�stayed�with�Mnason�–�a�believer�from�
Cyprus…
Jerusalem…
Reflections�of�your�
obedience…
What�has�the�Lord�asked�
you�to�do?�What�legacy�of�
obedience�will�you�be�
leaving�for�others�to�“heard�
heard�heard”???