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• Acts 20Bible

  Acts 20 is the chapter in which Paul, having completed his third missionary journey and setting out for Jerusalem, restores to life the young man Eutychus, who had fallen to his death at Troas, and at Miletus delivers a farewell address to the elders of the church at Ephesus.

• MiletusBible

  Miletus was a port city on the western coast of Asia Minor where Paul, traveling to Jerusalem at the end of his third missionary journey, summoned the elders of the church at Ephesus and delivered his farewell address.

• Acts 20:35Bible Verses

  Acts 20:35 is the verse in which Paul, taking leave of the elders of the church at Ephesus, urges them to remember the words of the Lord Jesus: "It is more blessed to give than to receive." It is one of the rare verses that preserve a saying of Jesus not recorded in the four Gospels, and it is widely cited to encourage sharing and giving.

• Acts 20:33–34Bible Verses

  In this passage the apostle Paul tells the elders of the church at Ephesus that he coveted no one's possessions and that he provided for his own needs and those of his companions with his own hands. It is frequently cited in discussions of pastoral integrity, self-supporting ministry, and bivocational ministry.

• Acts 20:34–35Bible Verses

  Acts 20:34–35 is the closing section of Paul's farewell address to the Ephesian elders. Paul reminds them of his example of working with his own hands to help the weak, and he passes on a saying of Jesus not found in the Gospels: "It is more blessed to give than to receive." The passage is often cited in discussions of charitable giving and self-supporting (tentmaking) ministry.

• Council of JerusalemBible

  The Council of Jerusalem is an event recorded in Acts 15. The apostles and elders of the Jerusalem church met to consider whether Gentile believers must be circumcised and keep the law of Moses, and they reached a decision on the matter.

• Judas Called BarsabasPeople

  Judas called Barsabas was a leader of the Jerusalem church who, after the Council of Jerusalem, traveled with Silas to deliver the letter containing the council's decision to the church at Antioch. He appears in Acts 15.

• Independent Presbytery (Dongnohoe)History

  The Independent Presbytery (Dongnohoe) was the first presbytery of the Korean Presbyterian Church, organized on September 17, 1907, at Jangdaehyeon Church in Pyongyang. At its first meeting the first seven Korean ministers were ordained. Until the General Assembly was established in 1912, it served as the highest governing body of the entire Korean Presbyterian Church.

• Judas BarsabbasPeople

  Judas Barsabbas was a leader and prophet of the early Jerusalem church who appears in Acts 15. Together with Silas, he delivered to the church at Antioch the letter containing the decision of the Jerusalem Council.

• Acts 14Bible

  In this chapter Paul and Barnabas preach in Iconium, Lystra, and Derbe and suffer persecution. They appoint elders in every church, then return to Antioch and report on their first missionary journey.

• Moderator of PresbyteryChurch Offices

  The moderator of presbytery is the officer who represents a presbytery and presides over its meetings. In Presbyterian churches, a presbytery is the governing body made up of the churches of a given region and their representative ministers and elders. The moderator is elected at a stated meeting and usually serves a one-year term.

• Election of EldersChristian Life

  The election of elders is the process by which a church chooses candidates to be set apart as elders. In Presbyterian churches, after the session passes a resolution and the presbytery grants permission, the congregational meeting holds a vote; those elected then pass a presbytery examination and are installed as elders at an ordination service.

• Samuel WesleyPeople

  Samuel Wesley (1662–1735) was a Church of England priest and poet. He served as rector of Epworth for nearly forty years and was the father of John Wesley and Charles Wesley, leaders of the Methodist movement.

• Kim Dae-hyunPeople

  Kim Dae-hyun (金大鉉, 1873 or 1876–1940) was a Korean Presbyterian elder during the period of Japanese colonial rule in Korea. As an elder of Seungdong Church in Seoul, he donated a large sum that laid the foundation for Chosun Theological Seminary, the predecessor of Hanshin University, and he served as its first president.

• Robert Murray M'CheynePeople

  Robert Murray M'Cheyne (1813–1843) was a minister of the Church of Scotland. He served St. Peter's Church in Dundee and is widely known as the author of the "M'Cheyne Bible Reading Plan," a scheme for reading through the entire Bible in one year.

• Moon Dong-hwanPeople

  Moon Dong-hwan (1921–2019) was a minister of the Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea and a theologian of Christian education. He taught at Hankuk Theological Seminary, was imprisoned for his role in the democracy movement, and served as a member of the 13th National Assembly.

• Son Yang-wonPeople

  Son Yang-won (1902–1950) was a Korean Presbyterian minister. He was imprisoned for refusing the Japanese colonial authorities' compulsory Shinto shrine worship, and he ministered to people with Hansen's disease at Aeyangwon in Yeosu. He adopted the man who had killed his two sons and was executed during the Korean War.

• Cho Man-sikPeople

  Cho Man-sik (曺晩植, 1883–1950), known by the pen name Kodang (古堂), was a Korean independence activist, educator, politician, and Presbyterian church elder. He served as principal of Osan School, led the Korean Products Promotion Movement and the Singanhoe, and after liberation headed the Korean Democratic Party.

• 3 John 1:3–4Bible Verses

  Third John 1:3–4 is the passage in which the elder rejoices at hearing that Gaius walks "in the truth" and declares, "I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth." Because it speaks of the unity of faith and life, it is frequently cited in pastoral ministry and in the Christian nurture of children.

• James 5:14–15Bible Verses

  This passage instructs the sick to call for the elders of the church, who are to pray over them, anointing them with oil in the name of the Lord. The Catholic sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick, the divine healing ministry of Pentecostal churches, and Protestant pastoral visitation of the sick all appeal to this passage, though each understands its meaning differently.