What is God's will for my life? Often in wrestling with this question, we get distracted from the things we know are God's will for us: to love Him, to love one another, to make disciples, and so forth. We are easily distracted. Paul faces the temptation to avoid God's will because it involves suffering. In the end, he and the other disciples say, "The will of the Lord be done" whatever the cost.

Why are Sunday mornings so hard?! No matter how hard you try you can't be there on time. During the sermon, all you can think about is the stuff you didn't complete Saturday and still need to do this afternoon or you're trying to stay awake. Is it worth it? Acts 20:1-16 reminds us that Sunday gatherings are worth it. We see a huge priority the early church put on gathering and hearing the Word!

Nothing incites our passion more than an attack on what we love. If we are honest, we can all think of times we've responded with irrationality when something we loved was threatened. Ephesus formed a dangerous mob. The gospel is an attack on idolatry. Only the One who died and rose again is worthy of our love and worship. As the gospel attacks idolatry in our hearts, we should expect resistance!