If you are familiar of hearing a farewell then you perhaps you thought it was sad and left no hope. That is because most farewells detail the past with little hope for the future. However we have a farewell of hope that gives us good news and direction for our future in Christ!

In this message we hear a farewell of hope given by the apostle Paul to the elders in the church of Ephesus. Despite the men Paul was speaking to believers have hope for our future despite things we experience along our walk with the Lord. Here in Acts 20 we see that when Paul gave his farewell address he was not just giving an autobiography, he was giving instruction and hope for the church in Ephesus.

As you hear today’s message and read the Scriptures you find that a good farewell expresses concern and love for those left behind and offers them hope for a future. That hope is the grace of God in His Son, Jesus Christ.