Pauls Power Encounter – 1
Paul ran into strong demonic opposition when he went to Ephesus (Acts 19). The pagan goddess Artemis was worshipped there. The people there were Asiatic and thus animists who …
Satans Plan and Purpose
LESSON FOR TODAY: SATAN’S PURPOSE His goal is to rule the whole world instead of God. He was given authority over this world system by Adam when he sinned …
The Early Disciples and Delierance
We have just seen the account of Paul casting demons out of the slave girl in Philippi (Acts 16:16-18). We have the same power and authority in Jesus that Paul …
Paul Casting Out Demons
Paul and Barnabas continued their mission trip for about a year and a half (Acts 13:13 – 14:28). Wherever they went the gospel spread and people, Jews and Gentiles, …
Look Them Right in the Eye
The next clear incident of spiritual warfare recorded in Acts happened about a dozen years after the incident with Simon, about fifteen years after Jesus’ resurrection. Paul had come to …
Sorcerers, Magicians and the Demonic
As word of the Christians’ power in the name of Jesus spread, a man named Simon who practiced ‘sorcery’ heard of it (Acts 8:9). He had been using local …
Spiritual Warfare in Different Cultures
For the next two years the church continued to grow despite persecution. In fact, persecution caused much of the growth. As believers were forced to flee from Jerusalem they …
Delivered By a Shadow
To validate the authenticity of the message the disciples were bringing, God did the same kinds of miracles through them that He did through Jesus. “As a result, people …
Casualties in the War With Satan – 2
We have been looking at the account of Ananias and Sapphira and the example God made of them for others in the early church (Acts 5:1-10). Satan “filled” their …
Casualties in the War With Satan – 1
When external persecution didn’t stop the church’s growth (Acts 4:4) Satan tried attacking from within. He wanted to contaminate the spiritual life of the church members, as seen in the …