Lessons from Paul in Ephesus
Paul faced some of his stiffest spiritual opposition in Ephesus (Acts 19). Through a series of power encounters he showed God’s strength is greater than Satan’s might. Many left …
Pauls Power Encounter – 3
As it became more and more obvious that God’s power shown through Paul was much greater than that the Ephesian followers of Artemis claimed, many came to God for …
Pauls Power Encounter 2
Word of God’s supremacy as shown by Paul spread through Ephesus (Acts 19). As a result there were those who saw Jesus’ name as a magic charm they could …
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 …