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 …
Equipped to do Battle
The book of Acts opens with Jesus returning to heaven after His victory over sin and Satan while on earth (Acts 1:1-11). Then after choosing Matthias to replace Judas …
Spiritual Warfare in Acts
Jesus’ first coming was God’s invasion of enemy occupied territory. He landed behind enemy lines to begin the work of setting the captives free (Isaiah 42:7; 49:9; Luke 4:18-21). He …