Power Encounter with Sorcery
POWER ENCOUNTER 3: BURNING SORCERY BOOKS (Paul in Ephesus 4) Several power encounters between Paul and the forces of Satan took place in Ephesus (Acts 19). We have looked at …
Power Encounter: Paul and the Sons of Sceva
POWER ENCOUNTER 2: SONS OF SCEVA (Paul in Ephesus 3) We have been looking at power encounters between God’s people and Satan’s forces in Ephesus, as recorded in Acts 19. …
Handkerchief Healings in Ephesus
POWER ENCOUNTER 1: HANDKERCHIEF HEALING (Paul in Ephesus 2) In our previous blog we began looking at the power encounter between God and Satan in Ephesus (Acts 19). Pagan …
Power Encounters in Ephesus
POWER ENCOURNTERS IN EPHESUS (Paul in Ephesus 1) As Christianity spread through the Roman Empire, it encountered fierce opposition from those who worshipped the Greco-Roman gods and goddesses. Satan’s power …
God Promises Us Power and Authority
GOD PROMISES US POWER AND AUTHORITY When Jesus had called the Twelve together, he gave them power and authority to drive out all demons and to cure diseases, 2 and he …
Dangers of Sensationalism
DANGERS OF SENSATIONALISM When training pastors in India I use a large number of Christian ’magic’ tricks to illustrate and emphasize important points I am making. I have to …
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 …