Speaking in Tongues & Spiritual Warfare
Before salvation the Corinthian believers spoke in ecstatic utterances, prophecies, revelations, spells and curses through the ‘power’ of Artemis (Acts 19). This was a regular part of their pagan worship, …
Sexual Immorality & Demonizing
Corinth was the most problematic church Paul dealt with. Although believers, the people there were thinking and living as unbelievers. Pride, greed, immorality, selfishness and jealousy were rampant everywhere …
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 …