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Review For approximately two years, Paul ministered in the needy city of Corinth. He had a fruitful ministry there but eventually he moved on to a short visit in Ephesus and then completed his missionary journey by returning to Antioch. After several years he began a third missionary journey, but Luke’s…

Acts 19:1-41 Introduction— A saying in leadership: “When you’re tired of saying people are just starting to hear it” Statement about the value of repetition especially of things that are important Often I come back to a sermon, passage or topic - not because it was a good sermon but because it’s important…

Easter and Christmas are probably the most significant days in the Christian faith. The birth of Jesus and His resurrection, major components of the gospel. Instead of spending just one week focusing on the Easter event, I wanted us to spend a few weeks after Easter reflecting on the resurrection and…

“Till sin be bitter, Christ will not be sweet.” -Thomas Watson Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.”…

We’re going to start off a little differently today. I need at least 4 volunteers. Did you ever play follow the leader? I’m the leader and you will follow me. Great fun! I enjoy making people do things that they probably would not do on their own initiative. What is the basic rule of Follow the Leader?…

But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ: From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying…

The book of Acts moves fairly quickly from one place to the next and it is easy to get the impression that all the events happened in a very short period of time. But in reality this book covers a span of 32 years from the ascention of Jesus to Paul’s imprisonment in Rome in about AD 62. And his third…

Today we will be seeing a few different groups of people in the city of Ephesus—grouped by their response to the good news of Jesus Christ. These people could be representative of groups of people today. Background Journey Ephesus third largest city, about 250,000 residents. Important port city would…

49 “Behold, I send the Promise of My Father upon you; but tarry in the city of Jerusalem until you are endued with power from on high.” 11 Now God worked unusual miracles by the hands of Paul, 12 so that even handkerchiefs or aprons were brought from his body to the sick, and the diseases left them and…

Spiritual Blessings in Christ We finished Galatians and learned a lot how Gossip can ruin a church, how the Christ became the law and we are not justified by faith and not by works. Also how it doesn’t matter who we are or what we did in the past God still sent His Son for us. Now we are going to continue…

Our World's illusions of power fail as an altrnative to the true power of God.

We've come to the end of Acts and we summarised it from the perspective that it's a Spirit-empowered, boundary-crossing GROWTH story. It encourages us in our faith journey of growth, and as we boldly share the gospel.

I. The Occasion for Timothy’s Mission A. When Paul Left 1 Timothy 1:3 (NASB95) 3 As I urged you upon my departure for Macedonia , remain on at Ephesus so that you may instruct certain men not to teach strange doctrines, 1. Paul and Timothy were together in Ephesus 2. Paul was leaving Ephesus for Macedonia…

Show Map City of Ephesus Founded by the Amazons about 2000 B.C Ephesus was once the capital of Asia Minor state of the Roman Empire. Ephesus means desirable 3rd largest Library (Library of Celus) in Ancient World (SHOW PIC) Ephesus derived its greatness from two sources, commercial trade (sea-port city)…

Secular - Historical/Cultural Context - The book of 1 John is one of the five books in the New Testament that was written by John the Apostle, brother of James. They were known as the sons of thunder. This letter was written between A.D. 85 to A.D. 100. First John was written to a church or group of…

Acts 29 We spent the last 37 weeks traveling through the book of Acts. It has been a joy and a journey for me and I’m sure for you as well. What I want to do this morning is highlight some key insights into the book and then I want to give you all the opportunity to speak up and out about how we can…

11 Now God worked unusual miracles by the hands of Paul, 12 so that even handkerchiefs or aprons were brought from his body to the sick, and the diseases left them and the evil spirits went out of them. 13 Then some of the itinerant Jewish exorcists took it upon themselves to call the name of the Lord…

Ministry in Ephesus Intro This morning we are going to continue to look at Paul’s ministry in Ephesus. Remember Ephesus is the cultural center of The Roman Empire. Not only was it the cultural center it was also a cultic center. Much Pagan worship took place in Ephesus and that is going to play a huge…

3rd Missionary Trip continues Without a doubt I think we can agree Paul was a man on the move with the gospel of Jesus Christ. He was fulfilling his calling as the apostle to the Gentiles and in our passage tonight this continues. But first a quick look back before we look within the mission work in…

Extraordinary What would you say is extraordinary? Last week, I saw a beautiful sunset. It looked “extraordinary”. Was it? Not really. It’s not the first time I have seen a fiery sunset. It was beautiful and majestic but not really extraordinary. We watch the skillful play of a professional athlete and…

Context: Where does this fit in the Big Picture of God's Glory? Ephesus Long-term ministry for Paul Overview: What's going on here? God was performing extraordinary miracles by Paul’s hands, so that even facecloths or aprons that had touched his skin were brought to the sick, and the diseases left them,…

Palm Sunday Foretold by the Prophets 9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is just and endowed with salvation, Humble, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey. 22 The stone which the builders rejected…

Where do we start? 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments; His praise endures forever. What do we tend to fear? The unknown…

I Will Build My Church… these are the words promised by Jesus Christ in Matthew 16:18 … and the gates of Hell will not overpower it!!! Christ when He left gave a mandate… Matthew 28:19-20 “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the…

And as he was setting out on his journey, a man ran up and knelt before him and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 1. What He Had A) He Had Great Aspirations - “..what must I do to inherit eternal life?” A life beyond Sheol B) He Had Keen Discernment He recognized in Jesus…