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THE SPIRIT IS WORKING IN THE WORLD ACTS 16:16-34 Luiz Sayão The Church in Acts 1. A Church of the Spirit 2. A Missionary Church 3. Strategical Church ACTS: THE SPIRIT AND THE MISSION Peter Phillip Paul Jews Samaritans Gentiles Jerusalem Samaria Act 1-5,9-12 Act 6-8 Ends of the Earth At 13-28 SECOND PAUL’S MISSIONARY JOURNEY NO The Spirit does allow Paul to preach the Gospel in Minor Asia: Acts 16.7 NO MISIA E TRÔADE The Spirit does not allow them to Preach the Gospel in Mysia – Acts 16.8 In Troas (Acts 16:9-10), Paul has the vision to go to Macedonia. VIA EGNATIA PAUL’S ROAD TO HIS MISSION PHILIPPI: LYDIA 16 Once when we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a female slave who had a spirit by which she predicted the future. She earned a great deal of money for her owners by fortunetelling. 17 She followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who are telling you the way to be saved.” 18 She kept this up for many days. Finally Paul became so annoyed that he turned around and said to the spirit, “In the name of Jesus Christ I command you to come out of her!” At that FREE FROM A PRISON SOCIAL ECONOMIC SPIRITUAL VIA EGNATIA 19 When her owners realized that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace to face the authorities. 20 They brought them before the magistrates and said, “These men are Jews, and are throwing our city into an uproar 21 by advocating customs unlawful for us Romans to accept or practice.” 22 The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas, and the magistrates ordered them to be stripped and PRISON LAWFUL ETHNIC VIOLENT 23 After they had been severely flogged, they were thrown into prison, and the jailer was commanded to guard them carefully. 24 When he received these orders, he put them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks. 25 About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. 26 Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken. At once all the prison doors flew open, and everyone’s chains FREE TO WORSHIP IN SPIRIT GOD’S POWER THE JAILER Roman citizen State Job (the best) Economic stability Family with children Wonderful life 27 The jailer woke up, and when he saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself because he thought the prisoners had escaped. 28 But Paul shouted, “Don’t harm yourself! We are all here!” 29 The jailer called for lights, rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas. 30 He then brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” FREED FROM HIS PRISON SOCIAL EXISTENTIAL SPIRITUAL THE JAILER OF PHILIPPI PAUL, THE APOSTLE Had lost his Jewish Position No Religious Prestige Rejected by Family and friends No economic stability Arrested unlawfully Faced stress and suffering 31 They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved—you and your household.” 32 Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all the others in his house. 33 At that hour of the night the jailer took them and washed their wounds; then immediately he and all his household were baptized. 34 The jailer brought them into his house and set a meal before them; he was filled with joy because he had come to believe in FREED FROM THE PRISON PERSONAL SPIRITUAL IN HIS HEART REAL SAFETY IN GOD FOCUS IN OUR MISSION GOSPEL FOR EVERYONE TIME TO HEAR THE SPIRIT THE MISSION OF ISRAEL TO THE NATIONS ACTS 1:8 Ends of the Earth Samaria Jerusalem and Judea Evangelical Growth 19702020 Evangelical Conversion Growth 1970-2020 World Region Evangelicals 2020 Percent Evangelical 2020 Africa 191,090,751 14.95% 4.51 1.99% Asia 120,986,333 2.65% 4.52 2.99% Europe 20,837,012 2.80% 0.32 0.07% Latin America 87,718,345 13.45% 4.06 2.40% Northern America 74,691,603 19.95% 0.95 -0.03% Oceania 6,476,778 15.40% 1.25 -0.30% Rank 1 Country Nepal Continent Asia, South Central Years to Christian Growth double 10.93% Majority Religion % Christian % Christian 1970 2020 6.6 Hindu 0.1% 3.8% 0.1% 10.6% 2 China Asia, Eastern 10.86% 6.6 Nonreligious 3 United Arab Emirates Arabian Pen. 9.34% 7.7 Muslim 5.9% 12.9% 4 Saudi Arabia Arabian Pen. 9.27% 7.8 Muslim 0.3% 4.6% 5 Qatar Arabian Pen. 7.81% 9.2 Muslim 4.5% 9.5% 6 Oman Arabian Pen. 7.62% 9.4 Muslim 0.5% 4.6% 7 Yemen Arabian Pen. 7.09% 9.1 Muslim 0.0% 0.2% 8 Mongolia Asia, Eastern 5.96% 12.1 Buddhist 0.3% 2.0% 9 Cambodia Asia, South-eastern 5.87% 12.3 Buddhist 0.5% 3.6% 10 Bahrain Arabian Pen. 5.49% 13.1 Muslim 3.9% 7.9% 11 Benin Africa, Western 4.85% 14.8 Christian 18.1% 47.8% 12 Burkina Faso Africa, Western 4.81% 15.0 Muslim 9.0% 24.8% 13 South Sudan Africa, Eastern 4.67% 15.4 Christian 22.7% 63.8% 14 Bhutan Asia, South Central 4.60% 15.7 Buddhist 0.3% 1.1% 15 Mali Africa, Western 4.54% 15.9 Muslim 1.4% 3.8% 16 Brunei Asia, South-eastern 4.49% 16.0 Muslim 5.8% 14.1%