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INTRO:
Wildweek
Wild Stories of the Bible
The unique ways that God works in revealing Himself
Seven Sons of Sceva
Acts 19:
God doing mighty works through Paul
People are taking notice
7 brothers have a family business of exorcising demons
Hear about the power that Paul is walking in
Look and find a demon possessed man
Demon possessed people are not ones you want to discover
Mark
So these brothers actively sought out these kind of people
They found a man and attempted to mix the name of Jesus with other pseudo-science
Acts 19:
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They found a man and attempted to mix the name of Jesus with other pseudo-science
Paul had no power on his own
Christ is not a magical genie or incantation
Christ is not for the boasting of ourselves
The name of Jesus is far superior to any of that
The brothers saw Jesus as a marketing ploy
How can we bottle Him up and make a profit off of His name?
Their profession was all about the glorying of themselves
raising their popularity
gaining their wealth
Yet the Bible tells us this:
Philippians 2:
Jesus isn’t a person you can play around with
The Name of Jesus Cannot Be Used for Personal Gain
How can this be, the bible says false teachers will come, aren’t there those who make a profit off of telling false doctrine?
Yes, but the reward the gather from that is the only one they receive
I turn very leery of anyone who believes their abilities lie in what they have accomplished or done
Remember God is not mocked
Waving the banner of Christ gains you nothing in the sight of God
God examines the heart
Same happens with the 7 brothers
They had no power on their own
sought to invoke the name of Christ as a magical, pagan incantation
we see God’s reward
Acts 19:
The demon answers them
This is a big UH-OH moment
Lose your clothes in a fight no one argues who won that fight
The Name of Jesus is the Power of God
Acts 19
Compared to Christ everything is inferior
There is no greater name
The apostles were asked when they healed a man what authority they were doing this under and Peter responds in Acts
The power of new life is found in Jesus Christ
A man was able to walk again (New Life)
Magic practitioners burning their spell books, losing 120 years worth of wages to follow Jesus
The name of Jesus has power to free you from the bondage and slavery of sin
it is by His name and His name alone that you will be saved
STOP
The seven brothers believed that they could invoke the name of Jesus like a spell, attempting to gain something by using Christ; in what ways have you seen others or even yourself seek after Jesus as a means to get something rather than seeking Him just for Him?
Why does seeking after Jesus to gain something never work?
Why is Jesus greater than anything else
Where have you believed more in your own power, or in various things, rather than in Christ to be your joy, hope, and passion?
Why is Christ
After the brothers were beaten, many came to faith and destroyed the things they believed to give them hope, at great personal costs.
What have you placed your hope in other than Jesus?
Why do you still cling to those things if they have failed?
What will it cost you to let those go?
Why are you afraid to let them go?
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