The Rest of Our Story
Healings and Riots in Ephesus
Speaker: Tim Bounds
Service Date: April 23, 2023
Acts 19
Paul entered the synagogue and spoke boldly there for three months arguing persuasively about the Kingdom of God. But some of them became obstinate; they refused to believe and publicly maligned the Way. So Paul left them. He took the disciples with him and had discussions daily in the lecture hall of Tyrannus. This went on for two years, so that all the Jews and Greeks who lived in the province of Asia hear the word of the Lord. God did extraordinary miracles through Paul, so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick, and their illnesses were cured and the evil spirits left them.
Acts 19:8-12
The less intelligent we are in a particular domain, the more we seem to overestimate our actual intelligence in that domain.
Adam Grant
Read
Acts 19; Ephesians 2:20-22
Reflect
What do you remember from the three stories in Acts 19?
What questions do you have about the passage?
On a scale from 1 to 10, how curious are you?
What lessons can you learn from Paul about sharing your faith?
Is there anything that you're holding onto that keeps you from following Jesus? How can you let it go and surrender?
When was the last time that you felt the nearness of God?
What steps can you take this week to experience God's presence?
Do
Stay curious and remember that Jesus is not far from you.