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The Riot at Ephesus – Acts 19
The Riot at Ephesus – Acts 19
• The gospel always brings opposition
The Riot at Ephesus – Acts 19
• The gospel always brings opposition
• God makes sure that the gospel keeps spreading
Lord of the Rings Acts
Lord of the Rings Acts
The One Ring
Lord of the Rings Acts
The One Ring
Must be taken to Mount Doom to be destroyed
Lord of the Rings Acts
The One Ring The Gospel - the good news of Jesus
Must be taken to Mount Doom to be destroyed
Lord of the Rings Acts
The One Ring The Gospel - the good news of Jesus
Must be taken to Mount Doom to be destroyed
Must be taken to the ends of the earth so people can be saved
“But you will receive powerwhen the Holy Spirit comes on you;and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem,and in all Judea and Samaria,and to the ends of the earth.”
Acts 1:8 (NIV)
Lord of the Rings Acts
The One Ring The Gospel - the good news of Jesus
Must be taken to Mount Doom to be destroyed
Must be taken to the ends of the earth so people can be saved
Lord of the Rings Acts
The One Ring The Gospel - the good news of Jesus
Must be taken to Mount Doom to be destroyed
Must be taken to the ends of the earth so people can be saved
Paul must take the gospel to Rome
Paul in Ephesus – Acts 19
Paul in Ephesus – Acts 19
• Preaches in the synagogue for 3 months (v8)
Paul in Ephesus – Acts 19
• Preaches in the synagogue for 3 months (v8)
• Preaches in the lecture hall of Tyrannus – for 2 years (v9-10)
Paul in Ephesus – Acts 19
• Preaches in the synagogue for 3 months (v8)
• Preaches in the lecture hall of Tyrannus – for 2 years (v9-10)
• Miracles prove the truth of the gospel (v11-12)
Paul in Ephesus – Acts 19
• Preaches in the synagogue for 3 months (v8)
• Preaches in the lecture hall of Tyrannus – for 2 years (v9-10)
• Miracles prove the truth of the gospel (v11-12)
• Jesus’ name is not something you can just use without knowing Jesus as Lord (v13-16)
Paul in Ephesus – Acts 19
• Preaches in the synagogue for 3 months (v8)
• Preaches in the lecture hall of Tyrannus – for 2 years (v9-10)
• Miracles prove the truth of the gospel (v11-12)
• Jesus’ name is not something you can just use without knowing Jesus as Lord (v13-16)
• People burn their sorcery scrolls – worth millions of pounds (v19)
Paul in Ephesus – Acts 19
Demetrius’s argument
Demetrius’s argument
• Our trade will lose its good name
Demetrius’s argument
• Our trade will lose its good name
• The temple of Artemis will be discredited
Demetrius’s argument
• Our trade will lose its good name
• The temple of Artemis will be discredited
• Artemis herself will be robbed of her divine majesty
The Riot at Ephesus – Acts 19
• The gospel always brings opposition
The Riot at Ephesus – Acts 19
• The gospel always brings oppositionMaybe for financial reasons
The Riot at Ephesus – Acts 19
• The gospel always brings oppositionMaybe for financial reasonsMaybe for other reasons – e.g. choice
The Riot at Ephesus – Acts 19
• God makes sure that the gospel keeps spreading
The Riot at Ephesus – Acts 19
• God makes sure that the gospel keeps spreadingHe keeps Paul safe – the gospel must
get to Rome!
The Riot at Ephesus – Acts 19
• God makes sure that the gospel keeps spreadingHe keeps Paul safe – the gospel must
get to Rome!He uses unlikely ways to carry out his
plans
