Why not today?

ACTS 19: 8 - 22

Paul is still in Ephesus

v8 For 3 months he preached in their synagogue

Many were persuaded and believed

Some became obstinate = refused to believe

and maligned the gospel = lied against

v9-10 Paul left the synagogue and taught in a

lecture hall called Tyrannus. He spoke there for 2

years. All the Jews and Greeks in Asia heard the

Word!

V11& 12 God did extraordinary miracles: illnesses

were healed and evil spirits left those possessed

V13-16 The sons of Sceva (a Jewish chief priest)

“Jesus I know, and I know about Paul, but who

are you?”

They were beaten and ran…naked (no outer

coat) and bleeding

V17-22 The whole town was seized with fear and

the name of Jesus was held in high honor

*Results:

Open Confession – Repentance – Cleansing

They identified and confronted hidden sins

Publicly burnt/destroyed these heart chains

The Word of the Lord spread widely. Paul sent

Timothy and Erastus back to Macedonia and stayed

a little longer in Ephesus.

Why not same today?

Only for Paul’s time?

We not worthy?

We not practice open confession, repentance, and

cleansing?

Or we simply not practice intimacy with Jesus? Not

fast or practice Romans 8 – focused prayer?

Today’s Deaf Community needs to see God working

in our lives!