Lesson 14 - Opposition in Ephesus - In the Word with Michele Telfer

In the Word with Michele Telfer

Lesson 14 - Opposition in Ephesus

Acts 18:12–28, Acts 19

Acts 18:12-19:41. Paul faced opposition wherever he went. Whether in Corinth or in Ephesus. The silversmiths of Ephesus were angry because of his preaching. For as people turned to Christ, they lost their fascination with the goddess Artemis and the silversmiths' business suffered because of it! Yet even when they rioted Paul, courageous as always, was willing to speak to the crowd about Jesus!.

Lesson 1 - Wait for God’s Promise

Acts 1

Acts 1:1-26. Jesus commanded His disciples in Acts 1 to wait for the promised infilling of the Holy Spirit to empower them to become His witnesses to the ends of the earth. One of the most amazing and uplifting observations about the early church is that a small band of ordinary people, who likely had never travelled outside of Judea before, somehow evangelized the whole world in the power of the Holy Spirit!

Lesson 2 - Filled with His Spirit

Acts 2

Acts 2:1-47. As Acts 2 opens Christ’s followers waited to be filled to overflowing with the Holy Spirit, just as Jesus had instructed them. Luke records the miraculous events of Pentecost and how the believers’ effectiveness changed so radically as a result!

Lesson 3 - Learning to Walk!

Acts 3, Acts 4:1–22

Acts 3:1-4:22. God uses Peter and John to heal a man who had been lame since birth. What a remarkable miracle that was! It was extraordinary because the man was given the ability to do something he had never done before! The crowd marveled at what they saw, but surprisingly the religious leaders could not find it in their hearts to praise God for what had occurred!