Acts19:11-20; The Spiritual Struggle: Power, Violence, Strength

In this sermon, Pastor Kohl continues on in Acts to Acts 19:11-20. Where we see the story of the seven sons of Sceva. Paul was able to do great miracles, and these men tried to replicate it using the name of Jesus as a magic phrase. It didn't work. What do we learn about the Spiritual Struggle from this passage? Why did this account cause the believers in Ephesus to get so serious about removing witchcraft from their lives that they destroyed 50,000 pieces of silver worth of books relating to magic and witchcraft? How do we respond when we see the realities of the spiritual world? 

Verses Used:

Acts 19:11-20

Matthew 11:11-12

Mark 3:22-27

1 Corinthians 4:19-21

Colossians 1:12-14

2 Corinthians 10:1-6

Revelation 2:15-17

James 4:1

2 Timothy 2:3-4

Philemon 1:2

Acts 19:16-16

Hosea 4:6-13

Leviticus 19:26

Acts 16:16-17

2 Corinthians 11:13-15

2 Corinthians 2:11

1 Peter 5:8

Acts 5:3-4

Psalm 145:18

Proverbs 15:29

Proverbs 28:9

Proverbs 15:8

Psalm 66:18

Jeremiah 7:16

Jeremiah 11:14

1 Corinthians 11:29-31

2 Corinthians 6:16-18

Revelation 18:4-5

 

YouTube of Sermon: https://youtu.be/H7XauwpRfvI?si=AxEQOWi_StqenP0Y

 

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