The document summarizes a passage from Acts describing extraordinary miracles performed through Paul, including healings and exorcisms. Handkerchiefs or aprons that had touched Paul's body were able to heal people and cast out demons. It then discusses how some Jewish exorcists unsuccessfully tried to copy Paul, and how this led many in Ephesus to believe and publicly confess and destroy books of magic. The word of the Lord was growing mightily as a result.

1. Power Play
Acts 19:11~20

2. Key Concept
For the kingdom of God
does not consist in
words but in power.
1 Corinthians 4:20

3. Power Play
Acts 19:11~20

4. Recap
Paul finds some Baptists at Ephesus and converts
them to Pentecostal

5. Twelve New Disciples
And when Paul had laid his hands
upon them, the Holy Spirit came on
them, and they began speaking with
tongues and prophesying.
Acts 19:6

6. Hits the Synagogue
Receptive at first
Became abusive

7. For Two Years
But when some were becoming
hardened and disobedient, speaking evil
of the Way before the people, he
withdrew from them and took away the
disciples, reasoning daily in the school of
Tyrannus.
Acts 19:9

8. Power Play
Acts 19:11~20

9. What happened next
God was performing extraordinary
miracles by the hands of Paul, so that
handkerchiefs or aprons were even
carried from his body to the sick, and the
diseases left them, and the evil spirits
went out.

10. Extraordinary miracles
In person
Healing
Deliverance
Anointed cloth
(those too sick
to travel)

11. What about today?
Scriptural Insights

12. Sola scriptura (by scripture alone) is a theological
doctrine The Scriptures, both the Old and New
Testaments, are verbally inspired of God and are
the revelation of God to man, the infallible,
authoritative rule of faith and conduct.
Sola Scriptura

13. 2 Timothy…and that from childhood you have known the sacred writings which are
able to give you the wisdom that leads to salvation through faith which is in Christ
Jesus. All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for
correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man of God may be adequate,
equipped for every good work.
1 Thessalonians…For this reason we also constantly thank God that when you
received the word of God which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word
of men, but for what it really is, the word of God, which also performs its work in
you who believe.
2 Peter…for no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men moved
by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.
2 Timothy 3:15-17
1 Thessalonians 2:13
2 Peter 1:21

14. What about?
History
Experience
Argument

15. What does the Bible say?
Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same
Spirit. And there are varieties of ministries,
and the same Lord. There are varieties of
effects, but the same God who works all
things in all persons. But to each one is given
the manifestation of the Spirit for the
common good. For to one is given the word

16. What does the Bible say?
of wisdom through the Spirit, and to another
the word of knowledge according to the
same Spirit; to another faith by the same
Spirit, and to another gifts of healing by the
one Spirit, and to another the effecting of
miracles, and to another prophecy, and to
another the distinguishing of spirits,

17. What does the Bible say?
to another various kinds of tongues, and to
another the interpretation of tongues. But one
and the same Spirit works all these things,
distributing to each one individually just as He
wills.
1 Corinthians 12:4–11

18. The Big Ideas
1. God gives all
a gift
2. There are
many gifts
3. The Spirit
determines
placement

19. God appointed
Now you are Christ’s body, and individually
members of it. And God has appointed in the
church, first apostles, second prophets, third
teachers, then miracles, then gifts of
healings, helps, administrations, various
kinds of tongues.
1 Corinthians 12:27–28

20. Word Wealth
τίθημι [tithemi]-translated Appoint,
to assign or appoint someone to a
particular task, function, or role

21. Does God still testify?
God also testifying with them, both by signs and
wonders and by various miracles and by gifts of
the Holy Spirit according to His own will.
Hebrews 2:4

22. Word Wealth
Συνεπιμαρτυρέω sunepimartureo: to join one’s
witness to that of others—to add one’s witness
to, to witness together with.
Tense-begun in the
present and continuing

23. Does God still provide the Spirit?
So then, does He who provides you with the Spirit
and works miracles among you, do it by the works
of the Law, or by hearing with faith?
Galatians 3:5

24. Big Idea

25. Is God still calling?
Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name
of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins;
and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For
the promise is for you and your children and for
all who are far off, as many as the Lord our God
will call to Himself.
Acts 2:38–39

26. Easy pattern
Repent
Be baptized
Gifting

27. Keep all this in mind
The Holy Spirit still gives gifts
God has not rearranged the Church
God continues to testify
God still provides the Holy Spirit
God is still calling

28. Trying to copy success
But also some of the Jewish exorcists, who went
from place to place, attempted to name over
those who had the evil spirits the name of the
Lord Jesus, saying, “I adjure you by Jesus whom
Paul preaches.”

29. Jewish Exorcism
Chanting
Scripture reading/singing
Beat the demon out
Burn various substances
Call out
Amulets or talismans

30. First Round
Seven sons of one Sceva, a Jewish chief
priest, were doing this. And the evil spirit
answered and said to them, “I recognize
Jesus, and I know about Paul, but who are
you?” And the man, in whom was the evil
spirit, leaped on them and subdued all of
them and overpowered them, so that they
fled out of that house naked and
wounded.

31. Good new travels fast!
This became known to all, both Jews and Greeks,
who lived in Ephesus; and fear fell upon them all
and the name of the Lord Jesus was being
magnified.

32. Belief, Confession and Public Display
Many also of those who had believed kept
coming, confessing and disclosing their practices.
And many of those who practiced magic brought
their books together and began burning them in
the sight of everyone; and they counted up the
price of them and found it fifty thousand pieces
of silver.

33. The result
So the word of the Lord was growing mightily and
prevailing.

34. Why don’t we see the miraculous?
Unbelief
And He did not do many miracles there because
of their unbelief.
Matthew 13:58

35. Why don’t we see the miraculous?
Lack of faith
And without faith it is impossible to please Him,
for he who comes to God must believe that He is
and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him.
Hebrews 11:6

36. Why don’t we see the miraculous?
Lack of faith
And without faith it is impossible to please Him,
for he who comes to God must believe that He is
and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him.
Hebrews 11:6

37. Abdicated our position
Exodus 20:18–19 All the people perceived the
thunder and the lightning flashes and the sound
of the trumpet and the mountain smoking; and
when the people saw it, they trembled and stood
at a distance. Then they said to Moses, “Speak to
us yourself and we will listen; but let not God
speak to us, or we will die.”

38. What you are
…you also, as living stones, are being
built up as a spiritual house for a
holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual
sacrifices acceptable to God through
Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 2:5

39. What you are
But you are A CHOSEN RACE, A royal
PRIESTHOOD, A HOLY NATION, A PEOPLE FOR
God’s OWN POSSESSION, so that you may
proclaim the excellencies of Him who has
called you out of darkness into His
marvelous light;
1 Peter 2:9

40. What God is still doing
Salvation
Spirit baptism
Deliverance
Miracles
Healing

41. The desired result
So the word of the Lord was growing mightily and
prevailing.