AT EPHESUS
Acts 19:1-20
I. Disciples at Ephesus (vs. 1-7)
a. What did Paul find in Ephesus?
b. What was unusual about these disciples?
c. Having ascertained what these disciples “did know”, what does Paul do
next?
d. Did these disciples accept the Gospel as presented by Paul? _
e. How do we know that they truly believed and were saved?
f. These, like the believers in Acts 2, spoke in tongues and prophesied. How
can we be certain this does not always accompany salvation?
II. From the Synagogue to the School of Tyrannus (vs. 8-10)
a. Where does Paul reason with the Jews for about three months?
b. Were the Jews as open to the Gospel as the “disciples” he found in
Ephesus?
c. When Paul leaves the synagogue, where does he go?
d. Is Paul in a hurry to leave Ephesus?
e. Ephesus was an important city that was strategically located on a Roman
trade route into Asia. How do we know that it was strategic for Paul to be
there also? (vs. 10)
III. Unusual Miracles (vs. 11-20)
a. What was “unusual” about some of the miracles worked by Paul?
b. How do we know that invoking Jesus’ name only works if you really know
Him?
c. What were the indications that the Spirit was working in people’s hearts at
this time?
IV. Application: Earlier, Paul had been prevented from going into Asia, but now Asia receives the Gospel. How? _Do we ever feel like if we don’t witness etc. it won’t get done? Is this right?
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