You will remember that last week we considered Apollos and how he came to know the truth more perfectly. We now wheat the truth does to the people of Ephesus.
- A new experience. (verses 1-7)
- Their former knowledge (what Apollos had taught them).
- Full truth brings new experience.
- Baptized as evidence of faith in Christ.
- Holy Spirit came upon them.
- A new problem. (verses 13-17)
- For every true experience, there are counterfeit experiences.
- Men were impressed with the power of Paul, so they tried to duplicate what he did.
- The power over evil is not man’s power, but God’s.
- Man apart from God cannot do anything in the face of evil.
- Even out of this God brought good.
- The name of the Lord was magnified. (verse 17b)
- For every true experience, there are counterfeit experiences.
- A new power. (verses 18-20)
- The evil powers came into submission.
- This resulted from the experience of Christians.
- Confession.
- Word of God was growing mightily and prevailing.
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