1 00:00:00,800 --> 00:00:04,200 Speaker 1: Let us pray, and this was known to all the 2 00:00:04,280 --> 00:00:08,959 Speaker 1: Jews and Greeks also dwelling at Ephesus, and fear fell 3 00:00:09,000 --> 00:00:12,480 Speaker 1: on them all, and the name of the Lord was magnified. 4 00:00:13,280 --> 00:00:19,000 Speaker 1: Acts nineteen seventeen. Through the power of the Holy Spirit, 5 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:24,240 Speaker 1: I denounce and rebuke every evil spirit that would ever 6 00:00:24,360 --> 00:00:27,240 Speaker 1: try to come against my life and the plans of 7 00:00:27,280 --> 00:00:32,800 Speaker 1: the Lord. Through the word of God, I understand and 8 00:00:32,880 --> 00:00:37,479 Speaker 1: recognize that through the blood of Jesus, I have true 9 00:00:37,600 --> 00:00:41,640 Speaker 1: power and authority over every dark spirit who would ever 10 00:00:41,760 --> 00:00:47,440 Speaker 1: try to step against me. Satan, you are rendered helpless 11 00:00:47,479 --> 00:00:53,360 Speaker 1: and weak because you are a defeated foe. Holy Spirit, 12 00:00:54,160 --> 00:00:56,760 Speaker 1: will you never allow me to forget that in you 13 00:00:57,280 --> 00:01:02,920 Speaker 1: I have complete power and control. Unlike the seven Sons 14 00:01:02,960 --> 00:01:07,240 Speaker 1: in Acts nineteen, I declare that my name is known 15 00:01:07,600 --> 00:01:11,400 Speaker 1: in the gates of Hell. I declare the demons tremble 16 00:01:11,440 --> 00:01:16,120 Speaker 1: when my feet touched the ground. With the same tenacity 17 00:01:16,160 --> 00:01:20,360 Speaker 1: as Paul in Ephesus, I take control over every atmosphere 18 00:01:20,680 --> 00:01:25,280 Speaker 1: and declare every place my foot treads as holy ground 19 00:01:26,160 --> 00:01:33,840 Speaker 1: dedicated to the Lord Jesus Christ. In Jesus' name, Amen, 20 00:01:36,319 --> 00:01:39,040 Speaker 1: thank you for making prayer a priority in your day. 21 00:01:39,800 --> 00:01:43,280 Speaker 1: To learn more about the Bible, stay tuned for today's story, 22 00:01:43,840 --> 00:01:56,280 Speaker 1: brought to you by Bible in a Year dot com. 23 00:01:56,440 --> 00:02:03,120 Speaker 2: Paul in Ephesus and last story, Paul established the Corinthian Church. 24 00:02:03,640 --> 00:02:05,960 Speaker 2: The wicked port city of Corinth was a dark and 25 00:02:06,040 --> 00:02:09,359 Speaker 2: twisted place, yet the light of Jesus was spreading forth 26 00:02:09,400 --> 00:02:13,000 Speaker 2: in power. Now we see a new church emerge. The 27 00:02:13,080 --> 00:02:16,480 Speaker 2: Church of Ephesus begins with Paul and just twelve men 28 00:02:16,600 --> 00:02:19,480 Speaker 2: willing to connect with the people around them. They would 29 00:02:19,520 --> 00:02:24,320 Speaker 2: soon face danger, demons, and angry mobs. However, nothing would 30 00:02:24,320 --> 00:02:28,280 Speaker 2: prevail against the work of Jesus. Inspired by the Books 31 00:02:28,280 --> 00:02:30,480 Speaker 2: of Acts and Ephesians. 32 00:02:33,200 --> 00:02:36,200 Speaker 3: Hello, I'm Pastor Jack Graham with today's episode of the 33 00:02:36,200 --> 00:02:39,280 Speaker 3: Bible in a Year. In our previous time together, we 34 00:02:39,360 --> 00:02:42,320 Speaker 3: heard how Paul journeyed to Corinth and planted the church 35 00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:45,360 Speaker 3: in that city, even in the midst of sin and 36 00:02:45,440 --> 00:02:50,600 Speaker 3: deplorable conditions, debauchery, really a Corinthian society that was corrupt. 37 00:02:50,919 --> 00:02:53,120 Speaker 3: Paul remained in Corinth for a year and a half 38 00:02:53,160 --> 00:02:55,880 Speaker 3: to plant the deep roots of the Gospel for the church, 39 00:02:56,160 --> 00:02:59,200 Speaker 3: that they may stay grounded in the truth. It would 40 00:02:59,240 --> 00:03:03,800 Speaker 3: be a continual battle against a prevailing and a perverse culture. Today, 41 00:03:03,840 --> 00:03:07,120 Speaker 3: we will go with Paul to Ephesus as he begins 42 00:03:07,200 --> 00:03:10,840 Speaker 3: yet another church after finding twelve individuals who are eager 43 00:03:10,919 --> 00:03:14,560 Speaker 3: to receive the truth of Jesus Christ. We'll find Paul 44 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:18,280 Speaker 3: healing people as Jesus did, and we'll see how God 45 00:03:18,400 --> 00:03:22,639 Speaker 3: purposes prevail even in the midst of persecution. So let's 46 00:03:22,720 --> 00:03:25,080 Speaker 3: listen once again to the reading of God's word. 47 00:03:27,520 --> 00:03:30,360 Speaker 2: The cool breeze and the Corinthian shore faded as Paul 48 00:03:30,440 --> 00:03:33,919 Speaker 2: journeyed inland to Ephesus. He had built up a great 49 00:03:33,960 --> 00:03:36,880 Speaker 2: team of noble men and women there, and he had 50 00:03:36,920 --> 00:03:39,520 Speaker 2: faith that the Lord would move in that city despite 51 00:03:39,560 --> 00:03:42,600 Speaker 2: its corruption. As he entered the city, he caught word 52 00:03:42,680 --> 00:03:45,760 Speaker 2: that there were disciples in the city. Paul wandered through 53 00:03:45,760 --> 00:03:48,600 Speaker 2: the streets, inquiring as to where he can find the 54 00:03:48,640 --> 00:03:51,520 Speaker 2: followers of Jesus. He found them in a home in 55 00:03:51,560 --> 00:03:54,440 Speaker 2: the heart of the city. Did you receive the Holy 56 00:03:54,520 --> 00:03:58,200 Speaker 2: Spirit when you believe? Paul asked, We have not heard 57 00:03:58,200 --> 00:04:01,000 Speaker 2: of such a thing, they answered, So Paul spoke to 58 00:04:01,040 --> 00:04:04,320 Speaker 2: them about the Spirit of God, baptism, and the mission 59 00:04:04,320 --> 00:04:07,640 Speaker 2: of Christ. So the Holy Spirit came upon all twelve 60 00:04:07,680 --> 00:04:10,640 Speaker 2: of the people there in Ephesus. They began speaking in 61 00:04:10,720 --> 00:04:13,280 Speaker 2: tongues and doing mighty works in the name of Jesus. 62 00:04:13,920 --> 00:04:17,039 Speaker 2: Paul grew close to the Ephesians, and together they built 63 00:04:17,040 --> 00:04:21,040 Speaker 2: a community of believers. Paul and the Ephesian believers were 64 00:04:21,080 --> 00:04:23,640 Speaker 2: in the middle of the city healing the sick. They 65 00:04:23,640 --> 00:04:26,760 Speaker 2: would tend to wounds, pray, and watch the Lord do 66 00:04:27,000 --> 00:04:30,360 Speaker 2: mighty works of compassion. The days were long and filled 67 00:04:30,360 --> 00:04:33,599 Speaker 2: with purpose. For two years, Paul endeavored in the city, 68 00:04:34,160 --> 00:04:38,960 Speaker 2: so long that the Ephesians became Paul's adopted family. It 69 00:04:39,040 --> 00:04:42,120 Speaker 2: was late and a group of Jewish exorcists walked into 70 00:04:42,160 --> 00:04:44,960 Speaker 2: the home of a man possessed by a demon. They 71 00:04:45,000 --> 00:04:48,840 Speaker 2: were the seven Sons of Siva. They stepped forward towards 72 00:04:48,839 --> 00:04:52,680 Speaker 2: the demoniac. His eyes darted forward like a lion stalking 73 00:04:52,680 --> 00:04:56,280 Speaker 2: its prey. The sons had never seen a glare so evil. 74 00:04:56,880 --> 00:04:59,680 Speaker 2: The man's eyes looked human, but behind them was the 75 00:04:59,680 --> 00:05:02,760 Speaker 2: spirit of the enemy. The room was dark, and the 76 00:05:02,839 --> 00:05:06,440 Speaker 2: Jews trembled as the demoniac stood to his feet. One 77 00:05:06,480 --> 00:05:09,120 Speaker 2: of the sons took a step forward and yelled, come 78 00:05:09,160 --> 00:05:11,760 Speaker 2: out of this man. By the Jesus whom Paul preaches. 79 00:05:12,839 --> 00:05:15,680 Speaker 2: There was a moment of silence, then a terrible laughter 80 00:05:15,800 --> 00:05:21,039 Speaker 2: burst forth from the demon's belly. Ah, yes, Jesus, I know, Paul, 81 00:05:21,160 --> 00:05:24,919 Speaker 2: I know as well, but who are you? A crooked 82 00:05:24,960 --> 00:05:28,360 Speaker 2: smile slid across the demon's face. Then, like a lion, 83 00:05:28,440 --> 00:05:31,159 Speaker 2: finally going in for the kill, the demon possessed man 84 00:05:31,240 --> 00:05:34,640 Speaker 2: leaped forward at the seven Sons of Siphah. They were 85 00:05:34,640 --> 00:05:37,160 Speaker 2: no match for him. The demon grabbed one of them 86 00:05:37,200 --> 00:05:39,320 Speaker 2: by the cloak and threw him onto the ground and 87 00:05:39,360 --> 00:05:42,880 Speaker 2: began ripping his clothes off. He leaped towards the door 88 00:05:42,920 --> 00:05:45,599 Speaker 2: and kept the others from escaping. He took the head 89 00:05:45,640 --> 00:05:48,440 Speaker 2: of one son and bashed it against the wall. Each 90 00:05:48,480 --> 00:05:51,240 Speaker 2: one of them was bruially beaten and wounded by the demon. 91 00:05:51,839 --> 00:05:54,720 Speaker 2: Each of them barely made it out alive. As they 92 00:05:54,800 --> 00:05:57,280 Speaker 2: ran away, naked and wounded, they could hear the loud 93 00:05:57,320 --> 00:06:00,719 Speaker 2: belly laughs of the demon. Inside. Word spread of the 94 00:06:00,720 --> 00:06:04,640 Speaker 2: demoniac's rage against the seven Sons of Siva. Fear fell 95 00:06:04,720 --> 00:06:08,400 Speaker 2: upon the entire city of Ephesus. Jews and Greeks alike 96 00:06:08,440 --> 00:06:10,599 Speaker 2: trembled at the thought of a demon in their midst, 97 00:06:11,080 --> 00:06:13,320 Speaker 2: so they clung to the name of Jesus for safety. 98 00:06:14,000 --> 00:06:16,640 Speaker 2: Many in the city understood that there were things beyond 99 00:06:16,640 --> 00:06:19,440 Speaker 2: their understanding at work, and they needed to cling to 100 00:06:19,480 --> 00:06:22,680 Speaker 2: God for refuge and safety from that which would threaten 101 00:06:22,760 --> 00:06:27,440 Speaker 2: their hearts. Together, they brought their idols, carved images, and 102 00:06:27,560 --> 00:06:30,680 Speaker 2: books of pagan rituals to the fire. It was a 103 00:06:30,720 --> 00:06:34,120 Speaker 2: symbol of their surrender to God. However, just like the 104 00:06:34,160 --> 00:06:37,400 Speaker 2: slave girl who told fortunes, there were many people who 105 00:06:37,440 --> 00:06:41,920 Speaker 2: profited off idol making. A silversmith in Ephesus called Demetrius 106 00:06:42,240 --> 00:06:45,520 Speaker 2: stewed in deep hatred towards Paul. He had made all 107 00:06:45,520 --> 00:06:48,920 Speaker 2: his money making shrines in Artemis, but now they were 108 00:06:48,960 --> 00:06:52,760 Speaker 2: all being destroyed. He gathered all the craftsmen of Ephesus 109 00:06:52,800 --> 00:06:56,599 Speaker 2: together to conspire against Paul. They stormed the place where 110 00:06:56,600 --> 00:07:00,440 Speaker 2: he was preaching, yelling, great is Artemis of the Feesians. 111 00:07:01,279 --> 00:07:04,400 Speaker 2: Demetrius riled up a large crowd to cause confusion in 112 00:07:04,440 --> 00:07:07,520 Speaker 2: woe among the church. Paul was about to stop them, 113 00:07:07,520 --> 00:07:10,480 Speaker 2: but realized that the city of Ephesus was coming to 114 00:07:10,520 --> 00:07:13,760 Speaker 2: their defense. Paul watched in awe as the fruit of 115 00:07:13,800 --> 00:07:18,200 Speaker 2: his labor emerged. All the work he had put in preaching, teaching, 116 00:07:18,240 --> 00:07:22,040 Speaker 2: and discipling was showing itself before his very eyes. The 117 00:07:22,080 --> 00:07:24,760 Speaker 2: city was clinging to God, even in the midst of 118 00:07:24,800 --> 00:07:29,200 Speaker 2: persecution and opposition. It would be the Ephesian Church that 119 00:07:29,280 --> 00:07:32,360 Speaker 2: would always hold a special place in Paul's heart. 120 00:07:35,440 --> 00:07:38,680 Speaker 3: In today's scripture, we began with Paul traveling to a 121 00:07:38,760 --> 00:07:42,760 Speaker 3: new city, Ephesus. This was a place of great wealth 122 00:07:43,000 --> 00:07:46,640 Speaker 3: and great spiritual need. It was the epicenter of the 123 00:07:46,680 --> 00:07:50,320 Speaker 3: cult of Artemis, the goddess of fertility. People from all 124 00:07:50,320 --> 00:07:52,920 Speaker 3: over the world came to Ephesus to pay tribute to 125 00:07:53,040 --> 00:07:56,160 Speaker 3: Artemis at her shrine. The fact that it was a 126 00:07:56,240 --> 00:07:58,760 Speaker 3: place of great spiritual need and a city that brought 127 00:07:58,760 --> 00:08:01,760 Speaker 3: travelers from the world over made it also a city 128 00:08:01,800 --> 00:08:05,000 Speaker 3: of great opportunity to spread the Gospel, and Paul and 129 00:08:05,040 --> 00:08:09,160 Speaker 3: his companions were always ready to bring the Gospel of 130 00:08:09,280 --> 00:08:13,400 Speaker 3: Jesus Christ to unreached people. Paul found in Ephesis some 131 00:08:13,480 --> 00:08:15,800 Speaker 3: people who had heard the Gospel at least in part. 132 00:08:16,400 --> 00:08:19,720 Speaker 3: They had eagerly accepted the call to repentance and baptism 133 00:08:19,800 --> 00:08:23,400 Speaker 3: that John the Baptist had preached, but their transformation was 134 00:08:23,480 --> 00:08:27,720 Speaker 3: not yet complete. So Paul shared with them the fullness 135 00:08:27,760 --> 00:08:30,360 Speaker 3: of the Gospel and the one to whom John had 136 00:08:30,440 --> 00:08:34,520 Speaker 3: pointed others Jesus Christ. Remember it was John who said, 137 00:08:34,640 --> 00:08:38,040 Speaker 3: behold the lamb of God, Jesus who takes away the 138 00:08:38,080 --> 00:08:42,320 Speaker 3: sin of the world. The Ephesians eagerly accepted these words 139 00:08:42,320 --> 00:08:46,319 Speaker 3: and were baptized in the name of Jesus. Then as 140 00:08:46,360 --> 00:08:49,440 Speaker 3: Paul laid hands upon them, they received the Holy Spirit. 141 00:08:50,400 --> 00:08:53,160 Speaker 3: The indwelling of God's Spirit is the mark of a believer, 142 00:08:53,440 --> 00:08:56,160 Speaker 3: a true Christian. And as they were filled with the 143 00:08:56,200 --> 00:08:59,240 Speaker 3: Holy Spirit, they began to speak in languages and declare 144 00:08:59,280 --> 00:09:03,600 Speaker 3: God's truth, much like the first believers at Pentecost. And 145 00:09:03,679 --> 00:09:08,319 Speaker 3: so the Ephesian Church was birthed with about twelve members, 146 00:09:08,360 --> 00:09:10,400 Speaker 3: and from this it would grow to be a force 147 00:09:10,520 --> 00:09:13,000 Speaker 3: in the city to change the culture around them by 148 00:09:13,000 --> 00:09:16,400 Speaker 3: the power of the Gospel. Paul got right to work 149 00:09:16,440 --> 00:09:19,320 Speaker 3: at Ephesus, going to the synagogue and speaking boldly for 150 00:09:19,400 --> 00:09:22,680 Speaker 3: three months. The fact that he spoke so openly without 151 00:09:22,720 --> 00:09:26,680 Speaker 3: persecution for three months must have been encouraging to him. 152 00:09:27,400 --> 00:09:30,120 Speaker 3: But soon there were grumblings and anger among the Jews, 153 00:09:30,160 --> 00:09:33,400 Speaker 3: and Paul resolved to take his message into the public square. 154 00:09:34,800 --> 00:09:37,240 Speaker 3: Here he would reason with Greeks in the lecture hall 155 00:09:37,320 --> 00:09:40,400 Speaker 3: of Tyrannus, sharing the word of God for two years, 156 00:09:40,840 --> 00:09:44,760 Speaker 3: so that many Jews as well as Gentiles heard the truth. 157 00:09:45,600 --> 00:09:48,360 Speaker 3: We also hear that Paul went about with great power 158 00:09:48,440 --> 00:09:51,440 Speaker 3: to heal in the name of Jesus. This was not 159 00:09:51,600 --> 00:09:55,040 Speaker 3: his power, but God's power. It was assigned to unbelievers. 160 00:09:55,080 --> 00:09:57,360 Speaker 3: That opened the door for him to share the truth 161 00:09:57,400 --> 00:10:01,000 Speaker 3: about Jesus, of his cross and his re erection and 162 00:10:01,080 --> 00:10:04,559 Speaker 3: the salvation that he provides to all who believe in him, 163 00:10:04,600 --> 00:10:08,720 Speaker 3: not only then, but now. Eventually, Paul was well known 164 00:10:08,760 --> 00:10:11,440 Speaker 3: in the city of Ephesus, so much so that even 165 00:10:11,760 --> 00:10:15,800 Speaker 3: unbelievers tried to attach themselves to the apostle. We heard 166 00:10:15,800 --> 00:10:19,319 Speaker 3: of seven Jewish brothers, the sons of Skiva, who tried 167 00:10:19,320 --> 00:10:22,960 Speaker 3: to cast out demons in Paul's name. This story is 168 00:10:23,000 --> 00:10:26,520 Speaker 3: really comical, but is sad at the same time. These 169 00:10:26,559 --> 00:10:29,199 Speaker 3: men did not know Jesus or follow him. They only 170 00:10:29,240 --> 00:10:32,680 Speaker 3: sought glory and power for themselves. One day, a demon 171 00:10:32,720 --> 00:10:35,440 Speaker 3: they tried to cast out made it clear he knew 172 00:10:35,520 --> 00:10:39,440 Speaker 3: Jesus and feared Jesus, and he feared Paul, but not 173 00:10:39,600 --> 00:10:42,920 Speaker 3: these men. They had no power, and the beating they 174 00:10:43,000 --> 00:10:47,199 Speaker 3: received from the demon possessed man made this clear. It's 175 00:10:47,240 --> 00:10:50,520 Speaker 3: a powerful reminder that power comes not from any human 176 00:10:50,559 --> 00:10:54,160 Speaker 3: being or in any human name, even that of the 177 00:10:54,160 --> 00:10:58,720 Speaker 3: apostle Paul. Power comes from God himself and in the 178 00:10:58,800 --> 00:11:04,160 Speaker 3: name of the Savior who changes lives. When word got 179 00:11:04,200 --> 00:11:07,560 Speaker 3: out about this, it was a tremendous witness for Christ, 180 00:11:07,600 --> 00:11:09,520 Speaker 3: and many began to call in the name of the 181 00:11:09,520 --> 00:11:13,480 Speaker 3: Lord and become saved. And from that a small group 182 00:11:13,520 --> 00:11:16,160 Speaker 3: of twelve or so men God began to establish the 183 00:11:16,240 --> 00:11:20,960 Speaker 3: Church at Ephesus, and it changed the city. They impacted 184 00:11:21,200 --> 00:11:24,400 Speaker 3: their entire region. Look what it says in Acts nineteen, 185 00:11:24,559 --> 00:11:28,280 Speaker 3: verses eighteen and nineteen. I just love this. Many of 186 00:11:28,280 --> 00:11:31,240 Speaker 3: those who believe now came and openly confess what they 187 00:11:31,280 --> 00:11:34,840 Speaker 3: had done. A number who had practiced sorcery brought their 188 00:11:34,880 --> 00:11:39,520 Speaker 3: scrolls together and burned them publicly. A genuine encounter with 189 00:11:39,679 --> 00:11:43,520 Speaker 3: Jesus cannot help but transform our lives and change us 190 00:11:43,559 --> 00:11:47,679 Speaker 3: from the inside out. We now find our identity in Christ, 191 00:11:48,040 --> 00:11:51,079 Speaker 3: and we can change the world around us. We close 192 00:11:51,160 --> 00:11:54,200 Speaker 3: today's reading hearing how a riot broke out with both 193 00:11:54,280 --> 00:11:58,200 Speaker 3: Greeks and Jews opposing the message of Christ, stirring up 194 00:11:58,200 --> 00:12:01,680 Speaker 3: trouble and trying to draw Paul into a fight, but 195 00:12:01,800 --> 00:12:05,200 Speaker 3: the disciples and even some government officials who were friends 196 00:12:05,200 --> 00:12:09,160 Speaker 3: of Paul, kept him from getting into the chaos. God 197 00:12:09,280 --> 00:12:11,760 Speaker 3: was protecting the church from danger, and soon the riot 198 00:12:11,840 --> 00:12:15,480 Speaker 3: dissipated with no harm coming to Paul or the other Christians. 199 00:12:15,960 --> 00:12:18,400 Speaker 3: But the battle was far from over. There would still 200 00:12:18,440 --> 00:12:22,760 Speaker 3: be persecution, opposition, and threats and intimidation to God's work 201 00:12:22,800 --> 00:12:26,439 Speaker 3: in Ephesus. Later, Paul would write to his fellow Christians 202 00:12:26,440 --> 00:12:30,600 Speaker 3: at Ephesus, reminding them of this spiritual battle, for which 203 00:12:30,640 --> 00:12:32,880 Speaker 3: they would need the full armor of God to be 204 00:12:32,920 --> 00:12:36,280 Speaker 3: able to withstand the attacks of the enemy. It is 205 00:12:36,320 --> 00:12:39,240 Speaker 3: an armor that all Christians possess and we must put 206 00:12:39,280 --> 00:12:43,240 Speaker 3: on each day. With faith, we can win our spiritual 207 00:12:43,280 --> 00:12:48,040 Speaker 3: battles with spiritual weapons. Dear God, thank you for the 208 00:12:48,080 --> 00:12:50,760 Speaker 3: Word of God and how it reminds you of the 209 00:12:50,800 --> 00:12:54,680 Speaker 3: power of Jesus to change lives. We remember that we 210 00:12:54,720 --> 00:12:58,480 Speaker 3: face spiritual battles every day, and therefore we armor up. 211 00:12:58,760 --> 00:13:01,080 Speaker 3: We arm ourselves with the truth of your word and 212 00:13:01,160 --> 00:13:04,840 Speaker 3: protect ourselves with the word of God and the testimony 213 00:13:04,880 --> 00:13:09,640 Speaker 3: of Jesus, in whose name we pray. Amen. Thank you 214 00:13:09,720 --> 00:13:12,680 Speaker 3: for listening to today's Bible in a Year podcast. This 215 00:13:12,800 --> 00:13:16,000 Speaker 3: is Jack Graham from Dallas, Texas. 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