LIFE OF PAUL

S E S S IO N N IN E : H O W T H E S N A K E H IN D E R S T H E S P IR IT
Thesis: Grace changes lives ______________ Gods word. Prov 27:2,21 Point 1. If you want to know what your crucible is, and want to know how your worth is really tested, look at how you react to ____________. Point 2. You dont fulfill the Great Commission by winning people to Christ if they are not going to be __________________.
D. OPPOSITIONTHE THIRD MISSIONARY JOURNEY AD 56 - AD 60, ACTS 18:23-21:16

1. PROCLAMATION, ACTS 19:1-20

a. Traveling to Education in Ephesus AD 57, Acts 19:1,9-10

Point 3. Paul's stay in Ephesus is marked by three noteworthy events: education, exorcism and confusion. PULLING THE PRINCIPLES FROM ACTS 19 1. A person has to believe the right ______________ to be saved 2. ______________ is important as an ordinance for this dispensation 3. A Christian can ______________ others only where he has been led 4. Paul's message is ______________ among the apostles Point 4. All Asia heard the word of the Lord because Paul taught the believers to ________ the word on to others.

b. Teaching from Exorcism AD 58, Acts 19:13-20

Point 5. For a truly Biblical ministry the only thing darkness can do is __________________ the light.
2. PANDEMONIUM AUG 20, AD 59, ACTS 19:21-41

a. Contemplation, Acts 19:21-22

IN THE __________________________, ACTS 19 1. Satan uses ignorant disciples, 1-7 2. Satan uses religious pretenders, 13-20 3. Satan uses rich merchants, 23-29 Point 6. When the tactics of the serpent fail, Satan turns into the ________.

b. Cause, Acts, 19:23-29

Point 7. Wherever you find religious superstition, you always find __________ for sale.

c. Character, Acts 19:30-34

Point 8. False churches use ______________ to generate emotion. Defn.: The name ______________ means, "the first cause."

d. Cessation, Acts, 19:35-41

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3. PURSUING THE PLAN OF EDIFICATION DEC - FEB, ACTS 20:1-16

a. Stay in Greece, Acts 20:1-3

Composition of 1 Corinthians Composition of 2 Corinthians and Romans AD 60 Acts 20:3 SIX SECTIONS SHOWING PAULS ________ 1. His affection in Ephesus, 1 2. His giving to the rest of the churches, 2 3. His teaching in Macedonia, 2 4. His endurance in travel, 3-6 5. His availability in ministry and fellowship, 7-13 6. His concern for the elders and leaders, 14-16 THREE R'S FOR ______________, 1 TIM 4:13 1. Reading the Bible 2. Receiving Bible principles and applying them 3. Reproducing by teaching Bible principles to others, Rom 15:30-31

b. Service in Troas, Acts 20:4-12 Paul and the Local Church

1) Detailing disciples, 4-5 2) Delaying departure, 6-7 Point 9. If you have really been saved by grace through faith and not of works, then you cannot be ____________________ by conforming to a law. John 20:19 THE WAY OF THE __________ TO HINDER THE SPIRIT 1. By using disciples with insufficient experience 2. By counterfeiting the real thing 3. By open opposition from people with the right stuff

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