The Riot at Ephesus – Acts 19

The Riot at Ephesus – Acts 19

• The gospel always brings opposition

The Riot at Ephesus – Acts 19

• The gospel always brings opposition• God makes sure that the gospel

keeps spreading

Lord of the Rings Acts

Lord of the Rings Acts

The One Ring

Lord of the Rings Acts

The One Ring

Must be taken to Mount Doom to be destroyed

Lord of the Rings Acts

The One Ring The Gospel - the good news of Jesus

Must be taken to Mount Doom to be destroyed

Lord of the Rings Acts

The One Ring The Gospel - the good news of Jesus

Must be taken to Mount Doom to be destroyed

Must be taken to the ends of the earth so people can be saved

“But you will receive powerwhen the Holy Spirit comes on you;and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem,and in all Judea and Samaria,and to the ends of the earth.”

Acts 1:8 (NIV)

Lord of the Rings Acts

The One Ring The Gospel - the good news of Jesus

Must be taken to Mount Doom to be destroyed

Must be taken to the ends of the earth so people can be saved

Lord of the Rings Acts

The One Ring The Gospel - the good news of Jesus

Must be taken to Mount Doom to be destroyed

Must be taken to the ends of the earth so people can be savedPaul must take the gospel to Rome

Paul in Ephesus – Acts 19

Paul in Ephesus – Acts 19• Preaches in the synagogue for 3 months

(v8)

Paul in Ephesus – Acts 19• Preaches in the synagogue for 3 months

(v8)• Preaches in the lecture hall of Tyrannus –

for 2 years (v9-10)

Paul in Ephesus – Acts 19• Preaches in the synagogue for 3 months

(v8)• Preaches in the lecture hall of Tyrannus –

for 2 years (v9-10)• Miracles prove the truth of the gospel (v11-

12)

Paul in Ephesus – Acts 19• Preaches in the synagogue for 3 months

(v8)• Preaches in the lecture hall of Tyrannus –

for 2 years (v9-10)• Miracles prove the truth of the gospel (v11-

12)• Jesus’ name is not something you can just

use without knowing Jesus as Lord (v13-16)

Paul in Ephesus – Acts 19• Preaches in the synagogue for 3 months (v8)• Preaches in the lecture hall of Tyrannus – for 2

years (v9-10)• Miracles prove the truth of the gospel (v11-12)• Jesus’ name is not something you can just use

without knowing Jesus as Lord (v13-16)• People burn their sorcery scrolls – worth

millions of pounds (v19)

Paul in Ephesus – Acts 19

Demetrius’s argument

Demetrius’s argument• Our trade will lose its good name

Demetrius’s argument• Our trade will lose its good name• The temple of Artemis will be discredited

Demetrius’s argument• Our trade will lose its good name• The temple of Artemis will be discredited• Artemis herself will be robbed of her

divine majesty

The Riot at Ephesus – Acts 19

• The gospel always brings opposition

The Riot at Ephesus – Acts 19

• The gospel always brings oppositionMaybe for financial reasons

The Riot at Ephesus – Acts 19

• The gospel always brings oppositionMaybe for financial reasonsMaybe for other reasons – e.g. choice

The Riot at Ephesus – Acts 19

• God makes sure that the gospel keeps spreading

The Riot at Ephesus – Acts 19

• God makes sure that the gospel keeps spreadingHe keeps Paul safe – the gospel must

get to Rome!

The Riot at Ephesus – Acts 19

• God makes sure that the gospel keeps spreadingHe keeps Paul safe – the gospel must

get to Rome!He uses unlikely ways to carry out his

plans