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(Even Sorcerers are convinced of God’s Sovereignty when they witness extraordinary miracles. Anger erupts when silversmiths are not able to sell as many images of the goddess, Artemis.) Acts 19:1-41 1Paul in Ephesus (Acts 19) Paul in Ephesus

2. Paul was a missionary. The church in the city of Antioch sent Paul on a number of “Missionary Journeys” to tell people about Jesus. Today we are going to learn about something that happened on Paul’s “3 rd Missionary Journey”. In the first part of the journey Paul went back to places where he had been before. He taught the Christians how to have a strong faith. After visiting these churches Paul arrived in the very large and important city of Ephesus. Ephesus was famous for a large and beautiful temple built to honour the goddess of Artemis. Many people there worshipped false gods and others practiced sorcery. Paul in Ephesus (Acts 19)

3. When Paul arrived at the city of Ephesus he met a group of disciples. Disciples are followers of Jesus. As Paul listened to them he realised that they only knew part of the truth about baptism. Paul in Ephesus (Acts 19)

4. Paul explained to them that now, because of Jesus’ death and resurrection, they could have their sins washed away at baptism. Not only would their sins be forgiven through baptism but at baptism the Holy Spirit would come and live in them. The Holy Spirit would be with them all of the time helping them to follow God. Paul in Ephesus (Acts 19)

5. The men were so happy to hear about this and wanted to be baptised in the name of Jesus. After their baptism an amazing thing happened. The Holy Spirit displayed his wonderful power to them through two miracles. By the power of the Spirit the men began to immediately speak in other languages that they had never studied in a language class. This is called “speaking in tongues”. And then they began saying messages straight from God. This miracle is called “prophesying”. These special miracles helped these men understand that God’s Spirit was for everyone who choses to follow and obey him. There were many evil spirits in the city of Ephesus but they were nothing compared to the power of the Holy Spirit of God! Paul in Ephesus (Acts 19) 5

6. For three months Paul taught in the synagogue where the Jews gathered. He told them that the promises of God had come true and that Jesus was the Messiah who had come to save the world from sin. Some people believed but others became angry and did not believe in Jesus. After this Paul started teaching in a school called the “School of Tyrannus.” He taught there for two years and many people heard about Jesus during that time. Paul in Ephesus (Acts 19)

7. God did some amazing miracles through Paul in the city of Ephesus. If Paul touched a handkerchief and then a sick person touched it then the sick person would become well. And if they had evil spirits then the evil spirits would leave them. Paul in Ephesus (Acts 19)

8. If a demon lived inside a person then the demon could make the person do evil things. There were seven Jewish men passing through Ephesus and they noticed how Paul seemed to have special power over demons (evil spirits). The seven men didn’t believe in Jesus but they wanted to have special powers too. So, when they met a man who had a demon living inside of him they decided to try to use the name of Jesus like magic. They tried to make the demon leave the man by just saying the name of Jesus. Paul in Ephesus (Acts 19)

9. Then something very unexpected happened! The demon inside the man made the man speak. The demon said, “I know Jesus and I know Paul. But who are you?” The men were shocked and very afraid. They realised that they did not have power over demons like Jesus did after all. Paul in Ephesus (Acts 19)

10. In fact, the demon caused the man to attack all seven men and beat them up. He even tore their clothes off so that the men ran out of the house naked and bleeding. Paul in Ephesus (Acts 19)

11. News of this and of the other miracles spread all around Ephesus. They realised the power of God is stronger than all of their false gods. Those who had been following magic and sorcery were afraid because the powers of magic and sorcery were nothing compared to the power of God. A number of those who had practiced sorcery even made a fire and burned their wizard and sorcery instruction books. God does not want Christians to treat other powers like they are as good as or better than him. Paul in Ephesus (Acts 19)

12. Many people respected Paul and listened to him when he preached about Jesus. But there were some people that were angry. The silversmiths made nice souvenirs of the city and sold them to visitors. People would buy statures of the goddess, Athina, or miniature versions of the temple. One silversmith, Demetrius, began to worry that people would stop buying the souvenirs. Paul in Ephesus (Acts 19)

13. Demetrius started telling other silversmiths about it. He said that if people started believing what Paul said about Jesus then they would stop believing in the goddess Athina. They would stop buying statues and souvenirs. All the silversmiths would go out of business. Paul in Ephesus (Acts 19)

14. More and more people started listening to Demetrius and soon there was a big angry crowd gathered at the city stadium. The Stoning of Stephen - Acts 6:8-8:1

15. They even grabbed two of Paul’s friends and brought them into the stadium. Paul wanted to go and help them but his other friends told him that he must stay away from the angry crowd. Paul in Ephesus (Acts 19)

16. When one Jewish man tried to talk the crowd got so angry that they responded by chanting this for two hours straight, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!” The entire city was in an uproar. Finally, the city clerk calmed them down enough so they could hear him speak. He reminded them that there were city courts where Demetrius could make his complaints. He also told them that if they had a riot then he would have to report it to the Romans. (That meant Roman soldiers would come and everyone would be in trouble.) Paul in Ephesus (Acts 19)

17. Finally, everyone calmed down and began returning to their homes. But Paul knew the time had come to leave Ephesus. There were now many Christians in Ephesus and they could continue telling people about Jesus. He met with Paul met with his friends and then left the city. He would continue his mission work in other places. Paul in Ephesus (Acts 19)

Teacher Notes Page 1. Cover: Paul in Ephesus Acts 19:1-41 (Even Sorcerers are convinced of God’s Sovereignty when they witness extraordinary miracles. Anger erupts when silversmiths are not able to sell as many images of the goddess, Artemis.) 2. Paul was a missionary. The church in the city of Antioch sent Paul on a number of “Missionary Journeys” to tell people about Jesus. Today we are going to learn about something that happened on Paul’s “3rd Missionary Journey”. In the first part of the journey Paul went back to places where he had been before. He taught the Christians how to have a strong faith. After visiting these churches Paul arrived in the very large and important city of Ephesus. Ephesus was famous for a large and beautiful temple built to honour the goddess of Artemis. Many people there worshipped false gods and others practiced sorcery. 3. When Paul arrived at the city of Ephesus he met a group of disciples. Disciples are followers of Jesus. As Paul listened to them he realised that they only knew part of the truth about baptism. Paul in Ephesus (Acts 19) 4. Paul explained to them that now, because of Jesus’ death and resurrection, they could have their sins washed away at baptism. Not only would their sins be forgiven through baptism but at baptism the Holy Spirit would come and live in them. The Holy Spirit would be with them all of the time helping them to follow God. 5. The men were so happy to hear about this and wanted to be baptised in the name of Jesus. After their baptism an amazing thing happened. The Holy Spirit displayed his wonderful power to them through two miracles. By the power of the Spirit the men began to immediately speak in other languages that they had never studied in a language class. This is called “speaking in tongues”. And then they began saying messages straight from God. This miracle is called “prophesying”. These special miracles helped these men understand that God’s Spirit was for everyone who choses to follow and obey him. There were many evil spirits in the city of Ephesus but they were nothing compared to the power of the Holy Spirit of God!

Teacher Notes Page- continued 6. For three months Paul taught in the synagogue where the Jews gathered. He told them that the promises of God had come true and that Jesus was the Messiah who had come to save the world from sin. Some people believed but others became angry and did not believe in Jesus. After this Paul started teaching in a school called the “School of Tyrannus.” He taught there for two years and many people heard about Jesus during that time. 7. God did some amazing miracles through Paul in the city of Ephesus. If Paul touched a handkerchief and then a sick person touched it then the sick person would become well. And if they had evil spirits then the evil spirits would leave them. 8. If a demon lived inside a person then the demon could make the person do evil things. There were seven Jewish men passing through Ephesus and they noticed how Paul seemed to have special power over demons (evil spirits). The seven men didn’t believe in Jesus but they wanted to have special powers too. So, when they met a man who had a demon living inside of him they decided to try to use the name of Jesus like magic. They tried to make the demon leave the man by just saying the name of Jesus. Paul in Ephesus (Acts 19) 9. Then something very unexpected happened! The demon inside the man made the man speak. The demon said, “I know Jesus and I know Paul. But who are you?” The men were shocked and very afraid. They realised that they did not have power over demons like Jesus did after all. 10. In fact, the demon caused the man to attack all seven men and beat them up. He even tore their clothes off so that the men ran out of the house naked and bleeding. 11. News of this and of the other miracles spread all around Ephesus. They realised the power of God is stronger than all of their false gods. Those who had been following magic and sorcery were afraid because the powers of magic and sorcery were nothing compared to the power of God. A number of those who had practiced sorcery even made a fire and burned their wizard and sorcery instruction books. God does not want Christians to treat other powers like they are as good as or better than him. 12. Many people respected Paul and listened to him when he preached about Jesus. But there were some people that were angry. The silversmiths made nice souvenirs of the city and sold them to visitors. People would buy statures of the goddess, Athina, or miniature versions of the temple. One silversmith, Demetrius, began to worry that people would stop buying the souvenirs.

Teacher Notes Page- continued 13. Demetrius started telling other silversmiths about it. He said that if people started believing what Paul said about Jesus then they would stop believing in the goddess Athina. They would stop buying statues and souvenirs. All the silversmiths would go out of business. 14. More and more people started listening to Demetrius and soon there was a big angry crowd gathered at the city stadium. 15. They even grabbed two of Paul’s friends and brought them into the stadium. Paul wanted to go and help them but his other friends told him that he must stay away from the angry crowd. 16. When one Jewish man tried to talk the crowd got so angry that they responded by chanting this for two hours straight, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!” The entire city was in an uproar. Finally, the city clerk calmed them down enough so they could hear him speak. He reminded them that there were city courts where Demetrius could make his complaints. He also told them that if they had a riot then he would have to report it to the Romans. (That meant Roman soldiers would come and everyone would be in trouble.) Paul in Ephesus (Acts 19) Finally, everyone calmed down and began returning to their homes. But Paul knew the time had come to leave Ephesus. There were now many Christians in Ephesus and they could continue telling people about Jesus. He met with Paul met with his friends and then left the city. He would continue his mission work in other places.

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