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In **Acts 19**, Paul arrives in Ephesus and encounters disciples who had never heard about the Holy Spirit. What follows is an incredible chapter filled with baptism, the gifts of the Spirit, extraordinary miracles, demonic encounters, repentance, and eventually an entire city thrown into an uproar because of the impact of the gospel.
In this episode, we discuss:
- The disciples who had only received John's baptism
- Being baptized in the name of Jesus
- Paul laying hands on believers to receive the Holy Spirit
- Speaking in tongues and prophesying
- Paul's daily teaching and ministry in Ephesus
- Extraordinary miracles through Paul
- The seven sons of Sceva attempting to cast out a demon
- Why simply using the name of Jesus isn't a magic formula
- New believers publicly renouncing their former occult practices
- The enormous value of the magic books they burned
- How the gospel began disrupting the idol-making business in Ephesus
- The riot surrounding the temple of Artemis
Acts 19 gives us a striking picture of what happens when the gospel truly transforms a community. People didn't merely profess belief—they abandoned their former practices, destroyed what connected them to their old lives, and began following Jesus in a way that was noticeable enough to affect the surrounding culture.
Through it all, **“the word of the Lord continued to increase and prevail mightily.”**
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10/02/2026