SCATTERING THE DARKNESS (30 OF 34)
Scripture: Acts 19:11-41
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Scattering the Darkness (30 of 34)
Series: Acts
Robert Dawson
Acts 19:11-41
A pastor called all the children down front during the Sunday morning service for the children’s sermon. When the children arrived at the front and sat down the pastor smiled and said, “Today, I want to talk about frogs. What do you think about when I say frogs?” A beautiful, bright eyed and precocious little girl raised her hand and said, “God.” The Pastor looked at her with a puzzled look on his face and asked, “Why did you say that?” Her response was classic. She said, “Because I know you didn’t call us up here in front of the whole church to talk about frogs.”
Paul could understand that sentiment. He knew that when God sent him to new places, to new cities, opened new doors of opportunity and brought new people into his life that He did not do so in order for Paul to talk about the weather, sports or politics but the Gospel.
John Wesley once wrote this in his journal, “I came into town and I brought them Jesus.”
That was Paul’s goal no matter where he was. No matter the culture or spiritual climate he had the mindset that said, “I came into town to bring them Jesus.”
In Acts 19we find Paul in Ephesus, a large, strategic city. He came to Ephesus to bring them Jesus.
God has not called His people to avoid the dark, difficult and intimidating places of this world. ...
Series: Acts
Robert Dawson
Acts 19:11-41
A pastor called all the children down front during the Sunday morning service for the children’s sermon. When the children arrived at the front and sat down the pastor smiled and said, “Today, I want to talk about frogs. What do you think about when I say frogs?” A beautiful, bright eyed and precocious little girl raised her hand and said, “God.” The Pastor looked at her with a puzzled look on his face and asked, “Why did you say that?” Her response was classic. She said, “Because I know you didn’t call us up here in front of the whole church to talk about frogs.”
Paul could understand that sentiment. He knew that when God sent him to new places, to new cities, opened new doors of opportunity and brought new people into his life that He did not do so in order for Paul to talk about the weather, sports or politics but the Gospel.
John Wesley once wrote this in his journal, “I came into town and I brought them Jesus.”
That was Paul’s goal no matter where he was. No matter the culture or spiritual climate he had the mindset that said, “I came into town to bring them Jesus.”
In Acts 19we find Paul in Ephesus, a large, strategic city. He came to Ephesus to bring them Jesus.
- Some historians called Ephesus the “Treasure of Asia” and was seen as the mother of materialism and ambition.
- It was home to one of the Seven Wonders of the World at that time, the Temple of Diana (Artemis).
- It was a place where occultic beliefs and activity were widely practiced and because of that it was called the “Dark Castle of Asia Minor.”
- It was a place of great spiritual darkness. It would have been an intimidating and difficult place to begin a new ministry.
God has not called His people to avoid the dark, difficult and intimidating places of this world. ...
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