The Wrestling Pastor (1 of 4)
Series:The Book of Acts:The Gospel Gone Viral
Scott Maze
Acts 19:11-20
We continue our study of the book of Acts today with a most unusual passage. It's the story of a supernatural encounter that turns into a wrestling match in Acts 19:11-20. There's a Twitter feed known as The Wresting Pastor that links old school wrestlers to the frustrations pastors experience regularly. Again, these are wrestling moves that act out the frustrations pastors often feel. You're going to love these (it has little to do with the Scripture text). Pastor, I appreciate you taking two hours to give me clear, biblical counsel but I've decided to ignore it and do what I wanted to do anyway.
When you realize there are always a bunch of Bibles in the lost and found but never any cell phones... The moment you find out one of your members has been parking in the spaces reserved for visitors. Pastor, I'm going to support my favorite football team even I hate the coach, the program is corrupt, and they lose every game, but if this church does a single thing I disagree with I'm out of here. The book of Acts puts us ringside in order to witness at least four supernatural events during the course of early church's missionary efforts.
Four Instance of Magic in Acts
This is the fourth instance in our study of the book of Acts where the church runs up against people using magical powers.
1) Simon (Acts 8:9-13)
Simon serves as a warning of a counterfeit Christian believer.
''But there was a man named Simon, who had previously practiced magic in the city and amazed the people of Samaria, saying that he himself was somebody great. 10 They all paid attention to him, from the least to the greatest, saying, 'This man is the power of God that is called Great.' 11 And they paid attention to him because for a long time he had amazed them with his magic'' (Acts 8:9-11).
Philip preaches the gospel to the people of Samaria and lots of people were co ...
Series:The Book of Acts:The Gospel Gone Viral
Scott Maze
Acts 19:11-20
We continue our study of the book of Acts today with a most unusual passage. It's the story of a supernatural encounter that turns into a wrestling match in Acts 19:11-20. There's a Twitter feed known as The Wresting Pastor that links old school wrestlers to the frustrations pastors experience regularly. Again, these are wrestling moves that act out the frustrations pastors often feel. You're going to love these (it has little to do with the Scripture text). Pastor, I appreciate you taking two hours to give me clear, biblical counsel but I've decided to ignore it and do what I wanted to do anyway.
When you realize there are always a bunch of Bibles in the lost and found but never any cell phones... The moment you find out one of your members has been parking in the spaces reserved for visitors. Pastor, I'm going to support my favorite football team even I hate the coach, the program is corrupt, and they lose every game, but if this church does a single thing I disagree with I'm out of here. The book of Acts puts us ringside in order to witness at least four supernatural events during the course of early church's missionary efforts.
Four Instance of Magic in Acts
This is the fourth instance in our study of the book of Acts where the church runs up against people using magical powers.
1) Simon (Acts 8:9-13)
Simon serves as a warning of a counterfeit Christian believer.
''But there was a man named Simon, who had previously practiced magic in the city and amazed the people of Samaria, saying that he himself was somebody great. 10 They all paid attention to him, from the least to the greatest, saying, 'This man is the power of God that is called Great.' 11 And they paid attention to him because for a long time he had amazed them with his magic'' (Acts 8:9-11).
Philip preaches the gospel to the people of Samaria and lots of people were co ...
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