THE NAME OF JESUS - BOOK OF ACTS LESSon #59

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Sermon Notes

Date of Sermon:  October 30, 2016

Main Idea:   There is power in the name of Jesus
  
Key Verse:    "And this became known to all the residents of Ephesus, both the Jews and the Greeks. And fear fell upon them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was extolled."   Acts 19:17

Bible Reading:    11 And God was doing extraordinary miracles by the hands of Paul, 12 so that even handkerchiefs or aprons that had touched his skin were carried away to the sick, and their diseases left them and the evil spirits came out of them. 13 Then some of the itinerant Jewish exorcists undertook to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying, "I adjure you by the Jesus whom Paul proclaims." 14 Seven sons of a Jewish high priest named Sceva were doing this. 15 But the evil spirit answered them, "Jesus I know, and Paul I recognize, but who are you?" 16 And the man in whom was the evil spirit leaped on them, mastered all of them and overpowered them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded. 17 And this became known to all the residents of Ephesus, both Jews and Greeks. And fear fell upon them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was extolled. 18 Also many of those who were now believers came, confessing and divulging their practices. 19 And a number of those who had practiced magic arts brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all. And they counted the value of them and found it came to fifty thousand pieces of silver. 20 So the word of the Lord continued to increase and prevail mightily.

Outline: 
​​​​I.          Ministry in the Name of Jesus   (11-12)
           A.         God was at work   (11)
           B.         Paul was his willing servant   (11)
           C.         Indirect healing   (12)
 
II.         Misuse of the Name of Jesus   (13-16)
            A.         Unbelievers invoke the name   (13-14)
            B.         Demons know Jesus and recognize believers   (15)
            C.         Punishment for misusing the Name   (16)
 
III.        Might and Majesty of the Name of Jesus   (17-20)
           A.         Elicits fear and praise from unbelievers   (17)
           B.         Elicits holy living from believers   (18-19)
           C.         Success of God=s Word   (20)

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