Two Steps Forward, One Step Back | Evening Series - How Spirit-Filled People Changed the World, May 4, 2025

“TWO STEPS FORWARD, ONE STEP BACK”

How Spirit-Filled People Changed the World, part 32

A sermon outline based on Acts 19

Hillcrest CRC, May 4, 2025, 5pm

Rev. Curt Walters

1. Receiving the Holy Spirit is crucial. 

    (John 14:16,26, 16:7-8, Acts 1:8, 19:2, Galatians 5:18,22-23)

 2. They received the Holy Spirit. (Acts 19:1-7)

 3. They prophesied. (Acts 19:6)

 4. All of the people in Asia heard the word of the Lord! (Acts 19:8-10)

 5. God did extraordinary miracles through Paul. (Acts 19:11-17)

 6. There was revival in Ephesus. (Acts 19:17-20)

 7. Christ’s advancing kingdom produced a backlash. (Acts 19:21-41)

 8. Christianity had an economic impact in Ephesus. (Acts 19:26)

 9. Christianity had an emotional impact. (Acts 19:27-34)

Next steps...

• Invite the Holy Spirit to convict, guide, teach, lead, empower and produce fruit in your life.
• Pray for God to bring spiritual revival in our hearts and lives, and that the good news of Jesus would take root in the hearts and lives of people in influential places in our country and our world.
• Read and reflect on John 14:12 and Acts 19:11-12.  How might these two passages relate to each other?