The Gospel & Its Power 

The Gospel & Its Power 
Pastor Blake Hanson | 5.10.23

Acts 16:11–12 (NLT)

11 We boarded a boat at Troas and sailed straight across to the island of Samothrace, and the next day we landed at Neapolis. 

12 From there we reached Philippi, a major city of that district of Macedonia and a Roman colony. And we stayed there several days.

The gospel has the power to hearts. 

Acts 16:13 (NLT)

13 On the Sabbath we went a little way outside the city to a riverbank, where we thought people would be meeting for prayer, and we sat down to speak with some women who had gathered there.

Hearts are opened at places. 

Hearts are opened with of people. 

Romans 16:1 (ESV)

1 I commend to you our sister Phoebe… 

Romans 16:3–4 (ESV) 

3 Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus, 

4 who risked their necks for my life, to whom not only I give thanks but all the churches of the Gentiles give thanks as well.

Acts 16:14–15 (NLT)

14 One of them was Lydia from Thyatira, a merchant of expensive purple cloth, who worshiped God. As she listened to us, the Lord opened her heart, and she accepted what Paul was saying. 

15 She and her household were baptized, and she asked us to be her guests. “If you agree that I am a true believer in the Lord,” she said, “come and stay at my home.” And she urged us until we agreed.

The gospel has power over . 

Ephesians 6:12 (NLT)

12 For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places.

Acts 16:16–17 (NLT)

16 One day as we were going down to the place of prayer, we met a slave girl who had a spirit that enabled her to tell the future. She earned a lot of money for her masters by telling fortunes. 

17 She followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God, and they have come to tell you how to be saved.”

Acts 16:18–19 (NLT)

18 This went on day after day until Paul got so exasperated that he turned and said to the demon within her, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.” And instantly it left her. 

19 Her masters’ hopes of wealth were now shattered, so they grabbed Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities at the marketplace.

Matthew 10:8 (ESV)

8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons. You received without paying; give without pay.

Luke 10:17 (NLT) 

17 When the seventy-two disciples returned, they joyfully reported to him, “Lord, even the demons obey us when we use your name!”

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