• The Great Revival of Samaria

  • January 3, 2021

    Series: Acts: Empowered for the Mission, Part 17

    Text: Acts 8:1-25

    Main Idea: When God moves in hearts through the preaching of Christ, sinners are saved by God through the power of Jesus Christ!

  • 1.      The      & His Message: Philip preached      to the city. (v. 5, 12)

    2.      The      for Revival: God gave the people soft hearts enabling them to      & pay attention to the message. (v. 6, Luke 8:15, 1 Thess 2:13, Acts 16:14, Ezra 8:22)

    3.      The      of Revival: While true revival is always evident, it is sometimes also      with false professions. (v. 7-25)

    1. Lives of the helpless are miraculously      by the power of God. (v. 7, 2 Cor 5:17)
    2. Great      is experienced: sins forgiven, knowing God’s presence, power to live, assurance of salvation, hope for eternity. (v. 8)
    3. Deliverance from      teaching & bondage in sin. (v. 9-11, Mt 7:15, Rom 16:18, 1 Tim 4:1-2)
    4.    in Christ & baptism. (v. 12)
    5. False      . (v. 13, Matt 7:21, Tit 1:16)
    6. The reception of the         . (v. 14-17, Acts 10:44-48)


    NOTE: The description here of the      indwelling of the Holy Spirit is not the normal pattern for the Church today. The Holy Spirit fully indwells every believer at the moment of conversion. (1 Cor 12:13, Eph 1:13, Rom 8:9, 2 Cor 1:22)

    7.    The      of hypocrisy. (v. 18-24)

    8.    The opening of      for evangelism. (v. 25)

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