Hey, church family, it's time for Devo, Acts Shabber 19.

We're going to pick up where we left off, like I said yesterday.

I want to look at the beginning of the Church of Ephesus.

Okay, so again, I think you've got to pay attention to this.

Again, it starts with people operating not in the Holy Spirit,

but operating in their own power,

and that'll get you whipped, beaten down, naked, and wounded.

And now the gospel begins to go out, okay?

So if we pick it up, I don't know, 17.

Okay, we'll pick it up in 17.

It says this.

And this became known that this is the seven sons

of Sceiva getting whipped. 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. So people are in awe of what's happening as the gospel advances in

Ephesus. And people, they ain't talking about Paul. They're not talking about Apollos. They ain't talking

about the seven sons of Siskiva. They're talking about the name of Jesus. Jesus' name is extolled.

Also, many of those who were now believers came confessing and divulging their practices. In other words,

in the beginning of this church, they understood the fake use doing just fine, but real people

began to really confess their sins. And when you confess your sins, you bring what is dark into

the light and the darkness flees. So this isn't a bunch of fake Christians

at church just saying, I'm blessed and highly favored when really their life's on fire. They're

confessing and divulging their practices. And a number of those who had practiced magic arts,

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