Getting to know the Holy Spirit: How did the disciples move in the power of the Holy Spirit after Pentecost? Part 2

How did the disciples move in the power of the Holy Spirit after Pentecost? Part 2.
Acts Chapters 13 - 28

Acts 13:

1.   Paul and Barnabas are in Antioch when they are called out by the Holy Spirit to do the work for which he has called them. Following the leading of the Holy Spirit they go to Cyprus – vs 1-4

2.   At Paphos they are opposed by a Jewish sorcerer and a false prophet called Bar-Jesus. Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit curses the sorcerer and he is struck blind – vs 6-12

3.    As a result of this display of power, the proconsul of Cyprus became born-again – vs 12

4.    From Paphos Paul sails to Pamphylia and preaches the word boldly in many Jewish synagogues and the word of the Lord spread but they also come under persecution – vs 13-49

5.   And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit – vs 52

Acts 14:

1.  In Iconium Paul and Barnabas continue to minister powerfully in the Spirit and perform many signs and wonders – vs 1-7

2. Paul is stoned and left for dead. After the disciples gathered around him and prayed, he

    arose and carried on ministering – vs 19-20

3. In Derbe Paul and Barnabas preach the gospel and win a large number of disciples – vs      21

4. Paul and Barnabas return to Antioch preaching the gospel all the way – vs 21-28

Acts 16:

1. Paul and his companions revisit a number of towns they had visited before strengthening

    the Churches in the faith – vs 1-5

2. Paul and his companions were prevented from preaching in Asia by the Holy Spirit – also

    called the Spirit of Jesus in these verses – vs 6-8

3. Paul has a vision of a Man in Macedonia begging them to go to Macedonia. Paul left 

    immediately concluding that God had called them to preach the gospel – vs 9-10

4. In Philippi, Macedonia, a woman called Lydia originally from Thyatira responds to Paul’s

    gospel message and she and her household are baptized – vs 11-15

5. In Philippi, Paul delivers a slave girl from an evil spirit that could predict the future – vs 

   16-18

6. The owners of the slave girl incite the crowd against Paul and Silas and they are flogged,

     beaten and thrown into prison – vs 19-24

7. At about midnight whilst Paul and Silas were in prison singing hymns and praying, a

    violent earthquake shook the prison and all the prisoners’ chains fell off and the cell doors

    sprang open – vs 25-26

8. The jailer was about to commit suicide at this, but Paul stopped him by assuring him that

    nobody had escaped. He was so overwhelmed by this that he immediately got saved. 

    The jailer dresses their wounds and he and his household are then baptized. He is filled 

    with joy because he and his household had come to know God – vs 27-34

Acts 17:

1. Paul and his companions face persecution in Thessalonica and Berea for preaching the

    gospel. He leaves Silas and Timothy in Berea and heads for Athens – vs 1-15

2.  In Athens Paul boldly preaches the gospel to the Areopagus, a group of Greek philosophers and epicureans. Some of them even got saved! – vs 16-34

Acts 18:

1.  In Corinth Paul struggles to get the gospel message across to the Jews and eventually, after they became abusive, he decides to concentrate on preaching to the Gentiles only – vs 1-8

2.  One night the Lord speaks to Paul in a vision and tells him to persevere and keep preaching in Corinth and he will keep Paul safe. Paul is obedient and stays there for a year – vs 9-11

Acts 19:

1.  In Ephesus, Paul finds twelve disciples who weren’t water baptized. After they are water baptized and Paul lays hands on them and they are baptized in the Spirit and they speak in tongues and prophesy – vs 1-7

2.  Paul preaches the word of God in Tyrannus for 2 years so that all the Jews and Greeks that lived in Asia heard the word of the Lord – vs 10

3.  God did extraordinary miracles through Paul including healing the sick from handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him and then laid on the sick – vs 11-13

4.  The word of God spread widely throughout Asia because of Paul’s preaching and the many miracles, signs and wonders that God did through him – vs 23-41

Acts 20:

1.  Paul continually visited and encouraged the Church throughout Asia – vs 1-6

2.  Paul raises Eutychus from the dead in Troas – vs 7-12

3.  Paul, compelled by the Spirit, decides to return to Jerusalem, where, as the Holy Spirit warns him, he faces many trials and hardships. Paul resolutely goes in obedience to the Holy Spirit’s leading – vs 13-38

Acts 21:

1.  On the way back to Jerusalem, Paul stops in Caesarea where he receives a prophesy by the Holy Spirit through the prophet Agabus. Paul is told that the Jews in Jerusalem are going to have him imprisoned and handed over to the Gentiles – vs 10-11

2.  This prophesy comes to be – vs 27-40 and chapters 22-26

Acts 27 & 28 – Paul’s journey to Rome

1.  Paul warns the centurion assigned to guard him that their voyage would be disastrous with loss of ship and cargo. Centurion doesn’t listen – 27:10-11

2.  Shortly after leaving Crete they run into a violent storm of hurricane strength just as Paul predicted, the cargo is lost, and the ship is wrecked – 27:13-44

3.   An angel of God visits Paul one night and tells him the ship will run aground on an island but his life and the lives of all who sail with him will be saved – 27:23-26

4.  Paul witnesses to the soldiers and the ship’s crew by encouraging them to eat and by giving thanks to God for the meal in the middle of the storm – 27:4-38

5.  The ship runs aground, the centurion saves Paul’s life from the soldiers and everybody reaches shore safely on Malta – 27:42-44

6.  Paul is bitten by a poisonous snake but suffers no ill effects, this is a powerful witness to the islanders - 28:1-6

7.   Paul is shown favour by the chief official of the island and is invited to stay at his house. Paul prays for the official’s sick father and he is healed. After this the rest of the sick on the island came to Paul and they were healed – 28:7-10

8.  After 3 months on Malta Paul finally sets sail for Rome – 28:11-14

9.  Paul lived under house-arrest in Rome and was allowed to preach the gospel without hindrance – 28:17-31

And now Church let's take hold of these scriptures addressed to the Church from Paul himself:

1 Cor 4:15-16 

Even if you had ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers, for in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel. 16 Therefore I urge you to imitate me.

1 Cor 11:1 

Follow (imitate) my example, as I follow (imitate) the example of Christ.

May the name of Jesus be lifted up and glorified!

An extract from my book: Fan Into Flame: Life in the Spirit available on Paperback:

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