The city of Ephesus was a very religious city…

The city of Ephesus was a very religious city, home to the Great Temple of Artemis.

There were also many sorcerers in Ephesus.

However, Paul preached in Ephesus with the power of God, and the sorcerers repented, even burning their books of magic in the town square.

Acts 19:19 states that the burned books were worth 50,000 pieces of silver.

...Acts 19:20 says, "The message of the Lord spread like wildfire, and its power grew stronger and stronger."

When we truly trust in God's word and pray, God will do amazing things for us.
...Paul's evangelism is mentioned in 2 Timothy 1:7.
..."God has not given us a spirit of cowardice, but a spirit of power, love and self-control." "...Jesus, too, preached through numerous miracles and the word of God❗️.
"So that you may know..."
As it says, Paul had already experienced the word of God and its great power.
...We too desire to experience it❗️
Shalom 😃

This page archives a Morning Word message shared by Pastor Peter Sunagawa on LINE. The English prose is a translation of the Japanese source message. For Scripture wording, use the BSB link above.