“When Power Meets POWER”
The Book of Acts Sermon Series
Acts 8:9-25 (Guest Bible, page 1,086)
Lessons, Conclusions, Applications…
1.
When you are powerless, God saved you. When God saved you, He gave you power.
(Romans 5:6 – Guest Bible, page 1,116, Ephesians 3:20 – Guest Bible, page 1,158,
Acts 1:8 – Guest Bible, page 1,077)
2.
While the evidence of receiving the Holy Spirit may be speaking in tongues or other
miraculous signs, the best evidence of living in the power of the Holy Spirit will be fruit
(Galatians 5:22 – Guest Bible, page 1,155) and salvation (John 14:12-13 – Guest Bible,
page 1,068).
3.
The power of Satan always leads to death. The power of God always leads to life.
(John 10:10 – Guest Bible, page 1,062)
4.
When power meets power, the lesser power must bow to the greater power. This is
good news for followers of Jesus. (I John 4:4 – Guest Bible, page 1,209)
5.
“Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely.” God’s power saves. (Luke
10:17-20 – Guest Bible, page 1,028)
Pastor Mark Zehnder
March 4, 2012
Notes…