Nothing like a good riot to get people engaged and thinking! That’s what happened in the city of Ephesus when the gospel started to affect not only the worship of the local goddess, Artemis, but also the local artisan industry that was tied to it. Nothing like an economic/religious crisis to provoke people to action. Just another day at the office for the Apostle Paul and his entourage of church planters, evangelists and missionaries. As we look at Acts 19:21-41 on Sunday, we’ll be challenged to see what kind of person we are in light of the people we see in the passage. Are we “resolved in the Spirit,” no matter what, to live for Jesus Christ no matter where that takes us, what that means for us, and how it changes things for us?

Series: The Acts of the Apostles

Todd Dugard

Message: 53 – No little disturbance

Harvest Bible Chapel

Text: Acts 19:21-41

June 16, 2024

There are four kinds of people in the world...

…those who are all about the money (v. 23-31)

Acts 17:29

The gospel is always at its most controversial when it comes into conflict with economic interests.

John B. Polhill

Matthew 6:19–21

Matthew 6:24

…those who have no clue (v. 32-34)

…those who live and let live (v. 35-41)

…and those who are “resolved in the Spirit” (v. 21-22)

Which kind am I?