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Back to category: Religion Limited version - please login or register to view the entire paper. CHURCH INFLUENCE IN OUR SOCIETY TODAYAS EPHESUS’ CHURCH CHURCH INFLUENCE IN OUR SOCIETY TODAY AS EPHESUS’ CHURCH In Ephesus, the story begins in Acts 19, with Paul introducing twelve followers of John the Baptist to the person of the Holy Spirit. Miracles follow and a church is established. After a Kingdom of God incident, involving the stark reality of demons, the church in Ephesus entered a fresh level of repentance, leading to both an increase in the church and a city riot. Christianity was having such an impact on Ephesus that the business of idol retailers was suffering. Accounts of the Welsh Revival of 1904-6, tell a similar story, of public houses closing due to lack of custom and even public houses being turned into church buildings for the increase demand for corporate prayer and opportunity to ‘see and hear’ the gospel. The Epistle to the Efessians provides us the necessary spiritual understanding to reach the whole cities for Christ. Ephesus was the second city completely reached after Jerusalem and it is an e... Posted by: Novelett Roberts Limited version - please login or register to view the entire paper. |
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