God of This City Presentation

8/7/2019 God of This City Presentation

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After Athens, Paul

went to Corinth.Acts 18:1 MSG


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Family[Corinth] is where he discovered Aquila, a Jewborn in Pontus, and his wife, Priscilla. They had

just arrived from Italy, part of the general

expulsion of Jews from Rome ordered by

Claudius. Paul moved in with them

Acts 18:2-3a


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Family Men Women

Children

Mothers

Fathers

Married Couples

Unmarried Singles

Single Parents

Divorcees

Empty Nesters

Widow And

Widowers

Alternative Gay,

Lesbian,

Transgender And

Bisexual Lifestyles


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FamilyBut Paul's efforts with the Jews weren't a totalloss, for Crispus, the meeting-place president,

put his trust in the Master. His entire family

believed with him.

Acts 18:8


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Busine

ss and they worked together at their common

trade of tentmaking.

Acts 18:3b


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Busine

ssA certain silversmith, Demetrius, conducted a brisk trade in the manufacture of

shrines to the goddess Artemis, employing a number of artisans in his business. He

rounded up his workers and others similarly employed and said, "Men, you well know

that we have a good thing going hereand you've seen how Paul has barged in and

discredited what we're doing by telling people that there's no such thing as a god

made with hands. A lot of people are going along with him, not only here in Ephesusbut all through Asia province.

"Not only is our little business in danger of falling apart

Acts 19:24-27


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ss Manufacturing

Retail

Service Industries

Food Service

Healthcare

Energy

Banking

Accounting

Finance


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ReligionBut every Sabbath he was at the meeting place,

doing his best to convince both Jews and Greeks

about Jesus.

Acts 18:4


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eligion Christianity Judaism Islam

New Age religions

Buddhism

Hinduism

Atheism


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ReligionAs soon as they heard of[Jesus], they were baptized inthe name of the Master Jesus. Paul put his hands on

their heads and the Holy Spirit entered them. From

that moment on, they were praising God in tonguesand talking about God's actions. Altogether there were

about twelve people there that day.

Acts 19:5-7


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ReligionPaul then went straight to the meeting place. He hadthe run of the place for three months, doing his best to

make the things of the kingdom of God real and

convincing to them. But then resistance began to formas some of them began spreading evil rumors through

the congregation about the Christian way of life.

Acts 19:8-9a


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EducationSo Paul left, taking the disciples with him, and set upshop in the school of Tyrannus, holding class there

daily. He did this for two years, giving everyone in the

province of Asia, Jews as well as Greeks, ampleopportunity to hear the Message of the Master.

Acts 19:9b-10


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Education Preschools

Public Schools

Private Schools

Home Schools Career Centers

Higher Education

Teachers

Administrators

School BoardMembers

ESL Programs

Literacy

Tutoring


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GovernmentBut when Gallio was governor of Achaia province, theJews got up a campaign against Paul, hauled him into

court, and filed charges

Acts 18:12

Finally, the town clerk got the mob quieted down

Acts 19:35a


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Government Local

State

Federal

Elected Officials

Law Enforcement

Legal Practices

Public Utilities


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Entertainment Sports Art

Theater

Museums

Dance

Comedy

Crafts

Hobbies

Books

Writing

Movies

Music


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EntertainmentDowntown Athens was a great place for gossip. There were always peoplehanging around, natives and tourists alike, waiting for the latest tidbit onmost anything.

Acts 17:21

One of yourpoets said it well: 'We're the God-created.' Well, if we are the

God-created, it doesn't make a lot of sense to think we could hire a sculptor

to chisel a god out of stone for us, does it?

Acts 17:28-29


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EntertainmentAll kinds of witches and warlocks came out of thewoodwork with their books of spells and incantations

and made a huge bonfire of them. Someone estimated

their worth at fifty thousand silver coins.Acts 19:19


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Media Newspaper

Television

Radio

Magazines

Internet

Blogging

Social Media

Facebook

Twitter


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MediaIt was soon news all over Ephesus among both Jews

and Greeks. The realization spread that God was in and

behind this. Curiosity about Paul developed into

reverence for the Master Jesus.Acts 19:17


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MediaThat set them off in a frenzy. They ran into the street yelling,

"Great Artemis of the Ephesians! Great Artemis of the

Ephesians!" They put the whole city in an uproar, stampeding

into the stadium

Some were yelling one thing, some another. Most of them had

no idea what was going on or why they were there.

Acts 19:28, 29a, 32


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2. Business

3. Religion

4. Education

5. Government

6. Arts & Entertainment

7. Media


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"Keep it up,

and don't let anyone intimidate or silence you.

No matter what happens,I'm with you

and no one is going to be able to hurt you.

You have no ideahow many people I have on my side in this city."

Acts 18:9-10 MSG

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