Eastern Heights Christian Church
In our "Manifesto" series, we will be studying the book of Acts verse by verse as we discover who we are, what God desires us to be about, how the Holy Spirit works, and how we were all called to be a part of what God has been doing for the last 2000+ years.
Acts 8:9-11 NIV
COUNTERFEIT: made in exact imitation of something valuable or important with the intention to deceive or defraud.
Sorcery: occult practices with DEMONIC FORCES.
The Devil has POWER, but God has MORE!
2 Timothy 3:5 NIV
2 Corinthians 11:14 NIV
Acts 8:12-13 NIV
He said the right WORDS and did the RIGHT THINGS, and was even BAPTIZED.
Yet he was a FRAUD!
How do we know he was a fraud?
Acts 8:14-17 NIV
Why didn’t the Samaritans receive the Holy Spirit when they were saved?
Why did God use Peter?
Matthew 16:18-19 NIV
Acts 8:18-23 NIV
Acts 8:24 NIV
Christianity is more than simply attaining FIRE INSURANCE - it requires ACTION!
Acts 8:25 NIV