That underscores the importance of man in changing the natural world. When men change, everything else changes. True revival must produce positive effects which are visible on the people, place and objects. The children of Israel in Ezra’s days were not forced, or coerced to divorce their foreign wives they voluntarily made a covenant with God to do away with every unholy thing in their midst, while those who oppressed their neighbours ceased to do so (Ezr. It’s a time of refreshing from the Lord (Acts 3:19). Above all, it is a time when the son re-unites with the Father. It is the time of illumination, inspiration and understanding when man can now see what hitherto has been veiled, obscured and hidden from natural minds. The point of revival is the point of turnaround, abandonment of works of iniquity, and embracement of godliness (cf. When there’s true revival, the people admit and repent of their sins, which cause them to make restitution (Lk. If we are expecting the end-time revival in our churches and nation, we must take God’s Word more seriously than ever. © 2017 All Rights Reserved Worship with us o. (More about this in the post Miracles versus Magic Tricks.
Now let’s jump into the Bible to see what we can discover about. Salvation comes to us only by grace and through faith, a lesson Simon, and all of us. A sorcerer is a person who makes use of various occult practices (spells and fortune-telling and perhaps astrology). For an overview of Simon’s story, check out this scene from the Book of Acts film. Simon is a Sorcerer-the Latin word is magus, the same word used for those magi who travelled from the east to see the infant Lord. Luke tells us Simon’s story as he describes the gospel moving beyond Jerusalem into the outlying territories. Simon became a believer and was baptized (a tribute to the power of Philip's preaching). He was good at what he did, and was called 'Great Power of God.' Undoubtedly, Simon made a good living at what he did. The power of the Word of God cannot be over-emphasised in exposing and dealing with darkness in our midst. Speaker: Pastor Randolf Message: Lessons from Simon the sorcererDream Nation Church. He learned a very important lesson about the difference between tricks and the real power of God. Simon the Sorcerer is one of the most provocative characters in the New Testament. A sorcerer is a person who makes use of various occult practices (spells and fortune-telling and perhaps astrology).
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