Today: [Acts 19 Part 1:] The Ephesian Church is Founded. In Acts 19 Paul travels to Ephesus and successfully plants the church there. The Ephesian church represents a high water mark of the moving of the Spirit of God in the New Testament Era. During Paul’s time in Ephesus, every Jew and Greek in Asia heard the gospel. What was the secret to Paul’s success? Paul in this city makes a definitive break with the synagogue and focuses on the Gentile population while ministering in a marketplace venue. We can learn much from the success of Paul’s ministry in this chapter regarding what he did and did not do.
