Accessing Acts 13 The Slave Satan the Saviour

Accessing Acts 13. The Slave, Satan & the Saviour (16 v 16 -24) § The slave girl Ø • • Owned by others v 16 Used her for their own gain Had control of her money v 16, 19 Had control over her ‘gift’ Held by fear, threat, imprisonment Owned by Satan v 16 Her spiritual master was diabolical Enslaved by the author of evil Whole unbelieving world is under the devil’s control 1 Jn 5 v 19 Seeks to stop anyone coming to Christ 2 Cor 4 v 4 Even the ‘upright’ religious are under his control Jn 8 v 41 -44

Accessing Acts 13. The Slave, Satan & the Saviour (16 v 16 -24) § The Saviour Ø Ø • • • Disarmed, humiliated, defeated the devil Col 2 v 15 The girl was drawn to Paul By the devil v 17 She kept coming, she kept heckling v 18 Drawn to Paul by the Lord v 18 Devil meant harm, God meant it for good Gen 50 v 20 Patience of the Saviour through Paul v 18 Power of the Saviour through Paul v 18 God’s power must never be associated with the devil P demonstrates Christ’s power over the spirit v 18 P shows this girl how Christ changes a man 1 Tim 5 v 1 -2

Accessing Acts 13. The Slave, Satan & the Saviour (16 v 16 -24) § The Saviour Ø • Ø Ø • Seek to win the person, but destroy the devil in Jesus’ Name Devil not afraid of you, but terrified of Jesus James 2 v 19 Was the girl freed from her earthly owners? v 19 When Christ sets you free not everyone’s happy v 19 But aren’t YOU happy in Christ? 2 Cor 4 v 17 -18