Mightily Grew the Word of God and Prevailed

Mightily Grew the Word of God and Prevailed When the Word of God prevails, the power of God manifests itself in a tremendous way. This is documented in Acts 19 where the prevailing Word revolutionized not only a community but also a complete section of the world in a short period of time. Acts 19 records that Paul went to Ephesus and found certain disciples there. He ministered the power of the holy spirit into manifestation, “and all the men were about twelve.” Verse 8 begins the record that demonstrates the dynamics of the prevailing Word of God. Acts 19:8: And he [Paul] went into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, disputing and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God. For three months Paul went into the synagogue and showed them the Word of God. But three months was all he stayed because unbelievers spoke evil of that way. Verse 9, But when divers [many] were hardened, and believed not, but spake evil of that way before the multitude, he [Paul] departed from them, and separated the disciples, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus. Paul went into the synagogue for three months preaching and teaching the Word of God; but when they refused to believe the Word of God, Paul separated the believers. He said, “You people who want to believe come with me; we are going over to the school of Tyrannus. The rest of you who do not want to believe the accuracy of God’s Word just stay here at the synagogue.” Actually it was not Paul who broke up this synagogue. The hardened and evil-speakers with their unbelief were the ones responsible for the break-up of the Ephesian synagogue. What a break it was, for verse 10 says, And this continued by the space of two years; so that all they which dwelt in Asia [Biblically, “Asia” referred to Asia Minor.] heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks. In two years and three months all Asia Minor heard the Word of God. In our day and time, with our multi-million dollars spent for for