The Greater Show on Earth (Acts 8:9-25)

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Sermon Outline

1. The Background (Acts 8:9-13)

   1. Understanding the Magi…

   2. In Simon, the greatest p________________ in Samaria meets the greatest                P_______________ in the universe.

   3. Simon proves that b______________ cannot save

2. The Transformation (Acts 8:14-19)

   1. B______________ is passed through the laying on of hands.

   2. Simon sought to purchase the p____________ not the b________________

3. The Consequence (Acts 8:20-24)

   1. Bread attracts M_______________... but it does not transform them.

Application:  Why does this story matter?

• I can make a decision for Christ, but only Christ can t_________________.  

• When we come for anything else but Him, we become a shallow, impotent, performance-based, religious version of what we were before we met him…

• When we come for everything else He gives, we won’t have Christ.

• But when we come for Christ, we have everything else He gives!