Acts 19:17-18

This 3-day reading plan teaches you what it means to have authority in Christ. You will discover the power of Jesus’ Name, how God has given you the authority to live as His representative on earth, and the power you have over the enemy. You will also learn about the responsibility that comes with using His Name. This plan will help you walk as an overcomer. Read it with a friend, brother, or sister, and share what God is teaching you!

Most believers know that Jesus defeated the devil. But very few understand what that victory specifically means for their daily lives, or that they have been given real authority to enforce it. Many are living defensively, as though they are at the mercy of spiritual forces, when the Bible says the exact opposite is true. This plan will show you what Jesus actually did to the powers of darkness, what that means for your life right now, and the authority He gave you to walk in a victory that has already been won.

No local church of Jesus Christ progresses beyond its leaders. When Paul made his farewell to the elders he had trained in the church in Ephesus in Acts 20, he presented the record of his ministry with them as an example of true spiritual leadership that faithfully built up the church. As Alistair Begg explains, the transparency, integrity, and urgency he modeled are an example to the church’s leaders today.

The Essential 100® Bible Challenge is a simple tool to read through the Big Story of God's Word. The reading plan is based on 50 Old Testament and 50 New Testament passages. Continue with the sixteenth part "The Travels of Paul." ®Produced by American Bible Society in partnership with Scripture Union, Inc.