Threats to the Church: How the Gospel Triumphs Over Persecution and Deception

Threats to the Church: How the Gospel Triumphs Over Persecution and Deception

Acts 8:1-25

When opposition comes from the outside and corruption threatens from within, the church faces its greatest tests — and reveals its greatest strength. In this message, Pastor Rod Bunton traces two major threats to the early church in Acts 8, showing how both Saul’s fierce persecution and Simon the magician’s counterfeit faith were ultimately powerless to stop the gospel from spreading into new cities and cultures.