In Acts 19:17-20, sorcerers got saved and burned their scrolls that were used by them as sorcerers. The open market value of these scrolls was great. now, they probably could have sold those scrolls to unbelieving sorcerers, but they destroyed them instead - so as to stop the evil themselves and not to have others continue evil.
When we become disciples of Christ, we have to burn our "scrolls," too. We have got to go through our home and office and destroy all things that we used in the commission of anything evil. But we shouldn't stop there. We should also get rid of anything that keeps us to commit sins of omission. If golf clubs keep us from church on Sunday, we should sell them! If an Xbox keeps us from teaching our children the Scriptures, then we should get rid of it. But we shouldn't stop with physical things, only. We must remove everything from our life that is sin - perhaps stop going to bars if that causes us to get drunk and do whatever.
The text tells us that the people who burned the scrolls held Jesus' name in high honor and openly confessed their sins - we too often hide our sins - and that gives them power - bringing them into the light causes us to stop sinning.
In v. 20 - "In this way the word of the Lord spread widely and grew in power."
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