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When we last left Philip, he was overseeing a growing ministry
in the Samaritan church.
This was SURELY to be his life’s work,
right???
Acts 8: 26-2726 Now an angel of
the Lord said to Philip, “Go south to the road—the desert road—that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.”
27 So he started out…
As hard as it may be for each church
to accept, God rarely brings growth while the current members
remain comfortable.
Both change & growth are “scary”.
The Continuing Adventuresof Philip the Evangelist
* Acts 8: 26-40
In this story (and throughout
his ministry), Philip shows an instinctive habit of obeying and
following the lead of the Holy Spirit.
Acts 8: 30-35 Beginning with
Isaiah 53, Philip explained the
“Good News” of Jesus Christ:
That He chose to suffer the penalty
of death for our sins
Isaiah 53: 8 & 108 “By oppression and judgment,
he was taken away. Yet who can speak of his descendants?
For he was cut off from the land of the living…
10 …“he will see his offspring and prolong his days,
and the will of the LORD will prosper in his hand.”
Isaiah 56: 3-8 God explains how the New Covenant will be open to all who truly seek Him.
What if we all responded with joy when faced with an opportunity to show
commitment to Christ and His church?
“Look, here’s an opportunity to grow
and serve…why not?”
The Ethiopian responded to the Gospel by saying “why not me…why not now?”
For wherever God is calling your life to go, ask “why not me…why not now?”
Who Do You Most Relate to?
Philip * Trying to walk in obedience to The Holy Spirit and fulfill God’s calling
The Ethiopian Eunuch * Aching to “belong”
One of the important truths about God that is shown throughout Scripture is that He will often allow us (or send us) to go down, so that
He can raise us up even higher!
We see from the life and ministry
of Philip how The Holy Spirit
brought unity in Jesus Christ to:
JewsSamaritans
Gentiles
Each one of us shares equally at the Table of Jesus
Christ, as lovingly-adopted children of God.