What happens when we don’t understand Jesus? How will He treat us? We can gain insight as we observe the disciples during Jesus’ farewell teachings. This happened after the Passover meal but before they went to Gethsemane the night before Jesus was crucified. Jesus wanted to prepare them for His death and resurrection. Jesus had …
Cornelius needed to hear the Good News about Jesus. Why did God send Peter and not Philip? Peter was thirty miles away, and Philip was in the same town. Philip knew the Gospel well and had already shared Jesus with a Gentile, the Ethiopian eunuch. Acts 8: 35 So beginning with this same Scripture, Philip told …
Receiving revelation from God is a gift of the Holy Spirit that indwells every believer. As Philip shared the Good News about Jesus with the Ethiopian eunuch, something began to stir in his heart. Acts 8:36 As they rode along, they came to some water, and the eunuch said, “Look! There’s some water! Why can’t I …
Some think only the New Testament is relevant, but the Old Testament is important. We can find Jesus in both the New and the Old Testament. In fact, Philip led the Ethiopian eunuch to faith using prophecy from the Old Testament. Acts 8: 32 The passage of Scripture he had been reading was this: “He was …
Jesus, the suffering servant, was revealed to the Ethiopian eunuch as Philip explained the Isaiah Fifty-three passage. Earlier, an angel of the Lord told Philip, “Go south down the desert road that runs from Jerusalem to Gaza.”[1] As Philip obeyed the angel’s voice, he met the treasurer of Ethiopia, who was reading from the Book …
We often hesitate to share Jesus with people who are different from us. Don’t let differences hinder your witness. Philip was on assignment from the Holy Spirit at noon on the desert road between Jerusalem and Gaza. The Holy Spirit had instructed him to go alongside a chariot. Acts 8: 27 So he started out, and …
Listening to God as you witness is the key to being winsome as you share the Good News of Jesus. Philip was experiencing a great move of God in Samaria when suddenly, the Lord had a different assignment for him. Acts 8: 26 As for Philip, an angel of the Lord said to him, “Go south …
God intervenes in our lives so we can fulfill the plans He has for us. Just as a coin can’t find itself, the Lord’s plans often take His intervention. The Lord reveals how He planned our lives out before we were born. Psalm 139:16 You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life …
This week’s story shows how to follow God when it sounds crazy. Philip had a thriving church in Samaria when God gave him a new assignment. Acts 8: 26 As for Philip, an angel of the Lord said to him, “Go south down the desert road that runs from Jerusalem to Gaza.[1] Philip would have known …
Simon’s actions give an example of a false heart. He had said and done all the right things that seemed to show that he had repented of his former life and turned to Jesus. Acts 8: 13 Then Simon himself believed and was baptized. He began following Philip wherever he went, and he was amazed by …