Trouble can provide noise that keeps us from hearing God’s directions.

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Trouble can provide noise that keeps us from hearing God’s directions. The persecution in Jerusalem could have kept Philip from perceiving what God was telling him to do. It did not. We need to learn from this. We are looking at a second event in Philip’s journey. Acts 8:26-40

Acts 8:26-40 NIV Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Go south to the road—the desert road—that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch, an important official in charge of all the treasury of the Kandake (which means “queen of the Ethiopians”). This man had gone to Jerusalem to worship, and on his way home was sitting in his chariot reading the Book of Isaiah the prophet. The Spirit told Philip, “Go to that chariot and stay near it.” Then Philip ran up to the chariot and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. “Do you understand what you are reading?” Philip asked.

“How can I,” he said, “unless someone explains it to me “How can I,” he said, “unless someone explains it to me?” So he invited Philip to come up and sit with him. This is the passage of Scripture the eunuch was reading: “He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb before its shearer is silent, so he did not open his mouth. In his humiliation he was deprived of justice. Who can speak of his descendants? For his life was taken from the earth.” The eunuch asked Philip, “Tell me, please, who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?”Then Philip began with that very passage of Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus.

As they traveled along the road, they came to some water and the eunuch said, “Look, here is water. What can stand in the way of my being baptized?” And he gave orders to stop the chariot. Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water and Philip baptized him. When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord suddenly took Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him again, but went on his way rejoicing. Philip, however, appeared at Azotus and traveled about, preaching the gospel in all the towns until he reached Caesarea.

God gave Philip the next thing. No details Not a complete picture Teaching Points God gave Philip the next thing. No details Not a complete picture God gives us the next thing. Why does God only give us the next thing? How is obedience tied to hearing from God? Dusty’s Ben Affleck story Application Questions Why does God only give us the next thing? How is obedience tied to hearing from God?

2. God was at work in the Ethiopian. He went to Jerusalem to worship. Teaching Points 2. God was at work in the Ethiopian. He went to Jerusalem to worship. He was reading Isaiah 53 We need to trust that God is at work in the people he has cross our path. Share stories about how God was working in someone that Hr brought across our path.

3. God gave Philip the next thing again. Stay near the chariot. Teaching Points 3. God gave Philip the next thing again. Stay near the chariot. We need to see divine opportunities and engage Why can questions be better than preaching?

4. Philip engaged with a question. Teaching Points 4. Philip engaged with a question. Why can questions be better than preaching?

5. God orchestrates a witness. Using Isaiah 53 Teaching Points 5. God orchestrates a witness. Using Isaiah 53 Powerful witness is built on the bridge of revealed truth in Scripture. How did God orchestrate this witness?

6. The Ethiopian asks for baptism. Philip does it. Teaching Points 6. The Ethiopian asks for baptism. Philip does it. We need to baptize when God makes it evident. Talk about this baptism in relationship to our conversation last Sunday.

The Holy Spirit moves Philip. Miraculously taken to Azotus. Teaching Points The Holy Spirit moves Philip. Miraculously taken to Azotus. We are invited to watch what God does. What are some amazing things that God has done through divine appointments?