A Small Class (Ac.8:26-40). I. Setting The Setting: 1. Started with persecution Ac.8:1-3 Two amazing facts: 1 1 God was willing to send His children.

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A Small Class (Ac.8:26-40)

I. Setting

The Setting: 1. Started with persecution Ac.8:1-3 Two amazing facts: 1 1 God was willing to send His children into harm’s way 2 2 Christians were willing to go, knowing what would happen

The Setting: 2. Started with busy people Philip was preaching in Samaria 1 1 Jonah found excuses not to go. Philip could have (desert; one man). 2 2 Abraham went immediately. Philip also trusted & obeyed.

The Setting: 3. Desert road, 26 Gaza: southernmost of Philistia’s five great cities  Destroyed: 93 BC  New city: 57 BC  Old city became “Desert Gaza”

The Setting: 1. Persecution 2. Busy people 3. Desert road 4. Teaching as they traveled Recalls another Stranger who opened Scriptures to travelers (Lk.24:13-35) Use informal settings to teach eternal truth

I. Setting II. Speaker

The Speaker: 1. Not angel, 26 Angel gave directions to preacher.  Ac.10:3, angel connected sinner w. preacher. 2 Co.4:7  Ga.1: K.13

The Speaker: 1. Not angel 2. Not Holy Spirit, 29 Identified Stephen’s next audience Ac.2, direct revelation to preachers Ac.10:44-48, HS ‘fell’ only after sending preacher (10:19-20)

The Speaker: 1. Not an angel 2. Not Holy Spirit 3. Not Apostle with Ac.6, had been with apostles Philip could work miracles (8:6-8) Philip could explain Scriptures (8:35) Eunuch: Word was enough (8:36)

The Speaker: 1. Not an angel 2. Not Holy Spirit 3. Not Apostle Philip was able to help him Providence  Eunuch arrived in Jerusalem too late to hear Peter (Ac.2)  Christians had left Jerusalem (Ac.8) God did not leave him in dark

The Speaker: 1. Not an angel 2. Not Holy Spirit 3. Not Apostle 4. Philip: a “layman” Acts 6... Acts 8:29 – Not a beggarNo meeting ads

I. Setting III. Sinner II. Speaker

A seeker Eunuch (Is.56:3-5). Mk.16:15 One man. Mt.28:19 Official of Queen Candace Hereditary title of Ethiopian queens. Political affairs beneath “divine” kings. Hereditary title of Ethiopian queens. Political affairs beneath “divine” kings.

Ethiopia (Gk.)

A seeker Eunuch (Dt.23:1; Is.56:3-5). Mk.16:15 One man. Mt.28:19 Official of Queen Candace To worship. Cf. Jn.12:20 Reading  Scripture... on way home  Very passage he needed most

A seeker Eunuch (Dt.23:1; Is.56:3-5). Mk.16:15 One man. Mt.28:19 Official of Queen Candace To worship. Cf. Jn.12:20 Reading Doesn’t look lost (as Ac.2, 9, 10, etc.) Religious, zealous, sincere, humble, obedient

I. Setting IV. Scripture II. Speaker III. Sinner

Ac.8:30-33 (Isa.53) Read without understanding  Needed help: guide me No evidence any Jew in 1 st Century expected suffering Messiah  Jesus taught disciples about Is.53 Jn.16:13 Mt.15:14 Suffer Submit Substitute Son of God

I. Setting II. Speaker III. Sinner V. Salvation IV. Scripture

Philip begins were the eunuch is. Preaches Jesus Person Person of Jesus: Messiah, Son... Plan Plan of Jesus: includes baptism Mt.3 Mt.28 Baptism Baptism (Person) (Plan)

Philip ends with words similar to Ac.2:22-38 Preached Jesus, Stop the chariot! TO...INTO...OUT OF (water baptism) Jesus saves (Is.53) We obey (Hb.5:7)

Eunuch’s beginning and ending Began: “I need help” Ended: resumed journey, rejoicing (8:8) He was lost; now found He was blind; now sees Christian…uses Bible… teaches sinner…baptizes him

Sinner: no excuses Preacher: no human creeds What if preacher brought... Book of Mormon Bible + Book of Mormon: Mormon Baptist Manual Bible + Baptist Manual: Baptist Presbyterian COF Bible + Presbyterian COF: Presbyterian Bible + nothing: Christian??