A Chapter of Good News

Series: A New Chapter

July 01, 2018
Frank Foreman

As the church of Acts begins another new chapter, it is clear that it was not a place for the for casual faith. Most evident is the Good News that they were always ready to share ... wherever they went and with whoever the Spirit led them to speak to on their way.

Episode Notes

Acts 8:26-40, Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Rise and go toward the south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.”  This is a desert place.  And he rose and went.  And there was an Ethiopian, a eunuch, a court official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of all her treasure.  He had come to Jerusalem to worship and was returning, seated in his chariot, and he was reading the prophet Isaiah. 


And the Spirit said to Philip, “Go over and join this chariot.”  So Philip ran to him and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet and asked, “Do you understand what you are reading?”  And he said, “How can I, unless someone guides me?”  And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.  Now the passage of the Scripture that he was reading was this:

“Like a sheep He was led to the slaughter and like a lamb before its shearer is silent, so He opens not His mouth.  In His humiliation justice was denied Him.  Who can describe His generation?  For His life is taken away from the earth.”

 

And the eunuch said to Philip, “About whom, I ask you, does the prophet say this, about himself or about someone else?”  Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning with this Scripture he told him the Good News about Jesus.  


And as they were going along the road they came to some water, and the eunuch said, “See, here is water!  What prevents me from being baptized?”  And he commanded the chariot to stop, and they both went down into the water, Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him.  And when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord carried Philip away, and the eunuch saw him no more, and went on his way rejoicing.  But Philip found himself at Azotus, and as he passed through he preached the Gospel to all the towns until he came to Caesarea.



Trust that God is PREPARING people to HEAR the Good News:


1.  The SOVEREIGN work of the SPIRIT

John 6:44, No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him.



2.  The SUBMISSIVE will of the SERVANT 

Romans 10:17, So faith comes by hearing, and hearing through the Word of Christ.



3.  The SEARCHING heart of the SINNER

Matthew 5:6, Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.



Challenge:  When sharing the Good News…  Keep it BIBLICAL, SIMPLE, and focused on JESUS


1st Corinthians 2:2, For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.

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