LifePoint Church (Pearland, TX)
Pastor Benjamin Bammes on February 28, 2021. Watch this service online on Facebook or YouTube.
Acts 8:5 ESV
The church should be eager to _______ and committed to __________.
Acts 8:26-38 ESV
1. Reach one more by _________ them where they are.
2. Reach one more by _________ them about Jesus when you can.
3. Reach one more by _________ with them as they grow.
Has God ever told you to leave or go somewhere that didn’t make any sense to you at the time?
When God told Philip to leave Samaria to head toward Gaza on a desert road, did God tell him why (v. 26)? Did God tell Philip what to expect when he went? What do you think Philip was feeling/doing as he obeyed God and traveled on that desert road?
Describe Philip’s conversation with the Ethiopian eunuch (v. 30-35). What was Philip’s demeanor? Was he combative, defensive, aggressive, etc.?
What does this teach us about how we should interact with unbelievers (see also 1 Peter 3:15 and 2 Corinthians 10:1)?
How does this correspond to the way Jesus approached us (see also John 3:16-17)?
When Philip had an opportunity to tell the Ethiopian about Jesus, what did he do (v. 35a)? What was Philip’s focus (v. 35b)?
How do you know when you should tell others about Jesus? How do you know what to say in those circumstances (Luke 12:11-12)?
What role do you think your actions and behavior should play in telling others about Jesus? Why are both actions and words generally necessary when sharing the gospel?
Compare Jesus’s interaction with the woman at the well in Samaria (John 4:4-30) to Philip’s interaction with the Ethiopian eunuch. What do these events teach us about the character of God?