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Acts 8:1–3 · BSB
8:1 And Saul was there, giving approval to Stephen’s death. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.
8:2 God-fearing men buried Stephen and mourned deeply over him.
8:3 But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off men and women and put them in prison.
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…when God gives a call on our life, we need to be responsive. So let's take our Bibles, let's stand in honor of God's word. Again, we're back inActs chapter 8, or chapter 9, excuse me, and we're looking at verse 10. It says this. Now there was a disciple at Damascus named Ananias. The Lord said to him in…
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…it is way better when we're walking on the plan and the path that God has for us. This morning we're going to start our series of the next yes inActs chapter 8and we're going to see the story of Philip. We're going to see the story of how God called him to take a step of faith and as he takes that step of…
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…Stephen, he gives one of the greatest sermons really ever right before he stoned to death, proclaims Christ, it's rather amazing. [SPEAKER_00]:Acts chapter 8, the church is scattered because of persecution growing in that area, so they all start to kind of go to different outskirts cities. [SPEAKER_00]:…
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…so I want to show you in the Bible this morning, I'm going to show you two different stories about black men in the Bible. We've got, of course,Acts chapter 8with the Ethiopian eunuch. And then we've got Jeremiah 38 about ebed melech. So Acts chapter 8 gives us an example of a black man who was very…
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…that is not silencing these believers. They're continuing to speak about the name of Jesus. And suddenly, where we started in this whole series inActs chapter 8, that Jesus looked at his followers and said, You will be my witnesses when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be my witnesses in…
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…it. That's verse 19. And so finally, back to Isaiah verse 20. I'm going to be found by people who didn't even seek for me. You can go back toActs chapter 8. What a wonderful picture. The Ethiopian has scripture in his hands, but scripture unexplained leaves him lost on a desert road with no answers,…
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…of faith and of the Holy Ghost. And Philip, I'm not going to read all the other names because I'll butcher them, but you see them there. Turn toActs chapter 8, 5 and 6. It says, then Philip went down to the city of Samaria and preached Christ unto them. And the people with one accord gave heed unto those…
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…the dispersion of the church. So what was happening is, you know, in Acts chapter 7, it says Saul was there witnessing Stephen's death, and then inActs chapter 8, we saw how Saul was ravaging the church. He was going into homes and he was pulling believers, you know, men and women and children, families out…
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…those who were scattered went about preaching the word. This is the word of the Lord, church. Maybe seated. In case you don't remember, we are inActs chapter 8, but last week we were in Acts chapter 7, and we talked about Stephen. Okay, and Stephen was one of the seven deacons that was raised up by the…
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Well, Acts chapter 9 picks up whereActs chapter 8, the first three verses, leave off. If you remember, we've seen a couple of glimpses of Saul of Tarsus. One of them was in chapter 7, where Stephen…
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…and then I'll be done. Also, for reference, you can go to Acts 19 on your own. It's a powerful passage, but we're going to stick with Acts eight,Acts chapter 8. Philip, one of the apostles, goes to Samaria after Stephen the martyr is killed. Persecution causes them to scatter. They go to Samaria. Philip is…
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…Jews and make sure they don't have problems between them. He gives this long sermon, and then he becomes the first martyr. And I want to show youActs chapter 8, 1 through 4. It starts out with this verse where it says, Saul approved of their killing him. So Saul, we meet this guy. He becomes a really…
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…he taught us about all that so that we would be motivated here in this life to live in light of eternity. Again, let's go back to that question inActs chapter 8, verse in chapter 1. They asked him, and he said, It's not for you to know, and then he said this, but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit…
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…Stephen is outlining a glorious picture of the Old Testament that leads to Jesus Christ, and they hate him and they kill him. They're angered.Acts chapter 8, one guy wants to have the ability to cast out demons and to make magic. And what was his, he says, give me this so that I can obtain the gift of…
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…which only leaves them a couple of options really. [SPEAKER_01]: Firstly, they could run, they could scatter, and they've done this before inActs chapter 8after Stephen was killed, many of them scattered, and it worked pretty well. [SPEAKER_01]: In fact, it was the reason that the message spread, and…
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…Because here's the thing Jesus says I'm the way the truth in the life No man coming thunder the father, but by me and the Bible says, you know inActs chapter 8when the Ethiopian Unique is going to be baptized. He says well, what does Henry be baptized? What does Philip say to him if thou believest with…
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…being prepared to open our mouths. We're gonna be talking about evangelism this morning. So if you've got your Bible, go ahead and open up toActs chapter 8. We're gonna be in Acts chapter 8 talking about what I think to be the greatest subject in all the world proclaiming the Lordship of Jesus Christ…
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…it be political or economic, and all these different areas. Let's not quit. Let's continue to push with the kingdom because God is with us. So inActs chapter 8, the church is scattered, but then in Acts chapter 9, look at chapter 9, on some of you be some of you have a like a study Bible and it'll say the…
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…I wouldn't consider living anywhere else. But the point is we got unified with God's plan. Because that's where the blessing is found. Look atActs chapter 8. So it's it's not just in one man. Don't misunderstand. We have to have leaders in our life. We have to have people that are leading the way. I…
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…to get one man the message. And so Cornelius is having this vision, and God sends Peter to go and declare the gospel to Cornelius. The second is inActs chapter 8, there's an Ethiopian official who's uh sitting reading the book of Isaiah in the middle of the desert, and God picks up Philip and moves him…
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