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Act 8:26 Now an angel of the Lord told Philip, "Get up and go south on the road that leads from Jerusalem to Gaza. This is a deserted road."
Act 8:27 So he got up and went. Now there was an Ethiopian eunuch, who was a member of the court of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians. He was in charge of all her treasures and had come up to Jerusalem to worship.
Act 8:28 Now he was returning home, seated in his chariot, and reading from the prophet Isaiah.
Act 8:29 The Spirit told Philip, "Approach that chariot and stay near it."
Act 8:30 So Philip ran up to it and heard him reading the prophet Isaiah out loud. Philip asked, "Do you understand what you're reading?"
Act 8:31 The man replied, "How can I unless someone guides me?" So he invited Philip to get in and sit with him.
Act 8:32 This was the passage of Scripture he was reading: "Like a sheep he was led away to be slaughtered, and like a lamb is silent before its shearer, so he does not open his mouth.
Act 8:33 In his humiliation, justice was denied him. Who can describe his descendants? For his life is taken away from the earth."
Act 8:34 The eunuch asked Philip, "I ask you, who is the prophet talking about? Himself? Or someone else?"
Act 8:35 Then Philip began to speak, and, starting from this Scripture, he told him the good news about Jesus.
Act 8:36 As they were going along the road, they came to some water. The eunuch said, "Look, there's some water. What keeps me from being baptized?"
Act 8:38 So he ordered the chariot to stop, and Philip and the eunuch both went down into the water, and Philip baptized him.
Act 8:39 When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord snatched Philip away. The eunuch went on his way rejoicing and did not see Philip again.
Act 8:40 But Philip found himself at Azotus. As he was passing through that region, he kept proclaiming the good news in all the towns until he came to Caesarea.
COMMITMENT TO WORSHIP OUR COMMITMENT TO WORSHIP OUR GOD- vs. 26-27GOD- vs. 26-27
Act 8:26 Now an angel of the Lord told Philip, "Get up and go south on the road that leads from Jerusalem to Gaza. This is a deserted road."
Act 8:27 So he got up and went. Now there was an Ethiopian eunuch, who was a member of the court of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians. He was in charge of all her treasures and had come up to Jerusalem to worship.
First, it was very far Second, it was very
inconvenient Third, it was very
humiliating - Deut 23:1 Fourth, it was very
unreasonable
1Ki 12:28 Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold, and said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
1Ki 12:29 And he set the one in Bethel, and the other put he in Dan.
Exo 8:27 We will go three days' journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to the LORD our God, as he shall command us.
Romans 12:1
Worship always involve sacrifices Sacrifice always involve life Life constitute Time, Strength and
Potentials
COMMITMENT TO WORSHIP OUR COMMITMENT TO WORSHIP OUR GOD- vs. 26-27GOD- vs. 26-27
COMMITMENT TO THE WORD OF GOD - vs. 28-38
- COMMITMENT TO READ - vs. 28 - COMMITMENT TO LISTEN - vs. 35 - COMMITMENT TO STUDY - vs. 34 - COMMITMENT TO OBEY - vs. 36-
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COMMITMENT TO WORSHIP OUR COMMITMENT TO WORSHIP OUR GOD- vs. 26-27GOD- vs. 26-27
COMMITMENT TO THE WORD OF GOD - vs. 28-38
COMMITMENT TO WITNESS FOR GOD - vs. 26,40
