Phillip's Preaching Ministry

Faith in Action

Self-controlled, Upright and Godly Faith

A Disciplined Faith

Acts 8:4-8 The Message

3-8 And Saul just went wild, devastating the church, entering house after house after house, dragging men and women off to jail. Forced to leave home base, the followers of Jesus all became missionaries. Wherever they were scattered, they preached the Message about Jesus. Going down to a Samaritan city, Philip proclaimed the Message of the Messiah. When the people heard what he had to say and saw the miracles, the clear signs of God’s action, they hung on his every word. Many who could neither stand nor walk were healed that day. The evil spirits protested loudly as they were sent on their way. And what joy in the city!

For Reflection

Some give their lives to teaching and proclaiming the Gospel.  For some, the Word is a threat, for others an invitation to salvation.

They were ordinary Christians, scattered by persecution. They engaged all with whom they met with the marvelous message that freed one from the hopelessness of their secular lives. They were not self-appointed public teachers or those who founded churches or those who administered baptism. Because their souls were full with the promise of the holy spirit, their authority was unquestioned.

Isn't it ironic that persecution was the very thing that promoted that which their persecutors wanted to destroy?

Pray

Locate your prayers in your willingness to pass on the hope in the Gospel to all who will listen. Pray not with your words alone, but also with your works.

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