Sermons on Gevurot 8:32:

Obvious Evangelists And The Crazy Woman

Contributed by Fr Mund Cargill Thompson on Mar 28, 2019

Is there only one way to share our faith? Or can a baseball player, a prostitute and a shoe shop owner teach us something of the variety of ways out there. Preached Easter Sunday 2018 at St Barnabas Northolt Park

..................... A former crazy woman. Possibly… probably(?).... a prostitute Would this be an obvious person to pick as an evangelist? “Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples “I have seen the Lord” and she went and told them that he had said these things to her” (John 20:18) I ...read more

Scripture: John 20:1-18, Luke 1:39-45, Acts 8:26-40, John 1:35-51

Denomination: Anglican

Philip & The Ethiopian Eunuch

Contributed by Scott Maze on Jun 22, 2021

God works strategically so that all races are included. God is working to populate heaven with all kinds of color. The Holy Spirit wants us to move past the barrier of the races.

We love to tell the “before and after” stories. Weight loss - I lost 100 pounds! Before and after for dental cosmetics commercials. Rogaine – I have hair! Or look at this one: meet my wife’s first husband (show picture of younger me) -:). Acts loves to tell “before and after” stories as well. Only ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:4-8, Acts 8:26-40

Denomination: Baptist

Discipleship: Share The Good News Series

Contributed by Mary Erickson on Apr 6, 2020

Disciples share the good news of our hope in Christ with others

April 1, 2020 Sermon Series 2020: Discipleship Hope Lutheran Church Rev. Mary Erickson Acts 8:26-40; Matthew 28:18-20 Discipleship: Share the Good News Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. Our news these days is dominated by the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:26-40, Matthew 28:18-20

Denomination: Lutheran

Heaven Will Be Colorful!

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on May 11, 2020

You better put your prejudice away or you may not get to find out how colorful Heaven is going to be.

Proposition: You must win all men and women to Christ! I. Because it is a sin to be prejudiced! A. You deny God’s character! Deuteronomy 10:16-19 Regards not persons B. You deny God’s Word! James 2:8,9 Love thy neighbor! II. Because ...read more

Scripture: Deuteronomy 10:16-19, James 2:8-9, Acts 17:26, Acts 10:44-48, Acts 8:26-39, Acts 9:15, Numbers 12:1-16, Mark 16:15, Galatians 3:28-29  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Divine Appointments

Contributed by Rick Boyne on May 12, 2020

Take advantage of every opportunity to turn it into a divine appointment.

Divine Appointments February 23, 2020 Morning Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: Take advantage of every opportunity to turn it into a divine appointment. Focus Passage: Acts 8:26-39 Supplemental Passage: but sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:26-39, 1 Peter 3:15

Denomination: Baptist

How To Save Your Friends And Change Eternity Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Aug 11, 2019

I have a great plan to reach people for Jesus. It's a plan used by Jesus and by Philip. Do you know what it is and are you willing to help me make it happen?

A couple of people from a church were going door to door, knocking on doors and passing out information about Christ and their church. One woman answered who was not at all happy to see them. She told them in no uncertain terms, that she didn’t want to hear message and slammed the door in their ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:26-39

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Failure Not Final Sermon Vii: Seize The Chance To Be Free From The Burden Of Failure Series

Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Mar 11, 2020

As we Christians encounter individuals longing to be free from the burdens of sin and the barriers that divide us, seize opportunities that have been put in our pathway by the Lord to be instruments of peace.

SEIZE THE CHANCE TO BE FREE FROM YOUR BURDEN Philadelphia is a good place to visit for remembering how our land of the free came into being and then moved forward to become the home of the brave - due to the sacrificial efforts on the part of so ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:26-35

The Man Who Disappeared

Contributed by John Gaston on Nov 17, 2019

The Spirit gave Philip a supersonic ride for over 20 miles. Why? Because he'd been obedient to win an African dignitary who became a missionary to Ethiopia! To the Eunuch, Philip was a servant of God who disappeared without a trace!

THE MAN WHO DISAPPEARED Acts 8:27-40 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. There was a professor of preaching who demanded that his students come up with catchy sermon titles. He said, “They must be so engaging that someone riding by the church on a bus, and seeing the sermon title, should be impelled to ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:27-40

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Baptism

Contributed by Val Black on Jan 5, 2020

What does "baptism? mean? Why is it necessary for a Christian to be baptized? Does baptism save us?

Baptism Sunday a.m. - March 30, 2008 1) Jesus Christ walked about 40 miles to the Jordan River to be baptized by John he Baptist. a. If Jesus walked that far to be baptized it should tell us that baptism is very important. b. Just before Jesus ascended into Heaven, He gave the disciples this ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 3:26, Ephesians 5:25-26, Mark 16:16, Acts 8:26-40, Acts 22:16, Matthew 3:13-15, 1 Corinthians 12:13, Romans 6:4, Matthew 28:19  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Charismatic

Spread The Word Despite The Odds Sermon Vii: Faithfulness Epitomized By Philip Series

Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Jan 15, 2020

In anti-Christian environments, mature Christians are called upon to be faithful by continuing the work that Jesus began both to teach and to do - willing to cross all kinds of barriers to carry the gospel to any and every one.

PHILIP EPITOMIZED FAITHFULNESS . . . (Acts 8) Stephen was dead. He had been stoned to death due to his boldness in telling the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth about the sin of rejection and the absolute necessity for ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:4-38

Being The Scattered Church Series

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Jul 19, 2020

This is the 17th sermon in the Action Series. This series began during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Series: Action [#17] BEING THE SCATTERED CHURCH Acts 8:1-8, 26-40 Introduction: I asked some of the children a couple of questions that I want to ask you. “If I sold my house and my car, had a big garage sale and gave all my money to the church, would I get to Heaven?” “No”, the children ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:1-8, Acts 8:26-40

Denomination: Baptist

Philip And The Ethiopian Series

Contributed by Dr. Jonathan Vorce on Jan 12, 2018

People approach the message of the Gospel from many different backgrounds and points of view. God’s Word helps us clear the clutter and shines the light on the person, deity and work of Jesus Christ. Today’s study will help us better understand this.

Acts 8:26-40 - AMP SUMMARY This message addresses the conversation that took place between Evangelist Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch which resulted in the Eunuch’s conversion and subsequent water baptism. People generally approach the message of the Gospel from many different backgrounds and ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:1-14, Ephesians 3:14-15, Isaiah 53:7-8, Romans 10:11-15, Acts 8:29-30, Acts 8:5-13, Acts 2:1-41, Acts 8:26-40  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Church Of God

Miracles In The Desert Times Series

Contributed by John Gullick on Feb 8, 2018

A sermon using the Acts 8 account of Philip and the Ethiopian to show how God works miracles in the deert times

Acts 8:26-40 English Standard Version (ESV) Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch 26 Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Rise and go toward the south[a] to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” This is a desert place. 27 And he rose and went. And there was an Ethiopian, a eunuch, a court ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:26-40

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Ethiopian Eunuch

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Apr 21, 2018

God can make something great of nothing.

The Ethiopian Eunuch Acts 8:26-40 Chapter eight of Acts begins with the spreading of the gospel out of Jerusalem. Saul’s (Paul) persecution of the Christians there had driven everyone out but the apostles from Jerusalem. These persecuted Christians spread out to the Judean villages like dandelion ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:26-40

Denomination: Independent/Bible

You Are Needed In The Kingdom Of God (You Are Unique)

Contributed by Richard Papafio on Jun 7, 2018

Everyone has a unique assignment to fulfil in the Kingdom of God to push the Kingdom Agenda. Don't be a passive Christian, be an active one.

May the peace of the Lord be with you. Topic: YOU ARE NEEDED IN THE KINGDOM OF GOD (YOU ARE UNIQUE) Acts 8:27-35 King James Version (KJV) 27 And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:27-35

Denomination: Charismatic