Message: Get Set! Speaker: Rev. Walter Lau 1

Sermon Passage ： Acts 8: 26 - 40 2

3

Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch The Ministry of Philip Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch Gaza Jerusalem

Jerusalem Ethiopia

Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch The Ministry of Philip Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch Caesarea Azotus Gaza Jerusalem

2 So the Twelve gathered all the disciples together and said, "It would not be right for us to neglect the ministry of the word of God in order to wait on tables.

They chose Stephen, a man full of faith 5 This proposal pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit; also Philip, Procorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas from Antioch, a convert to Judaism.

Own the Mission “It’s My Business!”

the desert road-- that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza." 26 Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, "Go south to the road– the desert road-- that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza." 10

29 The Spirit told Philip, "Go to that chariot and stay near it." 11

30 Then Philip ran up to the chariot and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. "Do you understand what you are reading?" Philip asked. 12

Own the Mission Submit to the Spirit

30 Then Philip ran up to the chariot and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. "Do you understand what you are reading?" Philip asked. 14

and told him the good news about Jesus. 35 Then Philip began with that very passage of Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus. 15

Own the Mission Submit to the Spirit Equip Ourselves

17