Acts 8:4-40

Acts 8:4-40

Review (Acts 1-7)
1. Jesus ascended
2. Holy Spirit came
3. Peter led
4. Stephen stoned

Turning Point (Acts 8:1-3)
1. Saul introduced (8:1)
2. Believer’s Scattered (8:2)
3. Intense Persecution (8:3)

Philip (Acts 8:4-40)
1. We first met Philip as one of the seven (Acts 6:5)
2. Fleeing persecution, he proclaimed Christ in Samaria (4-5)
3. He performed miracles, creating an attentive crowd (6-7)
4. People were baptized under his ministry (12-13)

Simon (Acts 8:9-25)
A. He was a prominent sorcerer (8:9-11)
B. He and his followers became believers (8:12-13)
C. His previous ‘magic’ was either
~Skill/Sleight of hand
~Satanic
D. He thought he could buy the gift of God (14-21)
E. He, seemingly, repented of this wicked mindset (22-25)

5. He received communication from the Lord (26-29)
6. He led an Ethiopian official to baptism in the Lord (30-38)
7. He preached all the way to Caesarea (39-40)
8. He had 4 un-married daughters who prophesied (Acts 21:9)