 Father, we thank you Lord. We thank you for this day. We thank you for this week. That's Lord that you've given us Lord We thank you that Lord time is such a precious resource wonderful gift that you give each one of us and Lord we we ask of our God that we will be mindful of it Lord and even as your word says walk circumspectly redeeming the time Lord I pray that each one of us God be aware of it and Lord walk in wisdom Lord walk with focus and and not be Easily distracted from what you've called us to do Lord Father God we we just come at each one of us into your mighty hands. I pray that you would Lord speak to us. I pray that you would stir it up Lord the gifts within us the call Father God and also I pray especially for those of us who are Lord who are still asking those questions Lord What they should be doing and when and and so on Lord. I just pray that Father God even as they are at the crossroads Master, I pray that you would speak that you would confirm the things that you've already put in their hearts and I also pray a God for especially for those Lord who whom you've given Lord childhood dreams and God I pray let there be Lord a stirring up resurgence of that God if those dreams have been put away if those things have been dormant because of Lord responsibilities or cares or worries or Lord even the weights of God of the world God I just pray that let there be clarity. Let there be a research a resurrection of those dreams Father God We thank you. We thank you for this time. We give you all the praise and all the glory in Jesus matchless name. We pray Amen Okay, so welcome again to The ministry of the evangelist pastor and teacher right so last class we looked at the the ministry Of the evangelist and how the Lord Jesus is our example for it, right? And how did he function as an evangelist? So we looked at several several things So we looked at how he was empowered by the Holy Spirit even before he started the work of ministry and Look for 18, especially, you know He the Lord reading from the book of scroll from book of Isaiah and declaring in the synagogue that you know Reading it and then saying today this is fulfilling your hearing. Okay So what did he read was 18 the spirit of the Lord is upon me because he has Anointed me to preach the gospel To the poor he has sent me to heal the broken hearted to proclaim liberty to the captives and Recovery of sight to the blind to set at liberty those who are oppressed. So he literally listed out his mission statement and Went on to and went on to do it, right? So he was empowered By the Holy Spirit anointed empowered filled by the Holy Spirit and then we went on to share the message to varied audiences and varied audience and also We looked at the kind of the method that he employed in terms of teaching in terms of demonstration And how he went geographically from one area to another and how he was so passionate to share the message of the kingdom and also The challenges we faced so knowing fully well that with a lot of face challenges we will too in our ministries and also the kind of support that he you know received and And what is really established for us, you know as minister minister as a kind of model that is established for us so today We're gonna look at we're gonna continue and if you're following the notes we are looking at page 9 chapter 3 and we're looking at the evangelists and how did Who were the evangelists in the early church and how do they function? How do they minister and so on so we look at a couple of terms before we start going into that a Couple of I mean at least three Greek words the first one is the word you and Galeon Okay, you and Galeon, which means a bearer of good tidings You and Galeon a bearer of good tidings. It's talking about the the person one who's carrying or one who's bearing the good news and and of course, it's about the person and this word is used 50 At three times in the New Testament. So we see it occurring over and over again, right and another Greek word is You're good, so there is a spelling mistake here. It should be you double G Eli okay, Eli zero You're good, so which means to preach. So it's the verb. It's the act So the first word talked about the one who carried the good news The other one says you're good, so which means to preach to to actually convey The the gospel. Okay, so that is used 77 times. I don't have the references, but we can you can get that later So we see that One it's it's a it talks about the person the other one it talks about the act and in both the good tidings of glad tidings is I mentioned which is the gospel. Okay, so So we can say we can infer that this ministry Which is the ministry of the evangelist is about the person who bears good news who carries good news and who? Preaches the gospel, which is the good news, right? So another word that we see is your Galistas, which is the title evangelists? So this word is used thrice in the New Testament your galistas If this Greek word is used thrice first one first time in acts 21 and verse 8 Where we see Philip Referred to as the evangelist. Okay, so 20 acts 21 and was it maybe we can turn there And look at that verse So this is Philip who was one of the seven who was chosen to take care of the administrative duty of distribution of food to the widows and So we see that He is mentioned You know we see mentioned in acts after six and then accept eight and also here we see in acts after 21 and verse 8 Let me read so on the next day We who were with Paul's companion We who were Paul's companions departed and came to Caesarea and enter the house of Philip the evangelist Who was one of the seven and stayed with him and talks about his daughters who were who prophesied So we see Philip mentioned here So and Philip is described as the the evangelist You your galistas the title evangelist and that same word is also mentioned in Ephesians 4 Ephesians 4 verse 11 is where we see the The five-fold ministry gifts being mentioned Efficient and then that's where we started this whole course looking at that the the scripture which referred to the ministry gifts and why the ministry gifts were there and so on so in Ephesians 4 verse 11 and he himself gave some to be apostles some prophets some Evangelists and some pastors and teachers and the same word is used there Right and the and the third time we see it is used in is in Paul's episode Timothy so that's in second Timothy and Paul is writing some Instructions there and he tells Timothy Do the work of an evangelist and so we see that word used there So second Timothy chapter 4 and verse 5 But you be watchful in all things Endure afflictions do the work of an evangelist fulfill your ministry Okay, so this is the third time this this word is used So for us just for us to understand that an evangelist is a person who preaches the gospel Who's a bearer of good tidings good news? Why is it good news? Obviously, it's it's good news because your destiny is changed from that of the everlasting condemnation to You know eternal condemnation to eternal life your present is changed your future is changed and your past is you know past is forgiven and Your future is rewritten the entire narrative or the script is rewritten and we have new life And we are new creation and so much so much can be said About why the gospel is a good news, right? So So before that, I know you have the subject the cause lifestyle evangelism and and you know You're going into the details of what is the gospel and how sharing the gospel and so on so for us to understand You know, we didn't have a clear idea about what is the gospel, right? So the good the good news is about The the life that the fact that Jesus came to the earth and God's in fact John 3 16 that God sent Jesus God so love the world God said Jesus that He came he carried the sin of the world upon himself. He died. He was buried and he was made alive and Now we don't have to carry sin anymore. The the sin was broken Satan was defeated and We have the we have received the full benefits of the finished work of the cross now Another way to you know, just to look at but we see that that is That is really the gospel right that in a sense is the gospel and so Evangelist and evangelist is a person who carries that who shares that, right? if we look at The New Testament if we look at the gospel that we see that yes the disciples of the Lord Jesus were Probably the earliest of the evangelists, right during the earthly ministry of the Lord he he called some to be his disciples to be his inner circle and He the reason is that they might be with him. They might follow him They might be around him and that he would send them out. Okay It's interesting to see that order, but both are mentioned In scripture right that they might be with him not just be around him not just hear his Teachings and not just be around Jesus or go go with Jesus, you know not just go from meeting to meeting and And and listen to wonderful messages and look at the wonderful things that that he was doing and And be overwhelmed by it and say wow but also That he would send them out to do the very same things, right? So so that's important now. We see here in Mark chapter 3 and Verses 14 and 15. Okay mark 3 14 and 15 if you have your notes or Do not you can just look at the chat mark chapter 3 versus 14 and 15 Let me read and he appointed 12 referring to the Lord Jesus that they might be with him and That he might send them out and he goes on to say what he's sending out sending them out to do And you see that is the very thing that he did Right and very thing that he was doing. Okay, so the evangelists Is Is doing the very thing that the Lord Jesus did or is doing, right? So I mean, it's it's an awesome privilege It's it's also, you know, if there has anyone anyone has any doubts about okay What should the evangelists do? This is the thing that it's the ministry of the Lord Jesus, right? What is it verse 15? sorry verse 14 that he might send them out to preach and To have power to heal sicknesses and to cast out demons So you see the preaching of the good news being mentioned there We see the demonstration of the power of God in healing the body and minds of people here Of course, it's specifically, you know talking about healing and then it also talks about You know things of a spiritual nature Bondage of a spiritual nature, so it talks about deliverance, right to cast out demons demons who are oppressing demons who were Creating all kinds of problems and challenges for For the believer or for the unbeliever right to do that. Okay, so look chapter 9 Here, I mean it it's talks about the same thing. So Luke also records for us Look chapter 9 1 1 to 6 Then he called his twelve disciples together and gave them power and Authority over all demons and to cure Diseases he sent them to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick and he said to them take nothing for the journey neither staffs and other instructions right about what to take and what not to take and Where to go how long to stay etc. Okay? So they departed and went through the towns preaching the gospel and healing everywhere. So the instruction here is He's calling the 12 Is this is obviously after he had called them and they they were with him now He's sending them out and he gave them something and he gave them power and Authority he gave them power and authority. He gave them dunamis and exusia You know, that's those are the Greek two Greek words used there Dunamis and exusia dunamis meaning the the raw power, you know, the supernatural power the power of God The miraculous or miracle working power right transformative power now He gave them power and he also gave them something Authority exusia delegated authority right not just power but but the authority you're going in my name, right and and and He gave them that the permission the privilege the authority to it also means influence so on so He gave them the exusia and the dunamis over all Demons and to cure diseases and he sent them out Was to he sent them to preach the gospel of the kingdom and to heal the sick. Okay, so this is what the disciples So we see the even during the earthly ministry the disciples Of the Lord we're going and ministering in these in this manner Let's look at Luke chapter 10. Hey Luke chapter 10 we see Again Luke recording for us and this is a bigger group Okay, after these things verse one Luke 10 verse one after these things the Lord appointed 70 others also and Send them two by two before his face into every city and the place where he himself was about to go Was a whatever city you enter and they receive you eat such things as are set before you Verse nine and heal the sick there and say to them the kingdom of God has come near to you Okay, so obviously this was before the cross So this is the message the kingdom of God has come near to you and then we look at verse 17 And then of course 10 Look looks at 10 and verse 19 is you know something that we go to over and over again Let's read from 17 then the 70 70 returned with joy saying Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your name Even the demons are subject to us in your name So that is their testimony as they ask, you know, they return after being sent out after their Mission or ministry trip they come back and and this is the testimony even the demons are subject to us in your name so they were able to see first hand the Dunamis and the exoscia working in their lives, which the Lord had, you know best order given to them right they return with joy and The Lord this is how he responded. He said I was 18. I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven Behold I give you the authority again to trample on serpents and scorpions Over all the power of the enemy and nothing shall by any means hurt you Give you the authority the exosia to trample on Serpents and scorpions. Let me just quickly check if it's the same words exosia and Dunamis right so we're looking at Luke chapter 10 and verse 19 Okay Okay Yeah, exosia and And do the miss right so you see the same words used there again, okay, let's So this is This is what so we can say the early ministry So we see something here, you know, they go with the good news and the good news was the kingdom of God you know the rule and reign of God is very near now now you're going to experience that and and and all that he taught them they went and preached and So we see here that Not only did they preach they also ministered from ministered in the power that he he gave them and There was also deliverance that was following and people's lives people were set free right because the demons were obviously leaving the bodies of people and there was much You know must read much of joy rejoicing obviously, okay, so So we see this then we You know then another thing that we see well not in the nature of preaching and teaching but also In terms of communicating, okay, I don't know if we we can't technically say okay. They were evangelists, you know, but we see that the After the resurrection of the Lord, he also, you know, sent them with the message right, he also sent the women who had come to visit the visit the visit the tomb he sent them with a message so we see this in Matthew 28 and and Well, there are two encounters one with the angels and Matthew So that's 28 and then we see Verse 8 and then also Probably 8 and we'll go down to verse 10 and Also Yeah, I think that's so 28 was 8 so they went out quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy. Okay, so This is after the encounter at the tomb and the angels were there and they And they answered and said to the women do not be afraid for I know that you seek Jesus and so on right so they go there and This is what this instruction in verse 7 we see, you know He's going before you into Galilee there. You will see him behold. I have told you so they went out quickly Great fear fear and great joy and run to bring his disciples word So as they went to tell his disciples, they have an encounter with the Lord again Lord Behold Jesus met them saying rejoice So they came and held him by the feet and worship him and the Lord and the Lord Jesus and this is what he says Then Jesus said to them do not be afraid go and tell my Brethren to go to Galilee and they will see me So we see a you know the Lord commissioning them with the message of the the resurrection Go and tell them go and tell my brethren and then we see that in Mark's gospel as well mark chapter 16 and where He They were sent, you know mark chapter 16 and worse Was nine Onwards right Now when they when he rose early on The first day of the week he appeared first to Mary Magdalene out of whom he had cast seven demons She went and told those who had been with him as they moaned and wept And when they heard that he was alive and had been seen by her they did not believe Right and and so on so we see that The women who were at the tomb they they go and they share And we read several accounts where any read the gospel Luke as well, and we see the same thing Being recorded so they went and they were sent With the news of resurrection, of course the response was negative They did not believe and but nevertheless they were you know, they were sent with this message So we see that right then we move on to The book of Acts and We see several people who would travel who would go out with the message Okay off the gospel Just before we go there I just want for us to you know Again, you know for us to get the grasp of why we are looking at this The importance of knowing, you know the distinctions so that we don't elevate one and You know put down another In the sense the ministry gift itself, right? now if you look at first Corinthians and Chapter Chapter three Okay, first Corinthians chapter three and Verse four, okay three and verse four onwards Let me just read this three and verse four for when Okay, let me just read the verse three for you are still carnal For where there are envy strife and divisions among you. Are you not carnal and behaving like mere men? For where for when one says I am of Paul and another I am of Apollos. Are you not carnal? Okay, who then is Paul and who is Apollos but ministers through whom you believed as the Lord gave to each one I planted Apollos watered But God gave the increase So then he neither he who plants is anything nor he who waters But God who gives the increase now he who plants and he who waters are one and Each one will receive his own reward according to his own labor And then he gives He tells them about who they are and who he who he is as a minister of God and so it's interesting that Paul The problem in the Corinthian church that we see a very gifted church a very Church that was flowing in the gifts problem was a carnality which was brought about by division Which again was brought about because of comparison and elevating one person or one minister More or higher than the other one Okay, you see so so in other words they were they were looking at the planting and they were saying hey The watering looks interesting Right, I think the watering is more important than the planting Some were saying no the planting if not for the planting, you know planting What is the where is the watering and and you know arguments of that nature and comparison of the ministers themselves, you know Paul They would say in second Corinthians you read they would say, you know Paul They say the letters are weighty, but you know in in his speech is contemptible and and his physical appearance He's not much to look at and and if you read about a polos in the book of Acts You see that but he was a man mighty in scriptures. He He was very eloquent and he refuted the claim and he refuted the whatever Opposition that that was there about the truth He refuted from the scriptures and he was a very powerful ministry, right? so obviously they looked at this and They were drawing their own conclusions, you know, what kind of ministry is good and what kind of ministry is You know is superior and so on but here we see Paul, you know Categorically stating something and and the the bigger picture says, you know, there is yes there is planting. Yes, there is watering, but everything is interdependent and You must understand that it is God who gives the increase There is planting there is watering, but it's God who ultimately gives the Increase and he also goes on to say, you know, who is Paul? Who's a Polos but but ministers through whom you believed and Then he goes on to say each one, you know, if you if you look at verse 8 3 and verse 8 He who plants he who waters are one meaning they're one team So there's no question of Division, there's no question of put comparison There's no question of comparing and saying, okay, this is better or that is better But it's because it's the Lord who gives right? It's a Lord who places So so there's no question of comparison. There's no question of putting down one and elevating another saying here that, you know Both are one and Each one will receive his own reward according to his own labor. Now each is placed there to labor in the kingdom of God and to, you know, as with the capacity as with the ability as with the you know, the gifts and everything that God the anointing that comes with it and Each one will receive his own reward or so even in that aspect of Fruitfulness and reward and so on the Lord will take care of that. So it doesn't have to come from man Okay, so so the thing is this that Many times we sometimes compare right many times we compare and say, okay, you know But probably we are drawn to the apostolic minister. Maybe we're drawn to the evangelistic Maybe we find that hey this pastor, you know, you're the one stuck in one place, you know Not doing much Same phases every Sunday. I can't be I can't be a pastor But the fact is it's the Lord who places It's not something that one takes upon oneself and say, okay, I want to be this Yes, we desire and we see how the Lord is working in each one of us We desire the gift and but the Lord ultimately, you know, he gives the gift mix and we also you know, plants as places us and Releases us right according to human logic. We would say Paul. I think you're a great man. You're you know, well-read you should go to the Jews and Peter you're a fisherman. You're a businessman. You've met all kinds of people I think you should go to the you know the Gentiles and they are pretty down to earth impulsive You'll work better there. But the fact is that the Lord called You know Peter to the Jews and Paul to be to the Gentiles So we see the Lord working in different ways so that the glory goes to him that no man can boast in His or her or no person can boast in his or her own strength, right? So we see this You know one instance that happened in and in our In as I was growing up and I was in the in a youth group where I met the Lord and and in that youth group We had you know different kinds of people different ages different levels of maturity and I don't know one particular conversation that we had Because we had we had just finished. I think an outreach of sorts where we would go, you know Sing songs Somebody would share a testimony there would be a choreography There would be a skit and they'd be a message and you know, you know the typical, you know a standard You know One of those meetings that we had so that is all we knew that's all we did so we finished that and then I Remember one of the one of our friends saying that he I don't think we should be you know doing this You know we're going to the we're on the same location I think we should go out we should go to other places and people where places where the gospel is not heard and then and do that right and And and everyone was like, yeah, we should and but I couldn't help thinking, you know Is there, you know, what if people were called to do this in a certain place? Yes, definitely, you know that that is something that we need to do But what if people were called to to something else, right? and Yeah, so so we see that We when we understand the ministry gift how The Lord plays us in a how the Lord, you know or uses each of these for In his kingdom, then we will get a better understanding. We will we will Appreciate and honor and each of these ministry gifts because they come from the Lord. We will not compare We will not, you know put down One and elevate another we will not do that and we would appreciate the different gift makes the way in which God ministers And the way in which the ministers themselves serve according to the revelation The anointing that is upon them, right? Okay, so we read about So that was just as you know, there's just an aside So next we read about Philip Philip. We see that Philip is the only one who's actually, you know called the evangelist because the Paul writes Timothy and says to the work of an evangelist but Really Philip is the only one who's called who's referred to by this title like he's called the evangelist and When we look at Philip, let's just read through, you know, the Philips ministry and what he did Okay, so we read about Philip in Acts chapter 6 okay Acts chapter 6 is where Philip makes an entry and That's if you have your Bible, just turn to Acts chapter 6. We're gonna, you know read of read through a few verses Now in those days when the number of the disciples was multiplying their rows are complained against the Hebrews by the Hellenists because their widows were neglected in the daily distribution Hellenists were Greek-speaking Jews Then the 12 summoned the multitude of the disciples. Okay, so there's a big group now The 12 where, you know, the Apostles Who were Apostles of the Lamb so they they summoned the multitude of the disciples and said It is not desirable that we leave the Word of God and serve tables Therefore brethren seek out from among you seven men of good reputation Full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom whom we may appoint over this business But we will give ourselves continually to prayer and to the ministry of the word Okay, and The same pleased the same pleased the whole multitude and they chose and the names of the one ones who had chosen Are referred here are recorded here and they chose Stephen a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit and Philip Prochorus, Nikonon, Timon, Parmenus and Nikolaus, a proselyte from Antioch Okay, so Whom they set before the Apostles and when they prayed they laid hands on them then the Word of God spread And and so on and a great many of the priests were obedient to the faith Awesome, so we see Philip being mentioned here. And so they chose Philip because of certain certain characteristics they because this Apostles felt that this job required this these characteristics and again very unusual Right, it's it's you would say okay as someone who is probably strong someone who you know who is easygoing who's able to solve problems, you know, but the fact is that a Person who's full of faith and the Holy Spirit And wisdom, you know, that is what they were looking at good reputation and When you have a good reputation and when you're full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom then you then everything else You know comes with it, right? So they went to the basic thing Rather than, you know looking at this and that this they just went to the one thing which covers everything This is a good reputation full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom. So Full of the Holy Spirit meaning, you know, a person who was anointed and there's power of God working in their lives and of course there's wisdom as well the ability to use the knowledge and Also people of good reputation. So they were of people of character Okay, so they chose so we know that Philip was such a person. Okay, because he was chosen for this particular task Okay, then when we read We read through, you know, some of the verses in chapter seven acts after seven, right? it talks about Stephen the message that he shared and And how he was martyred towards the end of the message, right? We didn't really look too much into that, but we see in verse 58. They actually cast stones They threw stones at him and And then killed him. So he was death by stoning Probably a horror. Yes, definitely a horrible way to die but he was the first martyr and And Saul also is mentioned there. Saul became Paul Saul is also mentioned there, right? so after the death of Stephen It is recorded that there was There was immense persecution of the church in Jerusalem, right immense intense persecution and So it says in chapter eight and verse three acts chapter eight and verse three that Saul As Saul he made havoc of the church, right? He he it was intense persecution. He and Paul Saul himself was spearheading this whole mission of persecution He made havoc of the church entering every house Dragging off men and women committing them to put prison. So, you know families so everything There was so much of chaos people were being imprisoned for following Jesus and This was happening, right? Verse four therefore those who were scattered went everywhere preaching the word. Okay, now that's an amazing verse That's that's a really amazing verse and inspiring verse Okay, it talks about Persecution the verse before that talks about persecution. There's so much of confusion People, you know, we don't know whether they saw each other again because families would have been I don't know separated You know, it says men and women were put in prison and we don't know for how long all that is happening verse four Those who were scattered went everywhere Preaching the word so they were obviously running away from this persecution running away from Saul and the steam who were hunting people down They ran away from Jerusalem. They were going to wherever, you know, they wherever they could find safety and They went everywhere preaching the word Now, you know, that's that's an amazing verse And if you look at it, you know here, they were Probably carrying on their backs, whatever they could, you know, belongings personal belongings. They could take and whatever Whatever they could manage right to live Whatever, you know, they were running for their lives, you know, virtually running for their lives and They went everywhere preaching the word They were preaching the word. They were talking about Jesus They were talking about, you know, their own life story, you know, how their lives were touched how their lives were changed and They're talking about the love of God talking about preaching the gospel Okay, so this is what we see Verse five then Philip Went down to the city of Samaria and preached Christ to them. Okay, so Philip was also a part of that group which was leaving Jerusalem going on to other places and as they went they preach so Philip is mentioned here He went to Samaria and he preached the word Preached Christ to them so specifically says and preached Christ to them and the multitudes with one accord He did the things spoken by Philip hearing and seeing The miracles which he did hearing so he he shared the message He's going from Jerusalem went on to Samaria shared the message so they heard the message They also saw the work of God Through his hands and through his ministry Hearing and seeing the miraculous things right miracles the miracles which he did was seven four unclean spirits Crying with a loud voice came out of many who were possessed and many who are paralyzed and Lame were healed and there was great joy in that city Okay, so so this is what we That this is what we see about Philip so he was a man full of the Holy Spirit. He was a man of reputation. He was You know, he was filled with the spirit and wisdom and so on After the persecution he goes from Jerusalem to Samaria and in Samaria preaches the gospel and People turn to Jesus it says multitudes. We don't know how many turn to Jesus and Unclean spirits come out. There was great deliverance. They were you know Healing of a great nature because Those who are paralyzed and lame were healed and there was great joy in that city So this is this is something that we see about Philip So so you can imagine this there's amazing things happening in In Samaria The says the entire there was great joy in the city because the powers of the evil spirits were broken they were you know people were delivered and Whatever oppression was there now. They were delivered of it and there was great joy Then at nine we have nine onwards we talk we read about Simon the sorcerer who was there and and about also the about Peter and Peter and John Jerusalem hears about this and Peter and John come here to Samaria and they pray over the people and they receive The baptism of the Holy Spirit now we're going to look at this in detail in a later chapter I mean, sorry About I think we looked at it, you know in the first year in the Holy Spirit class when we looked at the baptism of the Holy Spirit Sorry, I was just suddenly I lost track but Yeah, so this is what we we read and we see something Again amazing happening that I Towards When we read verse 26, okay, so this revival in Samaria people are you know and Philip is Used of God in this manner. So he goes preachers passionate about Christ people want you know need to know Jesus preachers People are getting saved now Church is getting filled right this is what is happening now Angel of the Lord spoke to Philip saying arise and go towards the south along the road which goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza this is desert. This is uninhabited uninhabited place or a deserted place Can you look at the the meaning of that word there? And so he goes there, okay, so that's that is what we See next That he from this place where there's revival is sensitive to the voice of the Holy Spirit and then he goes to this place To Gaza and in this specific place where there are no people so a lot of people lot of joy to a place where there are no people and But he obeys the voice of the spirit right and there he shares with the Ethiopian official Okay, so let's read that verse 27 So he arose and went and behold a man of Ethiopia a eunuch of great authority under Candice the queen of the Ethiopians who had charged over all her treasury and had come to Jerusalem to worship was Returning and sitting in his chariot. He was reading Isaiah the prophet Then the spirit said to Philip go near and overtake this chariot So Philip ran to him and heard him reading the prophet Isaiah and said Do you understand what you are reading and he said how can I unless someone guides me and he asked Philip to come up and sit with him the place in scripture which he read was and he was led as a lamb to the slaughter and as a lamb Led as a sheep to the slaughter and as a lamb before it's sure is silent So he opened not his mouth in his humiliation. His justice was taken away and who will declare his generation for his life Is taken from the earth so the so you know asked Answered Philip and said I ask you of whom does the prophet say this of himself or of some other man Then Philip opened his mouth and beginning at this scripture preached Jesus to him Now as they went down the road, they came to some water and you know and the Unix said see here is water What hinders me from being baptized so obviously Philip had shared From that place, you know about Christ how he was the lamb it was slain about his death on the cross about his burial about his resurrection and and also the the commissioning part that Where the Lord says you go and make disciples baptizing them in the name of the father son of the Holy Spirit, right? So he obviously had shared all that with this Ethiopian Unix So after Philip shares He says, you know, here's water What stops me, you know, what should stop me from being baptized and so He commanded the chariot to stand still and both Philip and the Unix went down into the water and he baptized him So everything altar call Baptist and everything is over right in that one in that one message shares the gospel starting from the book of Isaiah that particular verse and and the person obviously has opened his heart is Responsive to the gospel and he says, you know, I want to be baptized and gets baptized. Okay, so this is this is what we read about Philip again and and then We see that When they came out of the water Something supernatural happens, right? So here's a man Philip who's Sharing the gospel so passionate doesn't mind even if it's persecuted. It doesn't mind even if he's running for his lives For his life, but he's sharing the gospel sensitive to the voice of the spirit doesn't matter doesn't matter You know, whether there is one or ten or ten thousand, but he will share the gospel, right? So we we are learning all this, you know from the life of the one whom they call the evangelist so so he's sensitive to the spirit and he's going he's sharing and And he's you know, it's one or you know, many it doesn't matter. So he's sharing so here's the fruitfulness of a life that is so sensitive to the Work of the spirit, right? So we see that he shares the person gets saved then we see something we see supernatural Happening in his life when he came out of the water the spirit of the Lord caught Philip away just like how we read about Elijah and You know that instance where Obadiah comes and you speaks to him saying, you know, and Elijah gives him a message To go and take back that message to a have so Obadiah says, you know, you know, this if I go and say I've you know, Elijah I saw Elijah and you know, he wants to meet you then I bring a have here King I have and you know and everything is like It's all pretty scary there because just before that there's been a massacre of the prophets in the land So saying, you know, the king will get very upset, you know Because I'll bring him here and the spirit of God would have taken you somewhere Okay, so obviously they it was common knowledge that such things were happening and here Again here we see this it says The unit so I'm no more and he went on his way rejoicing Samaria great join the city here, you know, he's received Jesus He's baptized and he's goes on his way rejoicing But Philip was found as a zotus is found in another place and passing through As was his way in manner. He preached in all cities till he came to Caesarea, okay, which is One of the port cities or coastal cities came he comes to Caesarea which is by the Mediterranean Sea and It says that he came to Caesarea, okay, so We we see this and we and we read that verse that we read earlier where another place where Philip is mentioned is in acceptor 21 and verse 8 right so we see that He's in a house. He's obviously You know Acceptor 8 we see that they were all young men and now obviously he is You know, he's older. He's got four daughters and all of them. He had passed on something to them as well right and all of them were prophesying right and And so on so so this is what we see about Philip. Okay, so we'll take a quick break and Then we'll come back and continue with us. Okay. Thank you