Day 1
1st & 2nd
Grade
Teacher: “Mr. Sterling” (
- About Acts
- Map of
the Region
- Story
(from Acts
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Ethiopian
Treasurer / Eunuch (Under Queen Candace)
-
Worshipping
in
o
Explanation
of Festival
o
Lamb
Sacrifice Motif
o
Ethiopian
was seeking (searching after) God.
-
Philip
(in
o
An
Angel of the Lord gives him instructions…
§
“Go
South to
·
Did
Philip use a Sports Car? (Obviously,
no.)
·
Took
great Obedience on Philip’s part.
§
Long
Journey… “Day’s trip” usually meant 20 miles.
o
He
meets up with the Ethiopian’s chariot and runs toward it.
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Ethiopian
o
Reading
a scroll in his chariot.
§
Scroll
vs. Codex…they didn’t have Scripture
as books yet!
§
Philip
asks if he understands what he’s reading.
§
Ethiopian
responds, “How can I unless some man leads me?!”
o
Scroll
was Isaiah 53 – “As a Lamb led before the Slaughter…”
§
Messiah – Anointed / Chosen One of God.
§
Philip
tells the Ethiopian about Jesus, the Messiah.
-
Some
Water is Nearby…
o
Ethiopian:
What keeps me from being baptized right now?
o
Philip:
If you believe in Jesus with ALL your heart, you can be baptized.
o
Ethiopian:
I believe that Jesus is the Son of God!
-
Ethiopian
expresses belief and then is baptized.
-
Philip
immediately carried away to preach elsewhere by the Holy Spirit after the
baptism (to Azotus, verse 40 of Acts 8).
Characteristics of the Ethiopian?
Characteristics of Philip?
A few Lessons to Glean from this Passage:
Hopefully,
something GRABS you about this
passage…
1) God’s Care
for Each of Us.
- God
2) Role of the
Holy Spirit
o
The
Holy Spirit draws people to a relationship with God.
3) All things
are known by God.
o
God
knew where the Ethiopian was and would be…
o
God
knew that Philip would be obedient in following Him…
o
God
knew the Ethiopian’s need for fulfillment through the Messiah – Jesus!
4) Baptism’s
function after faith in Jesus (through His…)
5) Salvation!
In this story, there are 2 Categories of People…
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Philip
– knows about Jesus, believes in Him and what He’s done – TELL OTHERS ABOUT HIM!
-
Ethiopian
Eunuch – Missing a BIG piece of the puzzle – TAKE THE STEP OF FAITH!
Memory Verse: John 3:36(a) (full verse finished in
parentheses) – “Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever
rejects the Son will not see life (, for God's wrath remains on him)”
Prayer & Invitation
Class Policies, Stuffed Animals!
Worksheets…