The Early Church Acts 1-12                             by Dr. Ralph F. Wilson        

Week 7 Outline

6. Philip Evangelizes Samaria and Baptizes an Ethiopian (Acts 8)

6.1 Intense Persecution (Acts 8:1-4)

Formal Punishments in New Testament Times

Spreading the Message of Jesus (Acts 8:1, 4; 11:19)

6.2 Philip Evangelizes Samaria (Acts 8:5-25)

Proclaiming Christ in Samaria (Acts 8:5-25)

The Descent of the Holy Spirit by the Hands of the Apostles (Acts 8:12-17)

Signs of the Spirit’s Coming in Samaria

Simon the Sorcerer (Acts 8:9-11, 18-24)

Simon Magus Rebuked (Acts 8:18-24)

Peter and John Preach in Samaria (Acts 8:25)

6.3 Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch (Acts 8:26-40)

Ethiopia (Cush)

Go to the Road, Catch Up with the Chariot (Acts 8:26-29)

Jesus, the Suffering Servant (Acts 8:30-35)

Baptism along the Road (Acts 8:36, 38)

Philip Is “Transported” to Azotus (Acts 8:39-40)

Lessons for Disciples