1. Welcome to Grace Happy New Year!Those who had been scatteredpreached the word wherever they went Acts 8:4

2. Acts 8:4 IntroductionThose who had been scattered preached theWord wherever they went. 3. Acts 8:4 Introduction The situation 4. Acts 6Now Stephen, a man full of Gods grace and power, did great wondersand miraculous signs among the people. 9 Opposition arose, however,from members of the Synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called)Jews of Cyrene and Alexandria as well as the provinces of Cilicia andAsia. These men began to argue with Stephen, 10 but they could not standup against his wisdom or the Spirit by whom he spoke.11 Then they secretly persuaded some men to say, We have heardStephen speak words of blasphemy against Moses and against God.12 So they stirred up the people and the elders and the teachers of thelaw. They seized Stephen and brought him before the Sanhedrin. 13 Theyproduced false witnesses, who testified, This fellow never stopsspeaking against this holy place and against the law. 14 For we have heardhim say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change thecustoms Moses handed down to us.15 All who were sitting in the Sanhedrin looked intently at Stephen, andthey saw that his face was like the face of an angel. 5. Acts 8:4 Introduction The situation Stephen 6. Acts 8:4 Introduction The situation Stephen Diaspora (Acts 8:1-3) On that day a great persecution broke out against the church at Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria. 2 Godly men buried Stephen and mourned deeply for him.3But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off men and women and put them in prison. 7. Acts 8:4 Introduction The situation Stephen Diaspora Intentional evangelism (Acts 8:4) Those who hadbeen scattered preached the word wherever theywent. 8. Acts 8:4 Introduction The situation The message 9. Acts 8:4 Introduction The situation The message They preached the Word 10. Acts 8:4 Introduction The situation The message They preached the Word Variety 11. Acts 8:4 Introduction The situation The message They preached the Word Variety Appropriateness to context 12. Acts 8:4 Introduction The situation The message They preached the Word Variety Appropriateness to context Appropriate to the preacher Appropriate to the hearer Appropriate to the message itself 13. Acts 8:4 Introduction The situation The message Two worked examples with Phillip 14. Acts 8:4 Introduction The situation The message Two worked examples with Phillip A city in Samaria & Simon the pagan 15. Acts 8:4 Introduction The situation The message Two worked examples with Phillip A city in Samaria & Simon the pagan The message is Jesus, v. 5 16. Acts 8:4 Introduction The situation The message Two worked examples with Phillip A city in Samaria & Simon the pagan The message is Jesus, v. 5 The message creates its own interest, v. 6 17. Acts 8:4 Introduction The situation The message Two worked examples with Phillip A city in Samaria & Simon the pagan The message is Jesus, v. 5 The message creates its own interest, v. 6 The effect of Him is COSMIC, v. 7 18. Acts 8:4 Introduction The situation The message Two worked examples with Phillip A city in Samaria & Simon the pagan The message is Jesus, v. 5 The message creates its own interest, v. 6 The effect of Him is COSMIC, v. 7 The outcome is joyful, v. 8 19. Acts 8:4 Introduction The situation The message Two worked examples with Phillip A city in Samaria & Simon the pagan The message is Jesus, v. 5 The message creates its own interest, v. 6 The effect of Him is COSMIC, v. 7 The outcome is joyful, v. 8 The results are always mixed, v. 9 ff. 20. Acts 8:4 Introduction The situation The message Two worked examples with Phillip A city in Samaria A desert road in Southern Judea a God fearingEthiopian 21. JerusalemGaza 22. Acts 8:4 Introduction The situation The message Two worked examples with Phillip A city in Samaria A desert road in Southern Judea a God fearingEthiopian Dependence on the direction of God, v. 26-29 23. Acts 8:4 Introduction The situation The message Two worked examples with Phillip A city in Samaria A desert road in Southern Judea a God fearingEthiopian Dependence on the direction of God, v. 26-29 Asking open questions, v. 30 24. Acts 8:4 Introduction The situation The message Two worked examples with Phillip A city in Samaria A desert road in Southern Judea a God fearingEthiopian Dependence on the direction of God, v. 26-29 Asking open questions, v. 30 Answering questions on the Bible, v. 34 ff. 25. Acts 8:4 Introduction The situation The message Two worked examples with Phillip A city in Samaria A desert road in Southern Judea a God fearingEthiopian Dependence on the direction of God, v. 26-29 Asking open questions, v. 30 Answering questions on the Bible, v. 34 ff. Calling directly for conversion 26. Acts 8:4 Introduction The situation The message Two worked examples with Phillip A city in Samaria A desert road in Southern Judea And onwards Azotus to Caesarea 27. Acts 8:4 Introduction The situation The message Two worked examples with Phillip Conclusion