NOTES: (v.1-8) Persecution began against the church at Jerusalem, and all were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria. Saul began to destroy the church, imprisoning men and women. "Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went" When the crowds saw the miraculous sings that they did, they listened to what they said and there was great joy.
-(v.9-25) a man named Simon had practiced sorcery and amazed all the people of Samaria, and had many followers. But the people believed Philip as he preached the kingdom and the name of Jesus Christ, and so Simon himself believed and was baptized. The apostles sent Peter and John to Samaria and placed their hands on them so that they may receive the Holy Spirit. When Simon saw this, he tried to offer them money in return for the ability to give people the Holy Spirit. But Peter answered, "May your money perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!...Repent of this wickedness and pray to the Lord."
-(v.26-40) The Lord told Philip to go south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza. There was an Ethiopian eunuch who began to read the book of Isaiah, and Philip was prompted by the Spirit to go to the chariot. When he heard the eunuch reading, and realized that he did not understand what he was reading, Philip began to tell him the good new of Jesus and baptized the eunuch.
ACT OF LOVE: Today, in English, I overheard my friend asking another friend if she had a clear, plastic binding for a history project. I realized that yesterday, I had just bought a 5-pack of these at Office Depot for MY history project, but I only needed one. I piped up and offered to give him one of mine, since I didn't need that many.
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