Pastor Josh tonight continued the series on the book of Acts
About Philip and Simon, chapter eight contains lots of facts
The chapter starts with the persecution of the church by Saul
Over the new believers, this of course cast quite a serious pall
But the story of the church was far from over, Josh did say
We should remember this when we face a challenging day
Those scattered preached the gospel wherever they went
To a town in Samaria, Philip was effectively by God sent
Starting in verse nine, about Simon the Sorcerer we do read
He boasted that he was great because of many a magic deed
But the Samarian people were baptised when Philip came along
Even Simon acknowledged that the miracles were very strong
Into the new believers, the Holy Spirit Peter and John did confer
To get the power of Peter and John, lots of money Simon did offer
Peter sharply rebuked Simon and told him to repent immediately
Peter and John preached to many, in verse twenty five we do see
An angel of the Lord then told Philip to take the southern desert road
In a chariot reading Isaiah, an Ethiopian eunuch official then showed
About the passage on the lamb being slaughtered, Philip did explain
We too should have biblical knowledge to share about God’s reign
After getting baptised, the eunuch rejoiced and went on his way
He brought Christianity to Ethiopia that has lasted until this day
This highlights the importance of even one life, Josh did point out
We should take advantage of every opportunity, without a doubt
Philip kept preaching everywhere, refusing to take a proverbial bow
For what matters is not what we did in the past, but what we do now
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