The witness of the church in Judea and Samaria 18:23 – 21:16
Scattered throughout Judea and Samaria
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You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and
to the ends of the earth.
(Acts 1:8)
Theme of Acts
• Persecution located in Jerusalem
• Disciples scattered through Judea and Samaria
• Apostles stayed in Jerusalem
• Saul “began to destroy” the church
SamariaSamaria• Between Judea and
Galilee• Leftovers from
Assyrian invasion (722 B.C.) who mixed with other races
• Mount Gerazim was their Jerusalem.
Samaria Receives Samaria Receives the Gospel!the Gospel!
• Philip proclaimed Christ there. (5)
• Philip worked miracles and cast out demons.
• Great joy in the city. (8)
• They were baptized. (12)
The Holy Spirit Comes to SamariaThe Holy Spirit Comes to Samaria
• Apostles sent Peter and John.
• Holy Spirit had not come on them.
• Peter and John laid hands on them and they received the Holy Spirit.
• This is not the typical order of receiving the Holy Spirit in Acts.
The Holy Spirit Comes to SamariaThe Holy Spirit Comes to Samaria
• Apostles sent Peter and John.
• Holy Spirit had not come on them.
• Peter and John laid hands on them and they received the Holy Spirit.
• This is not the typical order of receiving the Holy Spirit in Acts.
The Holy Spirit Comes to SamariaThe Holy Spirit Comes to Samaria
• It appears that this “out-of-the- ordinary” reception of the Holy Spirit was for the purpose of emphasizing that God truly accepted the Samaritans as Christians.
Simon the SorcererSimon the Sorcerer
• Worked magic
• Known as “The Great Power”
• Tried to buy the ability to bestow the Holy Spirit.
• Rebuked by Peter
1:8
Peter and John returned to Peter and John returned to Jerusalem, preaching Jerusalem, preaching
the gospel in many the gospel in many Samaritan villages.Samaritan villages.
((8:25)8:25)
The Gospel SpreadsThe Gospel Spreads
The Ethiopian EunuchThe Ethiopian Eunuch• Desert road to Gaza• Ethiopia – Nubia
in Southern Egypt• Secretary of
Treasury for Nubian Queen
• Probably a Jew or Proselyte
• Reading Isaiah 53
He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb before the shearer is
silent, so he did not open his mouth….
Isaiah 53
Isaiah 53
Isaiah 53
Isaiah 53
Baptism of the EthiopianBaptism of the Ethiopian
• Told him the good news about Jesus. • Ethiopian asked to be baptized. • Vs. 37 is not in oldest manuscripts or
newer translations.• Went on his way rejoicing. (39)• Philip went to Azotus (Ashdod) on
his way to Caesarea.