The background of God given to the evangelist

Acts 8:26~40 Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Go south to the road—the desert road—that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” (26)

♬ Hymn for scheduled worship: Korean/English Hymnal #498 Rescue the Perishing (#275 in previous version)

The children of God must receive answers through worship before entering into the field. When the saved believers gather together in church for worship, God will come upon them and the Holy Spirit that worked upon the Early Church on the day of Pentecost will work upon them. When we enjoy the blessing of worship as a priority of our lives, our powerlessness will be healed and we will gain the great strength to triumph in the field. In order to enjoy this blessing, what kind of answers and prayer topics must I discover today?

1. An angel of the Lord to PhilipActs 8:26

God sent an angel to Philip the evangelist to give him the Word and led him to the Ethiopian eunuch. Philip shared the Gospel of Christ with him and baptized him. God entrusted Philip with the great commission of missions to expand the kingdom of God. Even today, God is providing the Word to the evangelists who preach the Gospel. Also, through the Word, God shows us the way and grants meetings with prepared workers and gives us the answer to save a region, a nation, and an age.

2. Holy Spirit to PhilipActs 8:29

The Holy Spirit is absolutely with those who have been saved, guiding and working among them. God has taken the saved children of God as His temple and dwells within them. He grants us strength in order for us to carry out His work.1 Corinthians 3:16 In addition, God knows that we lack strength so He promised us that He would give us power to go as witnesses to the ends of the earth.Acts 1:8 The Holy Spirit that was with Philip is with us, and as a result, if we pray for the filling of the Holy Spirit, the same evidence of evangelism and missions that arose for Philip will take place through us.

3. Greatest meetingActs 8:38~39

Receiving the Word and baptism by Philip was the first and last meeting that the Ethiopian eunuch had with Philip. This meeting was the eternal and greatest meeting that planted the seed of the Gospel in Ethiopia.

Forum Topic

Pray that your footsteps can also receive the guidance of the Holy Spirit like the evangelist Philip. Also, pray to experience the blessing of evangelism through which the Gospel is testified to the prepared souls.

Core Training Message / 2013.7.13