DISCOURSE: 1758 PHILIP PREACHES CHRIST IN SAMARIA Acts 8:5. _Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them. And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did. For unclean spirits, crying with lou... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1759 THE STATE OF UNGODLY MEN Acts 8:23. _I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity_. IT is no real disparagement to the Gospel of Christ, if some hypocrites be found among the professors of religion. This has been the case in every age of the Church... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1760 PHILIP AND THE EUNUCH Acts 8:35. _Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same Scripture, and preached unto him Jesus_. IF God have designs of love and mercy towards any person, he will be at no loss for means whereby to accomplish them. We can have no doubt but that the Ethi... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1761 THE ETHIOPIAN EUNUCH’S CONFESSION Acts 8:37. _I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God_. CIRCUMSTANCES, apparently casual, are often productive of the most important results. The Ethiopian Eunuch, a proselyte, “had been up to Jerusalem to worship;” and, on his return homewards,... [ Continue Reading ]