In this missions themed message, we look at God's call to Philip to take the Gospel to an Ethiopian official. This was the beginning of the Good News of Jesus going to the uttermost parts of the earth.

Acts 8:1-25 gives the blueprint of how the good news moved out of Jerusalem and into Samaria. It did not go forth through the apostles, but rather through the regular members of the faith family. 

Stephen was an ordinary man in the early church. He became the first Christian martyr. The stoning of Stephen was a turning point in the trajectory of the church, propelling the believers out of Jerusalem into Samaria, Palestine, and eventually to the furthest reaches of the Roman Empire.

When Satan attacked the church from within by a spirit of grumbling and complaining, the apostles didn't dismiss the issue, but sought a solution to the problem, and oh the difference your service makes!

The Gospel was spreading rapidly throughout Jerusalem and the religious leaders of the day were desperately trying to stop the apostles, but nothing could stop the church. What is stopping you?