Scattered for the salvation of others

Introduction (8:1a, 3)

“God sovereignly scatters His people to bring salvation to others.”

A Scattered people (8:1b-2, 4-5)

Acts 1:8 NASB95

8 but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth.”

Samaritans (Counterfeit Jews)

Northern tribe who escaped Assyrian captivity

Help was denied (Ezra)

Samaritan Pentateuch

Own temple

John 4:19–22 “19 The woman said to Him, “Sir, I perceive that You are a prophet. 20 “Our fathers worshiped in this mountain, and you people say that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.” 21 Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe Me, an hour is coming when neither in this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father. 22 “You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews.”

The Signs from Phillip (8:6-13)

v. 6 - Signs

v. 7

casting out demons

healing

v. 8 - rejoicing

vv. 9-13 - Simon the Sorcerer

The Spirit Received (8:14-17)

v. 14 - Peter and John sent

Peter

preached Pentecost (Acts 2)

The Rock (Matthew 16:18)

Keys to the Kingdom (Matthew 16:19)

Matthew 16:18–19 NASB95

18 “I also say to you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church; and the gates of Hades will not overpower it. 19 “I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you bind on earth shall have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall have been loosed in heaven.”

John

Luke 9:52–56 NASB95

52 and He sent messengers on ahead of Him, and they went and entered a village of the Samaritans to make arrangements for Him. 53 But they did not receive Him, because He was traveling toward Jerusalem. 54 When His disciples James and John saw this, they said, “Lord, do You want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them?” 55 But He turned and rebuked them, and said, “You do not know what kind of spirit you are of; 56 for the Son of Man did not come to destroy men’s lives, but to save them.” And they went on to another village.

v. 15-17 - (16) He had not yet fallen upon any of them

The Sorcerer rebuked (8:18-24)

“The first Charlatan”

vv. 18-19 - Offered money

vv. 20-23 - Peter’s response

v. 24 - Simon’s response (no repentance)

Conclusion

Purpose...

Luke 19:37–40 NASB95

37 As soon as He was approaching, near the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of the disciples began to praise God joyfully with a loud voice for all the miracles which they had seen, 38 shouting: “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord; Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!” 39 Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, rebuke Your disciples.” 40 But Jesus answered, “I tell you, if these become silent, the stones will cry out!”

Passion...

Luke 19:41–44 NASB95

41 When He approached Jerusalem, He saw the city and wept over it, 42 saying, “If you had known in this day, even you, the things which make for peace! But now they have been hidden from your eyes. 43 “For the days will come upon you when your enemies will throw up a barricade against you, and surround you and hem you in on every side, 44 and they will level you to the ground and your children within you, and they will not leave in you one stone upon another, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation.”