Don’t Be A Dried-Up Tree

Preparing sowing nurturing removing the unessearly things and cutting back some things that may seem goood but are not benifitalt in producing fruit.

Going into the desert place but even there he will not be unfruitful

What does it mean to live as a Christian?

God has sojvernly exicutes his will buy utilizing his message through His messangers.

Being a fruitful messenger of The Lord requires you to listen to the message from

The Lord and follow the message from The Lord

To be able to explain messages about The Lord.

1. Listen to the message from The Lord. (26, 28- 29, 31-32, 39a)

God sends messangers to encourage and prompt you where to go

v.26 Angel of the Lord spoke to Philip.

God uses His Word as the message we all need to hear.

v.28 Reading Out Loud

Be sensitive to the directions the Lord wants you to go in life.

God uses The Spirit He gave us to remind us of the message we have been given.

v. 29 The Spirit Told Philip

In a church setting, you might sometimes struggle to feel the Lord's presence during worship or the sermon. To enhance your sensitivity to God's message, arrive a little early to prepare your heart. Spend a few moments in silent prayer or meditate on a verse related to that day's service. Participate actively—take notes during the sermon or share your reflections with others afterward. Engaging in this way can deepen your understanding and help you hear God speaking through His Word and through the community around you.

You often find yourself distracted by daily tasks and clutter in your mind, making it hard to hear God's voice in your life. This week, set aside a specific quiet time each day, perhaps early morning or late evening, where you can be alone with God. Use this time to read scripture, meditate, and pray. Consider journaling your thoughts and prayers as this helps to focus your mind and open your heart to God's leading. By carving out this sacred space at home, you'll cultivate a more profound sensitivity to the Holy Spirit's whispers.

As an adult managing a busy household, it may feel challenging to discern God’s voice amid chaos. Consider establishing a 'listening hour' each week where the family gathers, turns off screens, and sits in silence together for a few moments. You can then share what you feel God is saying to each of you. This practice not only cultivates an environment for all to hear the Lord but also strengthens family bonds, teaching everyone the importance of tuning into God's voice regularly.

2. Explain messages about The Lord. (30, 35, 40)

You have to know the message about The Lord.

Do you understand what you’re reading?

You have to be taught the message about The Lord.

How can I unless someone guides me

Isaiah 53:5–6 “5 But he was pierced because of our rebellion, crushed because of our iniquities; punishment for our peace was on him, and we are healed by his wounds. 6 We all went astray like sheep; we all have turned to our own way; and the Lord has punished him for the iniquity of us all.”

Christian Standard Bible Chapter 8

He was led like a sheep to the slaughter,

and as a lamb is silent before its shearer,

so he does not open his mouth.

33 In his humiliation justice was denied him.

Who will describe his generation?

For his life is taken from the earth

The Subagent

800 Years before Jesus.

Isaiah - Not belived on by the Samaritains.

This section is known as the Suffering Servant Section.

Isaiah 53 is not read regualry

You have to relate to the message about The Lord.

Isaiah 54:1 “1 “Rejoice, childless one, who did not give birth; burst into song and shout, you who have not been in labor! For the children of the desolate one will be more than the children of the married woman,” says the Lord.”

Isaiah 55:6–7 “6 Seek the Lord while he may be found; call to him while he is near. 7 Let the wicked one abandon his way and the sinful one his thoughts; let him return to the Lord, so he may have compassion on him, and to our God, for he will freely forgive.”

Isaiah 55:8–9 “8 “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, and your ways are not my ways.” This is the Lord’s declaration. 9 “For as heaven is higher than earth, so my ways are higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.”

Isaiah 56:3–6 “3 No foreigner who has joined himself to the Lord should say, “The Lord will exclude me from his people,” and the eunuch should not say, “Look, I am a dried-up tree.” 4 For the Lord says this: “For the eunuchs who keep my Sabbaths, and choose what pleases me, and hold firmly to my covenant, 5 I will give them, in my house and within my walls, a memorial and a name better than sons and daughters. I will give each of them an everlasting name that will never be cut off. 6 As for the foreigners who join themselves to the Lord to minister to him, to love the name of the Lord, and to become his servants— all who keep the Sabbath without desecrating it and who hold firmly to my covenant—”

3.Follow the message from The Lord. (27, 36-38,39b)

God works out His plans for us by creation and providence.

Psalm 119:6

Acts 8:27 “27 So he got up and went. There was an Ethiopian man, a eunuch and high official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of her entire treasury. He had come to worship in Jerusalem”

The Moving and prompting of God was not questioned. He propbly didnt kno wwhat her was goign to do. Why he was going but he went.

Acts 1–12 for You Clear Direction

If you truly embrace the gospel and determine to follow after Jesus, you may find yourself going where you never thought you’d go or doing something you never thought you’d do. Obedience to the gospel often requires us to obey in unexpected ways.

Creation

Acts 8:39 “39 and the eunuch did not see him any longer but went on his way rejoicing.”

Isaiah 55:12 “12 You will indeed go out with joy and be peacefully guided; the mountains and the hills will break into singing before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.”

Psalm 119:1–2 “1 How happy are those whose way is blameless, who walk according to the Lord’s instruction! 2 Happy are those who keep his decrees and seek him with all their heart.”

Being a fruitful messenger of The Lord requires you to listen to the message from

The Lord and follow the message from The Lord

To be able to explain messages about The Lord.

1671Even if an Ethiopian could change his skin, that would be a far smaller difficulty than the one with which a sinner has to deal, for it is not his skin, but his heart which has to be changed.—43.458

Charles Spurgeon

The Ethiopian eunuch is a contrast to Simon the sorcerer. Simon had mental reservations and no heart submission to the truth. The Ethiopian gave complete heart submission to the truth about Christ and was prepared to obey all he had learned.

Stewart Custer

Chapter 8 gives the conversion of the Ethiopian eunuch, a son of Ham. Chapter 9 gives the conversion of Saul of Tarsus, a son of Shem. Chapter 10 gives the conversion of Cornelius, a Roman centurion, a son of Japheth.

J. Vernon McGee