Always Ready
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On my honor I will do my best to do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout Law; to help other people at all times; to keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight.
A Scout is: Trustworthy, Loyal, Helpful, Friendly, Courteous, Kind, Obedient, Cheerful, Thrifty, Brave, Clean, and Reverent
Be Prepared
Focal Passage
Focal Passage
from Samaria, to Jerusalem, to Gaza - a desert place. Ends up at Azotus to Caesarea.
Acts 8:27 “And he rose and went. And there was an Ethiopian, a eunuch, a court official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of all her treasure. He had come to Jerusalem to worship”
Eunuch and Court Official/Treasurer
Candace might have been a title, name might have been Amanitere
“He had come to Jerusalem to worship”
“No one whose testicles are crushed or whose male organ is cut off shall enter the assembly of the Lord.
“He was reading the prophet Isaiah”
Acts 8:28–29 “and was returning, seated in his chariot, and he was reading the prophet Isaiah. And the Spirit said to Philip, “Go over and join this chariot.””
“Do you understand what you are reading?”
Acts 8:30 “So Philip ran to him and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet and asked, “Do you understand what you are reading?”
Are You Prepared When The Holy Spirit Sends You Into Ministry?
And he said, “How can I, unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
Are You Prepared To Be Ministered To When The Holy Spirit Sends It?
Isaiah 53
Isaiah 42:1–9; 49:1–13; 50:4–11; 52:13–53:12
Not included in the Haftarah
Isaiah 53:7–8 “He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth; like a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and like a sheep that before its shearers is silent, so he opened not his mouth. By oppression and judgment he was taken away; and as for his generation, who considered that he was cut off out of the land of the living, stricken for the transgression of my people?”
Jesus Throughout The Old Testament
Acts 8:35 “Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning with this Scripture he told him the good news about Jesus.”
Baptism - The Appropriate Response To The Gospel
Now as they went down the road, they came to some water. And the eunuch said, “See, here is water. What hinders me from being baptized?” Then Philip said, “If you believe with all your heart, you may.” And he answered and said, “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.” So he commanded the chariot to stand still. And both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and he baptized him.
And when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord carried Philip away, and the eunuch saw him no more, and went on his way rejoicing.
Did The Ethiopian Receive The Holy Spirit?
But Philip found himself at Azotus, and as he passed through he preached the gospel to all the towns until he came to Caesarea.
Are You Ready To Be Uncomfortable When The Holy Spirit Calls?
