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Intro:
We just got back from camp, and you guys are going back to school . With that, there can be this feeling where you want your friends to have a taste of what you experienced, you want them to experience the love of God in their lives. And that’s a good thing!
But, in implementing thatm sometimes people think that if you could just get them to youth group, everything would work itself out. Sometimes that’s true, sometime not. But I’ll tell you a secret, it’s not my job to evangelize to al of your friends, it’s yours.
Acts 8:25–40 NASB95
So, when they had solemnly testified and spoken the word of the Lord, they started back to Jerusalem, and were preaching the gospel to many villages of the Samaritans. But an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip saying, “Get up and go south to the road that descends from Jerusalem to Gaza.” (This is a desert road.) So he got up and went; and there was an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of all her treasure; and he had come to Jerusalem to worship, and he was returning and sitting in his chariot, and was reading the prophet Isaiah. Then the Spirit said to Philip, “Go up and join this chariot.” Philip ran up and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, “Do you understand what you are reading?” And he said, “Well, how could I, unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him. Now the passage of Scripture which he was reading was this: He was led as a sheep to slaughter; And as a lamb before its shearer is silent, So He does not open His mouth. In humiliation His judgment was taken away; Who will relate His generation? For His life is removed from the earth.” The eunuch answered Philip and said, “Please tell me, of whom does the prophet say this? Of himself or of someone else?” Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture he preached Jesus to him. As they went along the road they came to some water; and the eunuch said, “Look! Water! What prevents me from being baptized?” And 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.” And he ordered the chariot to stop; and they both went down into the water, Philip as well as the eunuch, and he baptized him. When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord snatched Philip away; and the eunuch no longer saw him, but went on his way rejoicing. But Philip found himself at Azotus, and as he passed through he kept preaching the gospel to all the cities until he came to Caesarea.

Tell people about Jesus where you’re at.

Philip didn’t go out with a specific mission to go evangelize to an Ethiopian, he just felt like he needed to go towards Gaza, so he went.
When Philip encountered a moment to talk to someone about Jesus, he took it
He might have been scared, he might have not liked talking to people, but Philip did it because he followed God.
Evangelize where you are
Don’t wait to go somewhere special, do it while you still can!

Know your Bible

If Philip didn’t know anything about the Bible, there would have been way less of a conversation.
But, because Philip worked at understanding God and His Word, Philip was able to help the Ethiopian.
Don’t neglect to be in your Bible!
This isn’t just for evangelism’s sake. Read your Bible because it’s a gift of God to let you know Him, and then you can use that gift to tell others about Him!
But, what happens when you don’t have all of the Bible figured out?
Don’t worry, God’s got that covered.

Trust God to help you through it.

Philip didn’t know everything, I don’t know everything, and neither do you!
But, the Spirit of God does.
Trust that God will help you while you evangelize, because He does it with everything else.
Even when it’s scary or intimidating, you’re not alone.
It isn’t actually your job to convert your friends.
It’s your job to tell them about Jesus, but you can’t change someone’s heart, only God can
Questions
If you could have one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be?
What do you think of when you hear “evangelism?”
Why is evangelism so hard?
Read v. 27-30: What could it look like for you to listen to God like Philip?
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