ACTS EIGHT SUMMARY
I. THE BEGINNING OF THE GREAT PERSECUTION( vs. 2-3 ).
II. THE PREACHER OF PHILIP IN SAMARIA AND THE SIGNS HE
WROUGHT( vs. 4-8 ).
III. THE CONVERSION OF SIMON THE SORCERER( vs. 9-13 ).
A. HIS FORMER PROFESSION - SORCERY.
B. THE PEOPLE TURNED FROM HIM TO FOLLOW JESUS.
C. WHEN SIMON WAS BAPTIZED, HE WAS AMAZED AT PHILIP'S MIRACLES.
D. VERSE 5 SAYS THAT PHILIP PREACHED CHRIST IN SAMARIA. VERSE 12
SAYS HE PREACHED GOOD TIDINGS CONCERNING THE KINGDOM OF
GOD AND THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST. WHAT THEN DOES IT MEAN TO
PREACH CHRIST?
( vs. 14-18 ).
A. MIRACULOUS GIFTS GIVEN THROUGH THE APOSTLES.
B. PHILIP COULD NOT IMPART GIFTS
C. SIMON SEEKS TO BRIBE PETER CONCERNING THE POWER( vs. 18-24 ).
1. Peter's rebuke.
2. His admonition to repent and pray.
V. THE APOSTLES PREACH IN SAMARIA( vs. 25 ).
VI. THE CONVERSION OF THE EUNUCH( vs. 26-40 ).
A. PHILIP IS SENT TO THE EUNUCH.
B. HE FINDS HIM READING Isaiah 53:7-8. WHEN HE INQUIRES AS TO WHOM
THE PROPHET IS TALKING ABOUT, PHILIP PREACHES JESUS TO HIM.
C. AS A RESULT OF PHILIP PREACHING JESUS, THE EUNUCH ASKS TO BE
BAPTIZED.
D. PHILIP IS CAUGHT UP AND BEGINS TO PREACH FROM AZOTUS TO
CEASAREA.
MEMORY VERSES: Acts 8:4; 8:12; 8:36-38.
QUESTIONS FOR ACTS EIGHT
1. Who was the ringleader in the persecution against Christians?
2. What did those who were scattered abroad do?
3. Where did Philip go to preach Christ?
4. What did preaching Christ involve?
5. What did the people do when they believed Philip?
6. What man was especially impressed by Philip's miracles.
7. How was the Holy Spirit given?
8. Who wanted this power, and what did Peter tell him to do about his sin?
9. Who did Philip meet on the Jerusalem to Gaza road?
10. From where was this man reading, and how did Philip apply the passage?
11. What did Philip do to this man?
12. Where then did Philip and this man go?
