Christ for the Ethiopian Eunuch - Sermon on Acts 8: 26-40

Christ for the Ethiopian Eunuch - Sermon on Acts 8: 26-40. This sermon was preached by Pastor Bill DeJong on November 4, 2018 at Blessings Christian Church in Hamilton, Ontario. blessingshamil....

[@jimmygonzalez2916]

Great Preaching Pastor...thanks IN JESUS MIGHTY NAME 🙏

[@messengerisrael3817]

1. WHO IS THIS ETHIOPIAN EUNUCH ? ACTS 8:26-27 , " 26.And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert.27.And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship, HE HAST CHARGE OF ALL THE TREASURES OF CANDACE , QUEEN OF ETHIOPIA . HE IS FROM THE LAND ETHIOPIA . 2. WHERE IS HE COMING FROM ? HAD COME FROM JERUSALEM FOR TO WORSHIP . 3. WHY IS HE WORSHIPPING IN JERUSALEM ? DEUTERONOMY 16:16 , " 16.Three times in a year shall all thy males appear before the LORD thy God in the place which he shall choose; in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles: and they shall not appear before the LORD empty: JERUSALEM IS MOTHER CHURCH . 4. BEFORE PETER MET WITH CORNELIUS IN ACTS 10 , WERE ISRAELITES ASSOCIATING THEMSELVES WITH GENTILES ? ACTS 10:25-28 , " 25.And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped him. 26But Peter took him up, saying, Stand up; I myself also am a man. 27And as he talked with him, he went in, and found many that were come together. 28And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation; but God hath shewed me that I should not call any man common or unclean. 5. WHY DID PETER MET WITH CORNELIUS , AND NOT JAMES , OR JOHN , OR PHILIP , OR ANY OTHER ISRAELITE ? MATTHEW 16:17-19 , " 17.And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. 18And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. 19And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. JESUS GAVE PETER THE KEYS OF HEAVEN ; TO BRING IN THE GENTILES , THE OTHER SONS OF ADAM . ISRAEL IS THE ONLY NATION TO HAVE MADE A COVENANT WITH THE FATHER , THE ONLY NATION UNDER HIS LAWS . THE CHUR H IS THE COVENANT BETWEEN THE FATHER AND THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL ; BELIEVING GENTILES ARE GRAFTED INTO THE CHURCH THROUGH FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST . 6. HOW CAN PHILIP MET WITH THE ETHIOPIAN EUNUCH , IF HE IS OF ANOTHER NATION , A GENTILE ? BECAUSE MANY ISRAELITES HAST BEEN SCATTERED OUT OF THE LAND SINCE THE NORTHERN KINGDOM WAS TAKEN AWAY IN 722 B.C. ; ALSO THE SOUTHERN KINGDOM THROUGH THE BABYLON / MEADE & PERSIANS /GRECIA / ROME . TODAY ISRAEL IS SCATTERED UNTO THE FOUR CORNERS OF THE EARTH . 7. THE ETHIOPIAN EUNUCH WAS AN ISRAELITE , COMING FROM ONE OF THE FEASTS OF THE LORD , THAT REQUIRE ALL MALES TO ATTEND . JESUS CHRIST HAD JUST BECOME THE NEW HUSBAND , REPLACING MOSES , WHO THE EUNUCH WAS AWARE OF . MOST OF THE PEOPLE IN THE LAND OF ISRAEL DID NOT BELIEVE THAT CHRIST WAS THE MESSIAH , SO HOW WOULD AN ISRAELITE NOT IN THE LAND KNOW ? SHALOM !

[@philliphamilton3591]

Thank you. This has brought a real blessing. Reminding me that if I simply respond to the prompting of the Spirit, Grace will be provided.

[@NotABushFan1]

Was he aloud in the church? It is my understanding that was his issue he was not aloud and he felt rejected by the ones in the church. This Ethiopians eunuch was will educated and yet rejected? Phillip accepted the outcast. We need to accepted the ones that are not like us and then who is us? Whit male only? Who is the eunuch today? The word eunuch is not used today or very little. Jesus talks about eunuchs that were born that way, did that just happen during Jesus time only? Who, do we or I reject because of their skin color, status, they might fall under the LGBTQ? I feel if reject someone we are also rejecting God, God is love.

[@winros]

The word is still used today! You are not born a eunuch you were castrated and it happened a lot and it still happens today! Try to do some research if you'll be so taken aback in what you find! Sometimes you have to do a lot of research to make sure everyone's on the same page so you're not misled! That's what I'm doing now as far as how preachers preach about being a eunuch! Do they tell the truth about truly what a eunuch is do they mislead people or do they overlook those chapters and give you some inane answers! Always fact check everything! Have a great day! ✌🏻✌🏻✌🏻🤟🏻

[@NotABushFan1]

@@winros No, most preachers today do not talk about a eunuch born that way. Jesus in Matthew 19, 12 tells us the truth. A broad term for a eunuch might be a male that has very testosterone levels. Depending on where you look one can come up with a host of answers. Is a male intersex child/person a eunuch? Some will say yes, and others say no. I say yes if it fails correctly into the right slot. The medical field keeps a close mouth on intersex and the numbers. I have been doing my fact-checking for about five years now. You, also have a great weekend.

[@winros]

@@NotABushFan1 an eunuch is a person that has been castrated meaning his balls cut off or penis taking off or both! Excuse me language I didn't know how to put a gracefully! It goes back 4000 years that people have been mutilating their bodies! Body modification as far as tattooing piercing binding of the feet to make them smaller so many things out there are under the umbrella as well! Especially in China at least 4000 people were castrated every year! Very interesting history on it! And yes, it's still going on to this day in 2022! The young people that are underage I want to trans over one of the drugs that they use is called Lupron which is a puberty blocker which is a chemical castration! Doctors don't mention this to their patients it's awful! Having healthy breast tissue cut off as well as your penis! There's no evidence what these drugs can do to people that trans over! When they castrate a man completely it leads to them growing breasts losing facial hair and so on! The benedictines castrated the choir boys so their voices would be a higher pitch how terrible right? Just do some research on it and you'll be amazed! I just know that it's in the Bible however, I haven't done my research yet in what it says in the Bible... I will though! Just so much information out there! ✌️✌️✌️

[@NotABushFan1]

@@winros You are talking to a eunuch thanks to prostate cancer in 2005. I know more than any doctor will tell you about prostate cancer. Read Matthew chapter 19 verse 11 and 12. Jesus tells us vey clearly eunuchs that were born that way. Many cannot except this as Jesus says. The reason is simple it opens the door to intersex, that many do not want to except. Most intersex people are told them are one in a million or more, where the turth in one in five hunred for one of the 30 types on intersex. Of 30 only one needs surgery. There is not differance in the surgery on these intersex babies then on any transperson when they have bottom surgery.

[@winros]

@@NotABushFan1 good point! ✌🏻