People
Evangelist traveling to Samaria to proclaim the Christ
Who is Philip?
(Acts 8:5)
Philip went to this city when the disciples were scattered from Jerusalem.
What is Samaria?
(Acts 8:4,5)
General description of the teaching being done by Philip
What is "the good news about Jesus"?
(the gospel)
(Acts 8:5,12,35)
Simon being amazed by Philip guides us to understand this about Philip and the signs he was doing
What is Philip was performing real miracles and wonders; he had power from God. (They were greater than Simon's magic.)
(Acts 8:13)
Based upon his actions prior to meeting with Philip, it is reasonable to conclude the Ethiopian was this kind of person.
What is an important person, devout, serious and honest about his religion (sincere)?
(Acts 8:26-28)
The name of the prominent student of Philip, in Samaria
Who is Simon?
(Acts 8:9-24))
Philip was told to go to a road between these two cities
What are Jerusalem and Gaza?
(Acts 8:26)
The common, immediate, response of those who honestly receive the message of God
What is "they are baptized"?
(Acts 8:12,13,35-38)
The apostles, Peter and John, came to Samaria from Jerusalem to provide this
What is the miraculous power of the Holy Spirit?
(Acts 8:14-17)
This career change happened to Simon
What is he stopped practicing his magic?
(Acts 8:9,13)
The national description/reference of Philip's student in the desert
What is Ethiopian?
(Acts 8:27)
A distant country which was home to one of Philip's students
What is Ethiopia?
(Acts 8:27)
The reason miracles often accompanied the presenting of the message about Jesus and the kingdom of God, in the first century
What is "to confirm the message and messenger as being from God"?
(Hebrews 2:3,4; Mark 16:20)
Simon's observation indicates this as the method of giving someone miraculous power of the Holy Spirit
What is the laying on of the apostles' hands?
(Acts 8:18)
This response from the Ethiopian clearly shows his honesty about his religious knowledge.
What is, "How can I, unless someone guides me?"
(Acts 8:30,31)
Men who came from Jerusalem to provide special help for the new disciples in Samaria
Who are apostles Peter and John?
(Acts 8:14)
The environment of the place Philip was teaching the Ethiopian
What is a desert?
(Acts 8:26)
Peter's message to Simon, after Simon offered to buy the "Spirit-bestowing" power of the Apostles
What is, "Your heart is not right before God. Repent, therefore, of this wickedness of yours ... that the intent of your heart may be forgiven you."
(Acts 8:21 - 23)
Since, after the beginning of the church at Pentecost, the miraculous gift of the Holy Spirit is given only by the apostles, we know this happens to miraculous gifts after the death of the apostles.
Miraculous gifts will cease/end.
(Acts 8:18)
This caused the disciples to scatter from Jerusalem
What was "great persecution against the church" and/or "Saul ravaging the church ... dragging off men and women" ?
(Acts 8:1; 3,4)
Queen of the Ethiopians
Who is Candace?
(Acts 8:27)
City to which Philip was miraculously transported (teleported) after the obedience of his student
What is Azotus?
(Acts 8:40)
Passage which the traveler was reading, giving Philip a good starting point to teach him about Jesus
What is Isaiah the prophet, Isaiah 53:7, 8 ?
(Acts 8:32,33)
As evidenced by the Ethiopian's response to Philip's teaching, teaching the good news about Jesus must include these instructions.
What are: - accountability for sins; - Jesus paid the debt for our sins; - the need to have faith in Jesus' sacrifice; - the need to obey and be baptized
(Acts 8:34-38) including verse 37
This passage is a great cross-reference for the incident of Philip's teaching of the Ethiopian
What is Romans 10:14
(Acts 8:29-38)