Acts 8
The main reference verses for the story of Philip & the Ethiopian Eunuch
What is Acts 8:26-35?
This verse tells Moses and the Israelites to build the temple according to God's pattern.
Ex 25:8-9
This represents the “seed” in the parable of the four fields. Give the verse.
Why should we pray
God tell us to pray to him (Jer 33:3)
Jesus said believers must do this to be saved during His time.
Jesus said believers must do this to be saved during His time.
List the 3 characters in the story of Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch.
1. Angel of the Lord
2. Philip
3. Eunuch
Through whom did the era shift from physical >> spiritual temples. Give the verses of the story that explain this
Jesus & Jn 2:19-22
In this field, the word is received with joy but quickly falls away when trouble or persecution comes.
Rocky field
One example of prayer God does not listen to
Prov28:9, Mt6:7-8, Jas4:2-3
List the formula for building our spiritual temple properly for God to dwell there. Start from the foundation.
Foundation: Knowledge
Walls: Faith
Roof: Action
List the 3 characteristics of the Eunuch.
1. Worships God
2. Reads the Bible
3. Couldn't understand the Bible
According to 1 Corinthians 3:16, this is now God’s temple.
You
According to the lesson, forgetting the word is not just memory loss but rather what?
Satan snatching the word away
An example of prayer that God listens to
Mt26:39 , 1 kings 3:9, Mt 6:31-33
Someone during the flood (Noah's time) claimed they didn’t eat from the forbidden tree, but still perished because of this reason.
The law (or standard of salvation) had changed
The verse that tells us that we have eyes of the heart
What is Eph 1:18?
According to Proverbs 1:7, this is the beginning of knowledge.
Fear of the Lord = beginning of knowledge
Jesus instructed believers to do this with the “treasure” (word) after finding it. Then, explain why.
What are the four components of prayer
Smoke, censer, incense, fire
This must be done first when building a spiritual temple, according to Luke 14.
Explain why the Eunuch was unable to understand what he was reading
1. Because his spiritual eyes were closed - reading the text, but not understanding the spiritual meaning
2. Because he needed someone who knew the word to open his spiritual eyes according to how God works
According to Jeremiah 1:9–10, this must be done to incorrect foundations before rebuilding properly.
Tear down and destroy
The key strategy to overcome thorny field distractions is this.
Matthew 6:33 - Prioritize God
In order for our prayers to go up to God, what is needed
Fire (word of God), Jer 5:14
Believers today risk making the same mistake as past people if they only focus on this.
What is past fulfillment (or believing only in Jesus’ first coming without recognizing His return)?