Impact Your World, Part 1 – Personal Responsibility

• Conversion of the Ethiopian
• Acts 8:26-40
• Men…
• Hold various ideas about conversion.
– Direct operation.
– Faith alone.
– Experience.
• Are not the standard, cf. 2 Tim. 3:16-17; 1 Pt. 1:24-25; Rom. 3:4;
• Conversion Of The Ethiopian
Acts 8:26-39
• The Circumstances.
• The Sermon.
• The Sinner & His Salvation.
• Conversion Of The Ethiopian The Circumstances
• The Angel, 8:26
– Spoke to Philip
– Incidental VS. law, Acts 16:25-30; 13:6-12
– No more direct action.
• Conversion Of The Ethiopian
The Circumstances
• The Holy Spirit, 8:29
– Spoke to Philip
– Never acted directly on the sinner, cf. Jn. 14:26; 16:13; Mt. 28:19-20; Acts 9:1-9
– Works through the word, Eph. 5:18-20; Col. 3:16
• Conversion Of The Ethiopian
The Sermon
• Based on Scripture, 8:30; Isa. 53:7-8
– Preach the word, 2 Tim. 4:2; 1 Pt. 4:11
– Authority from heaven, Mt. 21:25; 28:18; 2 Pt. 1:20-21
– For salvation, Jas. 1:18, 21; 1 Pt. 1:22; Jn. 8:32
• Conversion Of The Ethiopian
The Sermon
• Preached Jesus, 8:35
– Preaching Christ, 1 Cor. 2:2
• Atonement, Isa. 53:4-12
• More, Acts 15:21; 2 Cor. 3:15; 2 Jn. 9-11
• Baptism, 8:36, 5, 12; 1 Cor. 2:2; Acts 18:8; Mt. 28:19-20; Mk. 16:16
• Conversion Of The Ethiopian
The Sinner & His Salvation
• He was a sinner.
– Devout, 8:27, 28
– Needed gospel, 8:29, Heb. 10:4
– Needed some help, 8:30-31; Eph. 5:17; 3:3-5; 1 Cor. 2:7-12
• Conversion Of The Ethiopian
The Sinner & His Salvation
• He was saved.
– Requested baptism, 8:36
• Immediately, Acts 16:33
• For salvation, Acts 2:38
– Required.
• Belief, 8:37
• Confession, 8:37; Rom. 10:9-10
– Rejoiced, 8:38-39
• Conversion Of The Ethiopian
The Sinner & Salvation
• Events in order.
– Heard.
– Believed.
– Confessed.
– Baptized.
– Rejoiced.
• Conversion Of The Ethiopian
The Sinner & Salvation
• His situation.
– A Christian, Acts 26:27-29
– Added by God Gal. 3:27; 1 Cor. 12:13; Col. 1:18
• Conversion Of The Ethiopian
• The Circumstances.
• The Sermon.
• The Sinner & His Salvation.
• Conversion Of The Ethiopian
• Man’s opinion is wrong!
– Direct operation.
– Faith alone.
– Experience.