The Gospel to the Ethiopian

Timothy Keller Sermons Podcast by Gospel in Life

Tim Keller

Religion & Spirituality, Religion, Religion & Spirituality:christianity, Christianity, Spirituality

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🗓️ 12 October 2024

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

The book of Acts is all about the earliest Christianity. It shows us something about the character of the earliest Christianity, especially about where the church got its power. The book of Acts, but also the Bible in general, is bound to surprise you. No matter what your culture or what your class, no matter what conceptions and categories you come to the Bible with, it will smash some of them. This story in Acts about Philip and the Ethiopian is the same way. It will show us the inclusivity of Christianity; the exclusivity of Christianity; and the grounding for both. Most people see Christianity as either inclusive or exclusive, but the fact is Christianity is both. This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on March 3, 2013. Series: Acts: The Gospel in the City. Scripture: Acts 8:26-40. Today's podcast is brought to you by Gospel in Life, the site for all sermons, books, study guides and resources from Timothy Keller and Redeemer Presbyterian Church. If you've enjoyed listening to this podcast and would like to support the ongoing efforts of this ministry, you can do so by visiting https://gospelinlife.com/give and making a one-time or recurring donation.

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0:00.0	Thanks for listening to Gospel in Life.
0:05.0	After you listen, we invite you to go online to Gospel in Life.com and sign up for our email updates.
0:11.0	Now here's today's teaching from Dr. Keller. The scripture this morning is from Acts chapter 8 versus 26 through 40.
0:29.8	Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, go to the south road, the desert road, that goes down
0:36.3	from Jerusalem to Gaza. So he started out and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch
0:43.0	an important official in charge of all the Treasury of Kandese,
0:47.0	Queen of the Ethiopians.
0:49.0	This man had gone to Jerusalem to worship
0:52.0	and on his way home was sitting in his chariot reading the book of Isaiah the prophet
0:57.0	the spirit told Philip go to that chariot and stay near it
1:02.0	then Philip ran up to the chariot and stay near it. Then Philip ran up to the chariot and heard the man reading
1:06.7	Isaiah, the prophet. Do you understand what you were reading? Philip asked. Well how can I? He said, unless someone explains it to me. So he
1:16.3	invited Philip to come up and sit with him. The eunuch was reading this passage of scripture. He was led like a sheep to the slaughter and as a
1:26.8	lamb before the shear is silent so he did not open his mouth. In his humiliation he was deprived of justice.
1:36.0	Who can speak of his descendants for his life was taken from the earth?
1:41.0	The eunuch asked Philip, tell me please, who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone
1:48.3	else?
1:49.3	Then Philip began with that very passage of scripture and told him the good news about. and
1:54.0	began with that very passage of scripture and told him the good news about Jesus.
1:57.2	As they traveled along the road, they came to some water and the eunuchs said,
2:01.2	look, here's water.
2:02.6	Why shouldn't I be baptized?
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