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In response to the persecutionpersecution of the church in Jerusalem, PhilipPhilip went down from Jerusalem to a city in Samaria and preachedpreached the Gospel of Jesus.

ManyMany believed and were baptized.

Peter and John went down and prayedprayed for them to receivereceive the Holy Ghost.

November 3, 2011

Simon the sorcerer tried to buytried to buy the Power of God.

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Acts 8 20 But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money. 21 Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God. 22 Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee. 23 For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity.

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People still try to buytry to buy themselves righteousness.

They call a press conference to tell the world of their

good deeds.

Ephesians 2 8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it isit is the gift of the gift of GodGod: 9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.

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Acts 8:25 And they (Peter and John), when they had testified and preached the Word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the Gospel in many villages of the many villages of the SamaritansSamaritans.

Advantage of walking.

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We live in a fast-paced world.

Sometimes we need to slow down.

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We could take timetime out of our busy lives to slow down and visitvisit and testifytestify of Jesus Christ.

Has knowing JesusJesus as Savior and Lord changedchanged your life for good?

Has going to churchchurch been a blessing to you?

Has it brought joyjoy, peacepeace, and lovelove into your life?

Tell folks about it.

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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.

The Lord told Philip where to go.Many people rejectreject that God tells His children

wherewhere to go and whatwhat to do.

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Romans 8 14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.

We are not called to use the logiclogic of the carnal mind to figure outfigure out what to do.

We are called to followfollow the leadership of God's Holy Spirit to knowknow what to do.

Where to work

Where to live

Where to attend church

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Not justjust the big things in life, but also the detailsdetails.

Who to visitWhat to say

When to stop talkingWhen to go home

God told PhilipGod told Philip to go down in the desert on the road to Gazaroad to Gaza.

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27a And he arose and wentAnd he arose and went:

God said go, and Philip went.

It is that simple!

It only gets complicated when we are looking for a better way.

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Just simply obey God.

God told Philip to go down to a certain place.

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He didn't say, "I don't have enough money."

He didn't ask, "What am I going to do when I get there?"

He obeyedobeyed God, dependingdepending on Him for a good outcomegood outcome.