WHEN THE CROWDS HEARD PHILIP
Acts 8:1-40
Key Verse 8:4
“Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went.”
When Stephen was martyred at the hands of his accusers, it seemed looked like they were winning. They had resolved to silence the whole church. But contrary to their intention, they actually sparked a new stage in church history. Contrary to what they had hoped, Stephen’s martyrdom did not mark the end of the gospel work. On the contrary, their zeal to bring an end to these people was the cause of the next phase of world mission. Yet this would not be easy for the church. In fact, it would seem utterly horrible. The children of God would seem to have been abandoned, deserted, and destroyed. They would be tempted to avenge themselves. This young Jerusalem … Read the rest