About this episode

The episode discusses the empowerment of believers through the Holy Spirit as illustrated in Acts 8.

'On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria. Godly men buried Stephen and mourned deeply for him. But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off both men and women and put them in prison. 'Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went. Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Messiah there. When the crowds heard Philip and saw the signs he performed, they all paid close attention to what he said. For with shrieks, impure spirits came out of many, and many who were paralysed or lame were healed. So there was great joy in that city. 'When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to Samaria. When they arrived, they prayed for the new believers there that they might receive the Holy Spirit, because the Holy Spirit had not yet come on any of them; they had simply been baptised in the name of the Lord Jesus. Then Peter and John placed their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit,' (Acts 8.1-8, 14-17). I want to highlight verses 14-17. When the…

People in this episode

Host: David Hathaway

Topics covered

• Holy Spirit
• empowerment
• conversion
• baptism
• persecution
• faith

Keywords

• Holy Spirit
• Acts 8
• baptism
• conversion
• persecution
• Philip
• Peter
• John

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: church in Jerusalem

Books & works: Acts 8

Places: Judea, Samaria

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