Acts 8:1-8

1 And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles. 2 Devout men buried Stephen and made great lamentation over him. 3 But Saul was ravaging the church, and entering house after house, he dragged off men and women and committed them to prison.

4 Now those who were scattered went about preaching the word.

5 Philip went down to the city of Samaria and proclaimed to them the Christ. 6 And the crowds with one accord paid attention to what was

being said by Philip, when they heard him and saw the signs that he did. 7 For unclean spirits, crying out with a loud voice, came out of many who had them, and many who were paralyzed or lame were healed.

8 So there was much joy in that city.

I. There is an ARCH ENEMY of the

church - SAUL. vv. :1-3

II. There is extreme ADVERSITY facing

the church. vv. :1-3

III. There is divine OPPORTUNITY for the

church. vv. :4-8

IV. It always comes back to a matter of

ETERNAL DESTINY. vv. :4-8

As we Go … Expect adversity and trust God through it, believing that He is creating an opportunity to reach others with the gospel!

We must do everything we can to equip and encourage the NOW Generation to carry out the Great Commission and become the GO GENERATION.

Discover your gift, find your place of service and get going!

Luke 10:6

Be ready to pass on to others the opportunity for God's peace and grace.

Start today investing in the eternal work of God and commit yourself financially to the Lord and His work, and your heart will follow.

Luke 15

Begin to pray and ask God to help you reach out at least to one neighbor and be God's ambassador in your neighborhood.

Find your role in our Go! campaign today and expect God to use you to help fulfill the Great Commission in your community!