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ARE WE READY TO GET ON THE CHARIOT?

READING: Acts 8:25-40


25 And they, when they had testified and preached the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached
the gospel in many villages of the Samaritans.
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. Page |
27 And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of 1
the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship,
28 Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet.
29 Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot.
30 And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou
readest?
31 And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up
and sit with him.
32 The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb
dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth:
33 In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken
from the earth.
34 And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of
some other man?
35 Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.
36 And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what
doth hinder me to be baptized?
37 And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that
Jesus Christ is the Son of God.
38 And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the
eunuch; and he baptized him.
39 And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch
saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing.
40 But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached in all the cities, till he came to Caesarea.

I. ARE WE READY TO TEACH PEOPLE THAT WE MAY NOT LIKE?


A. As Jonah preached to the city of Nineveh.
1. Jonah 1:1-3 Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, Arise, go to
Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me. But Jonah rose
up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship
going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from
the presence of the LORD.

2. Jonah 3:1-10
1 And the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the second time, saying,
2 Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee.
3 So Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of the LORD. Now Nineveh was an exceeding
great city of three days' journey.
4 And Jonah began to enter into the city a day's journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh
shall be overthrown.
5 So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them
even to the least of them.
6 For word came unto the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and he laid his robe from him, and
covered him with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.
7 And he caused it to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles,
saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing: let them not feed, nor drink water:
8 But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily unto God: yea, let them turn every one
from his evil way, and from the violence that is in their hands. Page |
9 Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not? 2
10 And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said
that he would do unto them; and he did it not.

B. As Philip preached to the people of Samaria.


1. Acts 8:4-13
4 Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word.
5 Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them.
6 And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the
miracles which he did.
7 For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them: and many taken
with palsies, and that were lame, were healed.
8 And there was great joy in that city.
9 But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the
people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one:
10 To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God.
11 And to him they had regard, because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries.
12 But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus
Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
13 Then Simon himself believed also: and when he was baptized, he continued with Philip, and wondered,
beholding the miracles and signs which were done.

II. ARE WE READY TO TEACH ONE ?


A. As Philip was ready to teach the Ethiopian eunuch.
1. Acts 8:25-29
25 And they, when they had testified and preached the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached
the gospel in many villages of the Samaritans.
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.
27 And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of
the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship,
28 Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet.
29 Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot.

III. ARE WE READY TO TEACH AT ANY GIVEN TIME?


A. As Philip was ready to get on the chariot of the Ethiopian eunuch.
1. Acts 8:30-40
30 And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou
readest?
31 And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up
and sit with him.
32 The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb
dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth:
33 In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken
from the earth.
34 And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of
some other man?
35 Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.
36 And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what Page |
doth hinder me to be baptized? 3
37 And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that
Jesus Christ is the Son of God.
38 And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the
eunuch; and he baptized him.
39 And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch
saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing.
40 But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached in all the cities, till he came to Caesarea.

B. In season and out of season.


1. 2 Tim 4:1-4 I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the
quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom; Preach the word; be instant in season, out of
season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. For the time will come when they
will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having
itching ears; And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.

C. No matter what the circumstances.


1. Acts 16:25-33
25 And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.
26 And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and
immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed.
27 And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his
sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled.
28 But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here.
29 Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas,
30 And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?
31 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
32 And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house.
33 And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his,
straightway.

2. Acts 28:30-31 And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house, and received all that came
in unto him, Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus
Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him.

D. Be ready always to answer every man.


1. 1 Peter 3:14-16 But and if ye suffer for righteousness' sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of
their terror, neither be troubled; But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an
answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:
Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be
ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.
2. Col 4:5-6 Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time. Let your speech be
alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.

CONCLUSION: 2 Tim 2:25-26 In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God
peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth; And that they may recover
themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will. Page |
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