Sermon Notes 14 March 2021

Speaker: Mr Vernon Quek

Authentic Spirit-Empowered Witness
Acts 8:1-25

Intro: (v1-4)

Spirit-Empowered Witness to Samaria (v5-8)

• Philip the Evangelist

Simon and the Samaritans Believe (v9-13)

• Neither Place nor Race (Remember Stephen!)

The Authentic Spirit-Empowerment (v14-25)

• Authenticated by the Apostles (v14-17 & 25)

• The Authentic Spirit: God’s Free Gift (v18-24)

Conclusion: Spirit-Empowered Witnesses (2:17-18; 2:38-39)

Questions for Reflection and Discussion

1. What exactly are we to be certain about from today’s passage
   (Luke 1:1-4)?
2. What does it mean for a Christian to have received the Holy Spirit today? Can you see points in your life where you were empowered by the Spirit?
3. What do we learn today about our role as Spirit-empowered witnesses? Where are you personally in your witnessing journey?
4. Is there someone in your life whom God is calling you to be a witness to? Someone who might be an unlikely Samaritan to you?