Acts 8:26-40 gives us an overview of the gospel, though it is described very briefly as ‘the good news about Jesus.’ (Acts 8:35) Philip starts with explaining the verses the eunuch was reading from Isaiah 53, showing us the importance of Scripture in explaining the...

I’ve just been reading Ezra, and in that book are listed the names of the Jews who returned from exile. (Ezra 2) It’s a long list of difficult-to-pronounce names, and like most lists of names in the Bible, we tend to skim over them with a glazed expression on our...

Acts 8:26-40 is a classic example of God’s role in evangelism. Earlier in the chapter, we have seen something of people’s role: ‘Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went.’ (Acts 8:4) God wants us all to be messengers of this good news of the...