Are You Ready To Be Loved Into A Fellowship With The Holy Spirit That Spreads The Faith?

Good Morning Friends,

Maybe it was an angel. Maybe it was simply a willingness to trust. The Ethiopian eunuch understood trust, and he needed someone to guide him into the Word of God. In the same way, God knows us better than we know ourselves—and He loves us first so that we might learn to love others. So, are you ready to be loved into a fellowship with the Holy Spirit that spreads the faith?

Scripture Summary

Acts 8:26–40 Philip is sent by God to a wilderness road, where he meets an Ethiopian eunuch reading Isaiah. The eunuch asks for guidance, hears the gospel, believes, and is baptized. Philip is carried away by the Spirit, and the eunuch goes home rejoicing.

John 6:44–51 Jesus teaches that no one comes to Him unless drawn by the Father. He is the Bread of Life—the one who gives eternal life.

Isaiah 56:4–5 God promises eunuchs who keep His covenant “a name better than sons and daughters”—an everlasting heritage.

Psalm 66:8–20 The psalmist praises God for sustaining His people through trials and for hearing their prayers.

Message: The lectionary in this season is full of stories of the Holy Spirit drawing people into God’s work. Jesus says that salvation begins with God’s initiative—He draws us the way a heavy net is pulled to shore. Some resist, some submit, but the movement always begins with Him. Throughout Acts we see a pattern: hearing the Word, believing Jesus is the Son of God, repenting, confessing Christ, and being baptized in the Spirit. Today’s story of Philip and the Ethiopian eunuch shows this beautifully. The eunuch, a trusted royal official, lived with the deep injustice of having no descendants. Yet Isaiah promised that eunuchs would one day receive “a name better than sons and daughters.” When Philip met him, he was already seeking God, already reading Isaiah’s Suffering Servant. Philip explained the gospel, and the eunuch responded with trust, baptism, and joy. His testimony would become the seed of the Ethiopian church. Both Philip and the eunuch were drawn by the Spirit—and then used by the Spirit to draw others. That is still how God works.

And So, because the Spirit dwells in us, we are called into unity, trust, and obedience. The Spirit forms us into a community of love—reflecting the very nature of the Trinity. Even suffering becomes a place where God refines us and draws us deeper into joy. Christ loves us through the Spirit so that we might love one another and leave a legacy of transformation.

Pray that we serve as Christ’s ambassadors. Pray for sanctification and for the salvation of all people. Pray we hear and share the Word. Pray we believe, repent, confess Christ, and are baptized in the Spirit. Pray we are loved into a fellowship that glorifies God by extending His love to others.

Blessings,

John Lawson