Acts 8:9-25

Coram Deo Church — Bremerton, WA · Jun 6, 2021 · 40m

Big Ideas

1. Excitement, baptism, and authentic faith.

The story of Simon begins with excitement. Simon was known for his dark powers and the whole community was amazed by him. When Philip began preaching the Gospel, the community began to be drawn to Jesus. Initially, Simon appears to believe and even gets baptized. However, after time, it becomes very clear that whatever Simon was pursuing, it was not the truth of Jesus Christ. Jesus himself warned his disciples of this type of superficial faith (Mark 4:1-9).

2. Faith and the Holy Spirit.

The order of events in this story is atypical. In…