Playlist: Ethiopian Eunuch, Baptism of (topic)

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God's Special Presence and Direct Intervention

Sermon by Martin G. Collins

In Acts 8:26-40, the account of the Ethiopian eunuch highlights the special presence of God and His direct intervention in spreading the gospel. Philip, an obedient evangelist, was directed by an angel of the Lord to travel south on the desert road from Jerusalem to Gaza. There, he encountered a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of …


Baptized in the Sea

Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

The baptism of the Ethiopian eunuch by Philip, as recorded in Acts 8, stands as a significant example of the act of immersion in water. As they traveled along the road, they came upon some water, and the eunuch, eager to be baptized, asked, "See, here is water. What hinders me from being baptized?" Philip responded, affirming …


Acts (Part Ten)

Sermon/Bible Study by John W. Ritenbaugh

In the unfolding narrative of the early church's expansion beyond Jerusalem, a significant encounter occurs with the Ethiopian eunuch, a man of great authority under Candace, the queen of the Ethiopians, who managed all her treasury. This man, having come to Jerusalem to worship, was returning home when Philip, directed by an …