"Water Is Thicker than Blood"
Fifth Sunday of Easter
May 3, 2015
This week we're taking a look at a passage from the book of Acts. (You can read it here.) It's a story about Philip's Spirit-directed encounter with an Ethiopian eunuch, and the man's subsequent baptism.
The Ethiopian is a God seeker, but he's also an outsider. He's a gentile, a foreigner, and worst of all, a eunuch (a castrated servant). One scholar suggests that the Ethiopian's status as a eunuch makes him the ultimate outsider - someone who by design has no family, no place, no attachments, no home. But after Philip introduces him to Jesus and baptizes him into the family of faith, the eunuch finally belongs.
Join us as we take a closer look at the Ethiopian's story and reflect on Jesus' invitation to the outsiders of this world to come inside the circle of love in the family of God.
See you on Sunday!
No comments:
Post a Comment