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Everyone knows a little bit about God. Sometimes we just need help to fill in the blanks.

In today’s lesson, we’re going to learn about a guy named Philip and an Ethiopian treasurer. Philip was a leader in the early church and he liked to tell people about Jesus. One day, he was walking along the road when a carriage rolled by carrying an important person. That person was the treasurer for the Queen of Ethiopia. That means he was responsible for the queen’s money. He was an important guy! As the treasurer rode by, Philip heard him reading from the book of Isaiah found in the OT of the Bible. So, Philip ran up to him to talk to him about Jesus. See, the Ethiopian knew some stuff about God but he hadn’t heard about Jesus yet. So, Philip sat down with him to help him fill in the blanks. He told him all about Jesus and that he died for the sins of all people. Right then and there, the Ethiopian put his trust in Jesus and he even got baptized! We can learn from Philip. When we share Jesus with others, start from what they know and then help them fill in the blanks so that they understand all that Jesus has done for them.

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Key Points:

  • Philip met the treasurer of Ethiopia.
  • The treasurer knew just a little bit about God. Acts 8:27-28
  • Philip filled in the blanks and told him about Jesus. Acts 8:35
  • Helping people pursue God starts with what they know. Matthew 28:19-20

Memory Verse:

Acts 8:35‬ So beginning with this same Scripture, Philip told him the Good News about Jesus.

Talk About It
  1. What’s your favorite part of the video? What’s one thing you learned from it?
  2. Describe something that you want to learn more about. (Ex. how gravity works or how fish breathe underwater). What will you do to learn more about that thing?
  3. Why was the Ethiopian an important guy?
  4. What was the brave thing that Philip did?
  5. Read Matthew 28:19-20. What does Jesus tell his followers to do? What book is full of God’s truth, or commands, that helps us to know how to live for him?
  6. How will you apply this lesson to your life this week?

This is part of the Bible Storyline series.