Ever Flowing Faith - A Sermon on Acts 8:26-40
By popular request, here is Pastor Madison's sermon preached in worship on September 4, 2022, as the conclusion of St. Olaf's summer preaching series called "Ever Flowing Faith." To read the preaching text, Acts 8:26-40 (The Baptism of the Ethiopian Eunuch), click HERE ! --- Grace and peace to you from God our Creator and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Today we finish up our long and winding Ever-Flowing Faith sermon series with my favorite story in the entire Bible: the baptism of the Ethiopian eunuch. I know I talk a lot about favorite stories, because there are a lot of incredible stories and people in the Bible. But if I had to choose one, an all-time favorite, this would be it. The story of this baptism of the Ethiopian eunuch is a story we in the greater church don’t hear enough about. Maybe it’s because it has strange and uncomfortable undertones. Maybe it’s because preachers tend to stick to preaching the gospel texts. Maybe it’s because it’s har...