I want to share this today - Please read along~

Acts 8:
The Ethiopian Eunuch
26-28Later God's angel spoke to Philip: "At noon today I want you to walk over to that desolate road that goes from Jerusalem down to Gaza." He got up and went. He met an Ethiopian eunuch coming down the road. The eunuch had been on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem and was returning to Ethiopia, where he was minister in charge of all the finances of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians. He was riding in a chariot and reading the prophet Isaiah.
29-30The Spirit told Philip, "Climb into the chariot." Running up alongside, Philip heard the eunuch reading Isaiah and asked, "Do you understand what you're reading?"
31-33He answered, "How can I without some help?" and invited Philip into the chariot with him. The passage he was reading was this: As a sheep led to slaughter, and quiet as a lamb being sheared, He was silent, saying nothing. He was mocked and put down, never got a fair trial. But who now can count his kin since he's been taken from the earth?
34-35The eunuch said, "Tell me, who is the prophet talking about: himself or some other?" Philip grabbed his chance. Using this passage as his text, he preached Jesus to him.
36-39As they continued down the road, they came to a stream of water. The eunuch said, "Here's water. Why can't I be baptized?" He ordered the chariot to stop. They both went down to the water, and Philip baptized him on the spot. When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of God suddenly took Philip off, and that was the last the eunuch saw of him. But he didn't mind. He had what he'd come for and went on down the road as happy as he could be.
40Philip showed up in Azotus and continued north, preaching the Message in all the villages along that route until he arrived at Caesarea.

I wanted to share this morning that accepting Jesus has nothing to do with what your friends or family may say or think, it has nothing to do with a membership class or if you really like the church you are attending. Accepting Christ is a personal decision and a decision that only you can make. Just because you are attending church does not mean you are saved. God does not care about how many times you went to church on Sundays, how many Sundays you missed or how much you helped those around you. God cares about your heart and your walk with Him. Accepting Jesus personally and with your whole heart is something to be shared. You cannot grow in your faith if you do not share your faith with others. Its not something you hide and keep to yourself. Yes God wants you serving Him, He wants you attending church and part of His family. What is it going to be like when our time comes and God asks you - why didn't you go to church? Why didn't you get plugged in, serving, attending a Small Group or Bible Study? Jesus loved the church and if that is something He was that passionate about ~ How can you sit on the sidelines? God has given you gifts, talents and passions in life - get busy and don't waste another day. There are only a few things we can do with our days on this earth. We can waste them, watch them or we can INVEST them.
Opportunities like the story above come along in life - make the most of them and follow what God is telling you to do.
Salvation is reason to celebrate ....
Lonnie~