Starting Point

Philip heard an angel say, “Now rise and go!” And so he rose and went; He did not know Whom he would meet Along the road that day. Ahead, An Ethiopian, a man, Riding in his chariot, Coming from Jerusalem, An open scroll in hand. So Philip asked him, “And do you understand?” He said, “How can I? I need someone to explain.” So Philip climbed aboard And joined alongside him. “Like a sheep to the slaughter Or a lamb before its shearer, He opened not his mouth.” He asked, "Does he speak of himself? Or of another?" And starting from this point within the text, There Philip told the man About the Christ. And behold! There was some water Just off the road. Look! Here is a nice pool! What keeps me from being baptized also? And so they stopped, Went down into the water, And he was baptized there. Then, in the Spirit, Philip was carried off. The Ethiopian saw him no more, But continued on his way, Rejoicing. And Philip, Headed to Caesarea, Stopped in at every town along the way, And preached the Christ. (From Acts 8)