In Acts 8:26–40, God sends Philip into a deserted place to share the gospel with an Ethiopian eunuch, demonstrating that His plan of salvation has always extended beyond one nation, culture, or people group to the ends of the earth. As the Ethiopian reads from Isaiah and struggles to understand who the passage is describing, Philip begins with that Scripture and tells him the good news about Jesus Christ.

Through Christ, those who were once far off are brought into the family of God, and the Ethiopian responds by believing and being baptized. This encounter reminds us that God is faithfully accomplishing His mission to bring the nations to Himself and that He uses His people to carry the gospel across every barrier.

In this sermon, “The Nations Believe,” we’ll see how we can accept God’s love for the nations, recognize Jesus as the focal point of God’s love for the world, and faithfully continue His mission without allowing opposition or even success to make us stop. Ultimately, we are called to trust that God is making the nations His own and to faithfully spread the love of Christ until He returns or calls us home.