There are four different men named Philip mentioned in the Bible. Phillip was the name of two of King Herod the Great’s sons by different wives (Luke 3:1 and Matthew 14:3). The other two Philips in the Bible were servants of Christ and instrumental in the early church: Philip the disciple and apostle of Christ, and Philip the evangelist. We explore the life of the evangelist and lessons we can learn from that life.
Additional scriptures referenced include John 1:43-44; John 12:20-22; John 6:7; John 14:8-9; Acts 1:13; Acts 6:5; Acts 8:5-15, 26-40; John 4:1-26; Esther 1:10; Esther 4:4; Daniel 1:9; Isaiah 53:7-8; Romans 10:14; and Acts 21:8-9.
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