26 Along a Desert Road Series 6

September 26, 2026

Paul Worden

"Philip, are you sure? This just doesn't make sense!" That is what Philip's friends might have said to him when he said he was leaving the great revival in Samaria to go into the desert. Right in the middle of a great spiritual outpouring, "...the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert" (Acts 8:26). At the Word of the Lord, Philip obeyed, leaving a flourishing revival to go into the desert. For what, he did not yet know. Sometimes, God will call you from a busy productive ministry to one that seems less promising. Sometimes--as in Philip's case-God will not explain the reasons or details as to why you are to move on. But at the Word of the Lord, you must go because there are spiritually hungry people waiting for you in the desert: