Philip was used mightily by God in a revival in Samaria.  From there he was directed by the Lord to the road to Gaza.  There he met the Ethiopian eunuch who was reading from the Book of Isaiah in his chariot.  Philip struck up a conversation with the eunuch and joined him in his chariot.  As they continued down the road, Philip explained to the eunuch the prophesies of Jesus’ crucifixion.  As part of their discussions, Philip must have explained to the Ethiopian the importance of baptism because seeing water, the Ethiopian said, “Look here is water, Why shouldn’t I be baptized.”  So they stopped and Philip baptized him.
Baptism doesn’t save anyone but it is important for someone to be baptized once they have accepted Jesus into their heart. Going down in the water represents dying to self and coming out of the water symbolizes living to Christ.  The act of being baptized testifies to anyone watching that the person being baptized has accepted the teaching of Jesus. We continue next service with our Christian life series and a closer look at how prayer works.