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Introduction Read: Act. 6:8-7:2 Summarize: ( Act. 7:3-50 ) The envy of the Patriarchs (7:9) Their Rejection of Moses (7:35) Their Disobedient Hearts (7:39) Their Idolatry (7:41) Their Ignorance of Scripture (7:47-50) Read Act. 7:51-60 Today in recognition of Memorial Day, I want to examine one of the…

The Unity of the Church in Danger Theme: God does not want His Church to be neglected. Therefore, the Holy Spirit God appointed godly men by the Church to serve the growing Church. The Problem And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians…

The Expansion of the Gospel The idea of this chapter is that the early believers were scattered after Stephen’s death. However, this does not mean that God is done with His program. This does not mean that the Holy Spirit God is done with the expansion of the Gospel mission. But THIS is the beginning…

12 And they stirred up the people and the elders and the scribes, and they came upon him and seized him and brought him before the council, 13 and they set up false witnesses who said, “This man never ceases to speak words against this holy place and the law, 14 for we have heard him say that this Jesus…

Life of a disciple From threats to beatings, from beatings to more threats led to the first Christian martyr, Stephen. Tonight we continue our journey looking at the life, ministry and death of Stephen and the church. A few reminders of where we are or have recently been: Persecution of the church intensified…

1 Now in these days when the disciples were increasing in number, a complaint by the Hellenists arose against the Hebrews because their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution. 2 And the twelve summoned the full number of the disciples and said, “It is not right that we should give up preaching…

The church had its first internal dispute. The beginnings of the church sounds idyllic They met together frequently for encouragement. They made sure that everyone was taken care of. They shared everything common. They had their first dispute. Taking care of the widows and orphans was mandated by the…

Inspiration What kind of life inspires you? Impactful — Makes a big difference Overcomer — Makes a huge change to be better Successful — Plans and achieves goals Kind — Innate ability to empathize with and reach out to others Wise — Knows how to find the right answer and applies it. Loyal — Never fails…

Continuing Stephen spoke to the shadow of Christ in Moses that the people would come to believe in Jesus.

Was Jesus an absent Christ after He ascended to Heaven? If not, what role did He take? In what ways did He fulfill that role?

Discover the first two marks we observe from the life of Stephen, one of God's faithful servants.

The martyrdom of Stephen, a man of faith, the Holy Spirit, full of God's grace and power, marks the beginning of the persecution of the early church

Pastor Nunn speaks on the impact that Godly men can have on History.

Overwhelming persecution of the early church, rather than silencing the message of the cross, resulted in the Gospel being spread throughout the known world

How will God use OUR message?