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Today we are looking at what happened with Stephen, often called the first martyr of the church, in that he was the first to die for proclaiming salvation through Jesus Christ.
As we look at the account of what took place with Stephen, there is a lot we can take away from it for our own lives.
So today, I won’t be focusing on the long sermon he gave, which is one of the longest sermons recorded in Acts.
Instead, we want to focus on Stephen, and what was it that made him such a great man.
We want to see how we can follow in Stephen’s footsteps as he followed in Christ’s.
To do this, we want to review what we saw last week, when we were first introduced to Stephen.
For what was Stephen known?
Known has to do with his reputation.
Full of the Spirit
Full of Wisdom
Pure, peace-loving, considerate, submissive, mercy, impartial, sincere
Full of Good Fruit
Remain/Abide in Christ
His Word Abides in Us
Fruit of Love
This is what Stephen was known for.
How did he do it?
He was full of the Spirit and wisdom.
Because he allowed the Spirit to lead him, he bore the fruit of the Spirit.
That is what we are going to see happening in his life as we continue.
Full of Grace and power
What is Grace?
They could not stand up against the wisdom the Spirit gave him
Pay attention to the charges:
He spoke against this holy place, and the Law Moses gave us
Stephen’s response:
His face was like an angel
What’s your face like?
Not the place, the object of worship
Joseph rejected but God
Moses rejected but God...
Holy Places
Acts 7.33 the holy ground was where God met Moses
power, wonders, signs
Rejection of Moses, and of God
The Tabernacle and the Temple
The accusation
Standing
Standing
Full of the Holy Spirit and Grace
What made Stephen Stand so tall?
What made him full of Grace, power, wisdom?
Full of the Spirit
Abide in Christ
Let the Word abide in Us
Obey His Commands
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