Pastor Glen's Sermon PowerPoint 8/22/21

HOW TO BE A DYNAMIC WITNESS (LIKE STEPHEN) ACTS 6-7 PASTOR A. GLEN BASUEL 1. WE NEED TO HAVE FULL CONFIDENCE IN THE WORD OF GOD AND STEPHEN, FULL OF FAITH AND POWER, DID GREAT WONDERS AND SIGNS AMONG THE PEOPLE. 9 THEN THERE AROSE SOME FROM WHAT IS CALLED THE SYNAGOGUE OF THE FREEDMEN (CYRENIANS, ALEXANDRIANS, AND THOSE FROM CILICIA AND ASIA), DISPUTING WITH STEPHEN. 10 AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO RESIST THE WISDOM AND THE SPIRIT BY WHICH HE SPOKE. (ACTS 6:8-10) 8 2. WE NEED TO BE FULLY COMMITTED TO OUR SAVIOR WHEN THEY HEARD THESE THINGS THEY WERE CUT TO THE HEART, AND THEY GNASHED AT HIM WITH THEIR TEETH. 55 BUT HE, BEING FULL OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, GAZED INTO HEAVEN AND SAW THE GLORY OF GOD, AND JESUS STANDING AT THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD, 56 AND SAID, “LOOK! I SEE THE HEAVENS OPENED AND THE SON OF MAN STANDING AT THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD!” (ACTS 7:54-56) 54 3. WE NEED TO FEEL COMPASSION FOR THE LOST 57 THEN THEY CRIED OUT WITH A LOUD VOICE, STOPPED THEIR EARS, AND RAN AT HIM WITH ONE ACCORD; 58 AND THEY CAST HIM OUT OF THE CITY AND STONED HIM. AND THE WITNESSES LAID DOWN THEIR CLOTHES AT THE FEET OF A YOUNG MAN NAMED SAUL. 59 AND THEY STONED STEPHEN AS HE WAS CALLING ON GOD AND SAYING, “LORD JESUS, RECEIVE MY SPIRIT.” 60 THEN HE KNELT DOWN AND CRIED OUT WITH A LOUD VOICE, “LORD, DO NOT CHARGE THEM WITH THIS SIN.” AND WHEN HE HAD SAID THIS, HE FELL ASLEEP. (ACTS 7:57-60) 1. WE NEED TO HAVE FULL CONFIDENCE IN THE WORD OF GOD (ACTS 6:8-10) 2. WE NEED TO BE FULLY COMMITTED TO THE WORD OF GOD (ACTS 7:54-56) 3. WE NEED TO FEEL COMPASSION FOR THE LOST (ACTS 7:57-60)