Acts #21: The Church Empowered "Stephen #4 -- A Full Assurance of Truth" Acts: 7:54-8:3
Why such a brutal death?
God used Stephen’s stoning for GOOD. It scattered believers.
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Acts #20: The Church Empowered "Stephen #3--Who we are and what we do MATTERS." Acts 7:42-53
We know that WE - children of God - are the Temple of the Holy Spirit, and putting all of the above ...
Acts #19: The Church Empowered "Stephen's Sermon #2 --Religion vs. Love" (7:9-41)
Religion vs. LOVE
Hear me: Jesus didn’t start a new religion.
He fulfilled a covenant and es...
Acts #18: The Church Empowered "Who is Jesus" (7:1-8)
Today I’m going to teach on the WHY regarding Stephen’s entire defense.
Next Sunday I’ll teach ...
Acts #17: The Church Empowered "What Fills Me Up" (6:8-15)
“What Fills You Up?”
So let’s begin our application time with a statement, then with a question…
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Acts #16: The Church Empowered "Every Member a Minister" (6:1-7)
To model that the Apostles aren’t called to “DO IT ALL,” they delegated the distribution of foo...
Acts #14: The Church Empowered--God and Government Pt.1 "We Must Obey God" (5:17-32)
“We Must…” “Obey God"
What is the Intent of the Apostles?
We must obey God rather than men.
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Acts #13: The Church Empowered-- "Faith with Expectation" (5:12-16)
Another main reason for signs and wonders - according to scripture - was to confirm the works and tr...
Acts #12: The Church Empowered-- "Protect the Nest" (5:1-11)
My title this morning is “Protect the Nest”
It’s a phrase the AZ Cardinals defense uses.
In ...
Acts #11: The Church Empowered-- "Family" (4:32-37)
They were all of one heart and soul
The shared everything - literally EVERYTHING
Not a sin...