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“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in
Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” Acts 1:8
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Main theme of Acts
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Main theme of Acts
More importantly the main theme of Acts is the Expansion of Christianity across geographic and
ethnic lines.
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Acts 6-10
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Acts 6-10
Chapter 8, Philip’s conversion of the Ethiopian Eunuch and the Samaritans
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Acts 6-10
Chapter 8, Philip’s conversion of the Ethiopian Eunuch and the Samaritans
Chapter 10, Peter’s conversion of Cornelius and the first true Gentiles
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Acts 6-10
Chapter 8, Philip’s conversion of the Ethiopian Eunuch and the Samaritans
Chapter 10, Peter’s conversion of Cornelius and the first true Gentiles
Chapters 6-7, Stephen the first Martyr
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Church Consisted of All Jews
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Church Consisted of All Jews
Grecian Jews• Jews born outside
the Holy Land• Spoke Greek• More Greek in
attitudes and customs
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Church Consisted of All Jews
Grecian Jews• Jews born outside
the Holy Land• Spoke Greek• More Greek in
attitudes and customs
Hebraic Jews • Born in Holy Land• Spoke Palestinian
Aramaic and Hebrew • Maintained Jewish
culture and customs
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Three Key Attributes of Stephen
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Three Key Attributes of Stephen
1. Stephen’s Character
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Three Key Attributes of Stephen
1. Stephen’s CharacterActs 6:3 “…pick out from among you seven men of good repute…” (ESV)
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Three Key Attributes of Stephen
1. Stephen’s CharacterActs 6:3 “…pick out from among you seven men of good repute…” (ESV)Acts 6:5 “…They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit;”
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Three Key Attributes of Stephen
1. Stephen’s CharacterActs 6:3 “…pick out from among you seven men of good repute…” (ESV)Acts 6:5 “…They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit;”
“To be filled with the Spirit is to obey fully God’s will.” MacArthur
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Three Key Attributes of Stephen
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Three Key Attributes of Stephen
2. Stephen’s Courage
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Three Key Attributes of Stephen
2. Stephen’s CourageActs 6:8-10 “Then some of those who belonged to the synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called), and of the Cyrenians, and of the Alexandrians, and of those from Cilicia and Asia, rose up and disputed with Stephen. 10 But they could not withstand the wisdom and the Spirit with which he was speaking.”
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Stephen’s Address Acts 7:1-53
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Stephen’s Address Acts 7:1-53
There is progress and change in God’s Program
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Stephen’s Address Acts 7:1-53
There is progress and change in God’s Program– The Promise to Abraham vv.2-8
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Stephen’s Address Acts 7:1-53
There is progress and change in God’s Program– The Promise to Abraham vv.2-8– The Sojourn of Joseph vv.9-16
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Stephen’s Address Acts 7:1-53
There is progress and change in God’s Program– The Promise to Abraham vv.2-8– The Sojourn of Joseph vv.9-16– The deliverance under Moses vv.17-43
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Stephen’s Address Acts 7:1-53
There is progress and change in God’s Program– The Promise to Abraham vv.2-8– The Sojourn of Joseph vv.9-16– The deliverance under Moses vv.17-43– The building of the tabernacle vv.44-46
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Stephen’s Address Acts 7:1-53
There is progress and change in God’s Program– The Promise to Abraham vv.2-8– The Sojourn of Joseph vv.9-16– The deliverance under Moses vv.17-43– The building of the tabernacle vv.44-46– The construction of the temple vv.47-50
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Stephen’s Address Acts 7:1-53
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Stephen’s Address Acts 7:1-53
• The blessings of God are not limited
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Stephen’s Address Acts 7:1-53
• The blessings of God are not limited • Israel has a pattern of opposition against God
and His men
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Three Key Attributes of Stephen
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Three Key Attributes of Stephen
3. Stephen’s Confidence
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Three Key Attributes of Stephen
3. Stephen’s Confidence Acts 7: 55-56, “But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked up to heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.56 “Look,” he said, “I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.”
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Assessing Your Life
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Assessing Your Life
What is your goal in life?
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Assessing Your Life
What is your goal in life? • To have the longest, safest, most secure and
comfortable life you can have?
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Assessing Your Life
What is your goal in life? • To have the longest, safest, most secure and
comfortable life you can have? • Or to have a lasting spiritual impact on others
for Jesus Christ.
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Assessing Your Life
What is your goal in life? • To have the longest, safest, most secure and
comfortable life you can have? • Or to have a lasting spiritual impact on others for
Jesus Christ.
“For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will
save it” Mark 8:35
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Assessing Your Life
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Assessing Your Life
Each of us has a unique opportunity to display God’s power and goodness through our lives
including our sufferings!
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Assessing Your Life
Each of us has a unique opportunity to display God’s power and goodness through our lives
including our sufferings!
“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” Romans 8:28
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