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We all long for peace, especially in times of turmoil. When our life is under pressure or upset in someway, we often do whatever we can in our own strength to gain control. In Acts 6:8-15 we see the early church member, Stephen, standing still in the face of death. From this passage, I strive to show how we too can be confident in God's sovereignty no matter the circumstances. To See the sermon visit: http://wp.me/p4N0ve-rY
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Who was Stephen?
“Of Faith and the Holy Spirit”
“Full of grace and power”
“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon
you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all
Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
- Acts 1:8
“And when they bring you before the synagogues and the rulers and the authorities, do not be anxious about how you should defend yourself or what you
should say,
for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour
what you ought to say.”
- Luke 12:11-12
“But before all this they will lay their hands on you and persecute
you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors for my name's sake…
for I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or contradict.”
- Luke 21:12-15
“Secretly Instigated”
“I tell you, something greater than the temple is here. And if you had known what this means, ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the guiltless.”
– Matthew 12:6-7
“When Moses came down from Mount Sinai, with the two tablets of the
testimony in his hand as he came down from the mountain; Moses did not
know that the skin of his face shone because he had been talking with God.”
- Exodus 34:29
When we stand for truth, God is on our side.
The Lord will fight for youyou need only
BE STILLExodus 14:14
