Posts with the category “experience-s2”

The risk of standing up for what you believe inActs 7:54 The Jewish leaders were infuriated by Stephen’s accusation, and they shook their fists at him in rage. 55 But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, gazed steadily into heaven and saw the glory of God, and he saw Jesus standing in the place of honor at God’s right hand. 56 And he told them, “Look, I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man stand...  Read More

The risk of standing up for what you believe inActs 7:44 “Our ancestors carried the Tabernacle with them through the wilderness. It was constructed according to the plan God had shown to Moses. 45 Years later, when Joshua led our ancestors in battle against the nations that God drove out of this land, the Tabernacle was taken with them into their new territory. And it stayed there until the time o...  Read More

The risk of standing up for what you believe inActs 7:20 “At that time Moses was born—a beautiful child in God’s eyes. His parents cared for him at home for three months. 21 When they had to abandon him, Pharaoh’s daughter adopted him and raised him as her own son. 22 Moses was taught all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and he was powerful in both speech and action.23 “One day when Moses was forty ye...  Read More

The risk of standing up for what you believe inActs 7:9 “These patriarchs were jealous of their brother Joseph, and they sold him to be a slave in Egypt. But God was with him 10 and rescued him from all his troubles. And God gave him favor before Pharaoh, king of Egypt. God also gave Joseph unusual wisdom, so that Pharaoh appointed him governor over all of Egypt and put him in charge of the palace...  Read More

The risk of standing up for what you believe inActs 7:1 Then the high priest asked Stephen, “Are these accusations true?”2 This was Stephen’s reply: “Brothers and fathers, listen to me. Our glorious God appeared to our ancestor Abraham in Mesopotamia before he settled in Haran. 3 God told him, ‘Leave your native land and your relatives, and come into the land that I will show you.’ 4 So Abraham le...  Read More

The risk of standing up for what you believe inActs 6: 8 Stephen, a man full of God’s grace and power, performed amazing miracles and signs among the people. 9 But one day, some men from the Synagogue of Freed Slaves, as it was called, started to debate with him. They were Jews from Cyrene, Alexandria, Cilicia, and the province of Asia. 10 None of them could stand against the wisdom and the Spirit...  Read More

We are excited to welcome you back to Season 2 of our focus on the story of the early church in the book of Acts.In our first season, we discussed the experience of the Holy Spirit poured out upon the followers of Jesus, as well as the experience of the spread of the gospel.In this second season, we will examine the risks involved in choosing to believe in this gospel of Jesus Christ, following Hi...  Read More