Acts 6:8-7:60
Hey guys and gals, I had a wonderful time with you on Friday! =) We’re really cruising our way through Acts, and I’m loving every bit of it!
So, last Friday we were studying Stephen's sermon before the Sanhedrin! First, we noted that he was a very powerful witness for Christ because he was filled with the Spirit. In fact, the text gives us three descriptions of Stephen: he was full of faith and of the Holy Spirit (6:5), and was full of grace and power (6:8).
There are many sermons in Acts as we have already seen, and will continue to see, and this is the longest sermon of them all! Luke really provides much detail for the account, and gives us an excellent reconding of Stephen’s sermon, as well as its impact on its hearers!
We broke the text up into 5 parts:
The instigation (6:8-10)
The accusation (6:11-7:1)
The devastation (7:2-53)
The repudiation (7:54-59)
The confirmation (7:60)
Do you think that you would have boldly preached like Stephen did? The men within the Sanhedrin claimed to be godly (and we know of at least two members of the Sanhedrin who were regenerate, namely Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus, but are not told whether they were there), and those who are trustworthy to get theology from, when in fact, as Stephen exposed, they were unregenerate, and were yet inslaved to their sin. Stephen was faithful to expose thier hypocrisy simply by preaching the true exposition of scripture! The word of God exposes sin and theological error, and when these men were confronted with the the word of God, they wanted nothing to do with it, desiring to kill the preacher rather then repent.
What are some practical applications of the account????? I'll given one, Stephen repeatedly quotes the Greek translation of the Old Testiment perfectly! He knew his scripture! Does this encourgae you to know the word of God by heart for the oppertunities we have to tell others about Christ?
Hey guys and gals, I had a wonderful time with you on Friday! =) We’re really cruising our way through Acts, and I’m loving every bit of it!
So, last Friday we were studying Stephen's sermon before the Sanhedrin! First, we noted that he was a very powerful witness for Christ because he was filled with the Spirit. In fact, the text gives us three descriptions of Stephen: he was full of faith and of the Holy Spirit (6:5), and was full of grace and power (6:8).
There are many sermons in Acts as we have already seen, and will continue to see, and this is the longest sermon of them all! Luke really provides much detail for the account, and gives us an excellent reconding of Stephen’s sermon, as well as its impact on its hearers!
We broke the text up into 5 parts:
The instigation (6:8-10)
The accusation (6:11-7:1)
The devastation (7:2-53)
The repudiation (7:54-59)
The confirmation (7:60)
Do you think that you would have boldly preached like Stephen did? The men within the Sanhedrin claimed to be godly (and we know of at least two members of the Sanhedrin who were regenerate, namely Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus, but are not told whether they were there), and those who are trustworthy to get theology from, when in fact, as Stephen exposed, they were unregenerate, and were yet inslaved to their sin. Stephen was faithful to expose thier hypocrisy simply by preaching the true exposition of scripture! The word of God exposes sin and theological error, and when these men were confronted with the the word of God, they wanted nothing to do with it, desiring to kill the preacher rather then repent.
What are some practical applications of the account????? I'll given one, Stephen repeatedly quotes the Greek translation of the Old Testiment perfectly! He knew his scripture! Does this encourgae you to know the word of God by heart for the oppertunities we have to tell others about Christ?
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