Acts Part 5

(Acts Chapter 7, Acts 8:1-25)

Acts 7:51-53 ⁵¹ “You stiff-necked people! Your hearts and ears are still uncircumcised. You are just like your ancestors: You always resist the Holy Spirit! ⁵² Was there ever a prophet your ancestors did not persecute? They even killed those who predicted the coming of the Righteous One. And now you have betrayed and murdered him— ⁵³ you who have received the law that was given through angels but have not obeyed it.”

This is a vicious I___________________ of the Jewish leaders, C________________ them in the worst manner possible.

To the Sanhedrin, this is B____________________ of the worst sort.  This nobody who isn’t even a Sadducee or a Pharisee is speaking as a P_____________ of God would speak.

Even in death we see the W___________________ of Stephen to follow the E___________________ of Jesus.

The ministry of Philip must have been pretty powerful to amaze a man like Simon to the point where he F__________________ him everywhere.

Was it because he T___________ B___________________ or was it because he wanted to learn for himself the secret of Philip so that he could take himself to even greater heights than before?

Simon was told that he has no place in the ministry of Jesus because he was only doing it for P_______________ P_______________.

Take Away Lesson: The stories of Stephen and Philip teach us that God calls us to courageous faith.  A courage that comes from being convicted by the Word of God.

Acts 8:25 After they had further proclaimed the word of the Lord and testified about Jesus, Peter and John returned to Jerusalem, preaching the gospel in many Samaritan villages.