Jesus said, “For where two or three have gathered together in my name, I am there in their midst.” Matthew 18:20 NASB This prayer is based on Psalm 90:11-14 (A Psalm written by Moses)Shall we pray… Lord God of the Bible…who knows of the power of Your anger against sin? Who considers that Your […]
Jesus said, “For where two or three have gathered together in my name, I am there in their midst.” Matthew 18:20 NASB This prayer is based on Psalm 90:11-14 (A Psalm written by Moses)Shall we pray… Lord God of the Bible…who knows of the power of Your anger against sin? Who considers that Your […]
Stephen is defending himself before a Jewish ruling Council…he is reviewing the history of the Jewish people and he comes to Moses… the leader and deliverer of the Hebrews out of slavery. The Hebrew people were slaves in Egypt… what they did not know that 80 years after the birth of Moses, he […]
Wait patiently, God is at work Advantages in waiting:*Clear direction of what God wants us to do – for His will for our lives*God’s timing – be in step with God’s timing and the issues of God*Personal preparation – right time in right place in God’s right time*Relate to God – deepen our spiritual life*God’s […]
Stephen continued his defense before his accusers, the Sanhedrin, by using well-known and the shared history of the Jewish people. He recounted the history of Joseph as second only to the Pharaoh of Egypt. (ESV) Acts 7:11-16 “Now there came a famine throughout all Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction, and our fathers could find […]
Stephen continued to defend himself before the religious ruling body, the Sanhedrin. He reviewed how God was with their ancestors. Stephen told of the patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob-Israel and Jacob-Israel’s twelve sons. One of them was Joseph, a much favored son of Jacob. But his brothers did not love him so much. Stephen continued […]
Stephen was dragged before the Jewish Council because of his witness to the Lord Jesus and for doing “great wonders and miraculous signs among the people.” (Acts 6:8) Stephen continued his defense to the high priest and the Council. He talked about the Lord God giving the people of Israel a covenant. (A covenant […]
Jesus said, “For where two or three have gathered together in my name, I am there in their midst.” Matthew 18:20 NASB Shall we pray…based on Psalm 90:1-2 (A Psalm written by Moses) Whether I am suffering from the effects of COVID or not, You are still God. No matter what is going on […]
Stephen defended his belief in Jesus Christ as the Son of God and his Savior before a Council of Seventy-one (men known as the Sanhedrin) in Jerusalem. Stephen knew Jewish history…and so did every man on that council. (NIV) Acts 7:6-7 “God spoke to him (Abraham – the Patriarch of the Jewish people) in […]
Stephen is telling his accusers and judges (the Sanhedrin) the history that they and he shared…God working in and through their ancestor, Abraham.(NASB) Acts 7:5 “But He (God) gave him (Abraham) no inheritance in it (the land of Israel), not even a foot of ground, and yet, even when he had no child, He […]