1. Stephen… fully God’s

2. Stephen… fully God’s
God’s Servant – Full of Faith and Holy Spirit (acts 6:5)

3. Stephen… fully God’s
God’s Servant – Full of Faith and Holy Spirit (acts 6:5)
God’s “miracle Worker” - full of grace and power (Acts 6:8)

4. Stephen… fully God’s
God’s Servant – Full of Faith and Holy Spirit (acts 6:5)
God’s “miracle Worker” - full of grace and power (Acts 6:8)
God’s Apologist – Full of God’s Wisdom (Acts 6:3, 10)

5. Stephen… Are these things So?
Blasphemed God and Moses (Acts 6:11)
Speak against Temple and law (Acts 6:13- 14)

6. Stephen… Glorifies God
Face shines as face of an angel (Acts 6:15)
Introduces Sermon: respect for audience, and God (Acts 7:2)

7. Stephen… Glorifies God
Face shines as face of an angel (Acts 6:15)
Introduces Sermon: respect for audience, and God (Acts 7:2)
From God’s calling of Abraham – Solomon’s Temple (Acts 7:2-3, 47-50, Isa. 66:1, I Kings 8:27)

8. Stephen… lays Historical groundwork
Joseph : chosen savior but sold into slavery by brethren (Acts 7:9)

9. Stephen… lays Historical groundwork
Joseph : chosen savior but sold into slavery by brethren (Acts 7:9)
Moses – chosen deliverer, yet rejected by his people (acts 7:25)

10. Stephen… lays Historical groundwork
Joseph : chosen savior but sold into slavery by brethren (Acts 7:9)
Moses – chosen deliverer, yet rejected by his people (acts 7:25)
Moses continued to be rejected – prophet (Acts 7:39, 7:37)

11. Stephen… Glorifying the Lord or defending Himself? (Acts 7:51-53)
“Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart”
“ye resist the Holy Spirit as your fathers did”
Which of the prophets did not your fathers persecute?
Ye betrayed and murdered “the righteous one”
“Ye received law as ordained by angels – and kept it not”

12. Stephen… Fully God’s – God’s Witness (Acts 7:55-60)
Holy spirit allows Stephen to see glory of God and Jesus in heaven.

13. Stephen… Fully God’s – God’s Witness (Acts 7:55-60)
Holy spirit allows Stephen to see glory of God and Jesus in heaven.
Receive my Spirit – Lay not this sin to their charge

14. Stephen… Fully God’s – God’s Witness (Acts 7:55-60)
Holy spirit allows Stephen to see glory of God and Jesus in heaven.
Receive my Spirit – Lay not this sin to their charge
Stephen’s death – word is about to increase again