LESSON 28

STEPHEN, DEACON OF GOD

Acts 6:8-15 King James Version (KJV)

⁸ And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people. ⁹ Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen. ¹⁰ And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake. ¹¹ Then they suborned men, which said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God. ¹² And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and caught him, and brought him to the council, ¹³ And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law: ¹⁴ For we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered us. ¹⁵ And all that sat in the council, looking stedfastly on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel.

1.   STEPHEN V. 8

Ø  Full of faith and power

Ø  Did great wonders and miracles

2.   OPPOSITION V. 9-14

Ø  Groups from the synagogue against Stephen

Ø  Not able to resist his wisdom and spirit

Ø  Stirred up the people, elders and scribes

Ø  Caught him and brought him to council

Ø  Set up false witnesses

Ø  Lied about and twisted his words

3.   GOD’S PICTURE OF HIS SERVANT V. 15

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