Welcome and Announcements
Walk Through the Bible Promo Video
Invocation Prayer
Worship Through Singing
- Wonderful Merciful Savior
- By Faith
Special Music
- Worship Choir - Trust in You
Morning Prayer
Scripture
- Acts 7:51-60
Sermon
- Message by Pastor Charlie
- Title – “From Rocks to His Reward”
- In this message we will study what happened to the first Christian martyr. We will see the extraordinary power of the Holy Spirit working in Stephen’s life.
Closing Song
- Hymn #256 - Faith Of Our Fathers
Benediction
Praise Team
- House of the Lord
- He Is Yahweh
- What A Beautiful Name
Morning Prayer
Scripture
- Acts 7:51-60
Walk Through the Bible Promo Video
Announcements
Sermon
- Message by Pastor Charlie
- Title – “From Rocks to His Reward”
- In this message we will study what happened to the first Christian martyr. We will see the extraordinary power of the Holy Spirit working in Stephen’s life.
Praise Team
- Oceans (Where Feet May Fall)
Benediction
51 d“You stiff-necked people, euncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit. fAs your fathers did, so do you. 52 gWhich of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? And they killed those who announced beforehand the coming of hthe Righteous One, iwhom you have now betrayed and murdered, 53 you who received the law jas delivered by angels and kdid not keep it.”
The Stoning of Stephen
54 Now when they heard these things lthey were enraged, and they mground their teeth at him. 55 But he, nfull of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw othe glory of God, and Jesus standing pat the right hand of God. 56 And he said, “Behold, I see qthe heavens opened, and rthe Son of Man standing pat the right hand of God.” 57 But they cried out with a loud voice and stopped their ears and rushed together2 at him. 58 Then sthey cast him out of the city and tstoned him. And uthe witnesses laid down their garments vat the feet of a young man named Saul. 59 And as they were stoning Stephen, whe called out, “Lord Jesus, xreceive my spirit.” 60 And yfalling to his knees he cried out with a loud voice, z“Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” And when he had said this, ahe fell asleep.
"From Rags to Rewards"
1) Stephen was ______ with the ____ Spirit and spoke with great ________ and __________.
Acts 7:51
51 d“You stiff-necked people, euncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit. fAs your fathers did, so do you.
2) All of us must _________ ask the ____ to _______ our ______.
Psalm 139:23-24
23 Search me, O God, and know my heart!
vTry me and know my thoughts!3
24 And see if there be any grievous way in me,
and wlead me in xthe way everlasting!4
Acts 7:52-53
52 gWhich of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? And they killed those who announced beforehand the coming of hthe Righteous One, iwhom you have now betrayed and murdered, 53 you who received the law jas delivered by angels and kdid not keep it.”
3) We may ___ throw ______ but we throw ______. We say things that ____ others.
Acts 7:54
The Stoning of Stephen
54 Now when they heard these things lthey were enraged, and they mground their teeth at him.
4) Stephen ____ them very ___ because he ____ them what was ____.
Acts 7:55
55 But he, nfull of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw othe glory of God, and Jesus standing pat the right hand of God.
Acts 7:56
56 And he said, “Behold, I see qthe heavens opened, and rthe Son of Man standing pat the right hand of God.”
Mark 16:19
19 So then the Lord Jesus, g after he had spoken to them, h was taken up into heaven and i sat down at the right hand of God.
5) How _______ this will be and how _____ the ________ as we get ____.
Acts 7:57
57 But they cried out with a loud voice and stopped their ears and rushed together2 at him.
6) It seems like many _____ also hold their ____ shut when it comes to _______ about _____.
Ecclesiastes 8:15
15 And I commend j oy, for man w has nothing better under the sun but to x eat and drink and be joyful, for this will go with him in his toil through the days of his life that God has given him under the sun.
Acts 7:58
58 Then sthey cast him out of the city and tstoned him. And uthe witnesses laid down their garments vat the feet of a young man named Saul.
7) God is going to do something _______ to ____ and he will _______ this day for ____ years to come.
Acts 7:59
59 And as they were stoning Stephen, whe called out, “Lord Jesus, xreceive my spirit.”
Acts 7:60
60 And yfalling to his knees he cried out with a loud voice, z“Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” And when he had said this, ahe fell asleep.
