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Voice of the Martyrs Video
Invocation Prayer
Worship Through Singing
- Hymn #3 - Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow
- Hymn #2 - Come Thou Almighty King
- His Name is Wonderful
Morning Prayer
Scripture
- Acts 8:1-3
Sermon
- Message by Pastor Charlie
- Title – “When Being a Christian Gets Difficult”
- After the stoning of Stephen, persecution came upon the church. In this message we will see what they faced and what we may face, and how to get through it all.
Closing Song
- He Giveth More Grace
Benediction
Praise Team
- Battle Belongs
King's Kids (10:45 AM Service ONLY)
- Yet Not I But Through Christ In Me
- Resurrecting
Morning Prayer
Scripter
- Acts 8:1-3
Voice of the Martyrs Video
Announcements
Sermon
- Message by Pastor Charlie
- Title – “When Being a Christian Gets Difficult”
- After the stoning of Stephen, persecution came upon the church. In this message we will see what they faced and what we may face, and how to get through it all.
Praise Team
- Yet Not I But Through Christ In Me
Benediction
Saul Ravages the Church
8 And bSaul capproved of his execution.
And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and dthey were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles. 2 Devout men buried Stephen and made great lamentation over him. 3 But eSaul was ravaging the church, and entering house after house, he fdragged off men and women and committed them to prison.
“When Being a Christian
Gets Difficult”
Acts 8:1-3
1) In this portion of ________ we see the ______ people deciding to ________ Jesus as the _______.
2) God ___ and _____ use ___________ for His _____, even though it is so hard and awful.
Acts 8:1
Saul Ravages the Church
8 And bSaul capproved of his execution.
And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and dthey were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.
3) There is a _____ for law and order. Thank the Lord for our _______ and ________ who have a God-given responsibility to _______ our society.
Romans 13:3-5
3 For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of the one who is in authority? Then do what is good, and you rwill receive his approval, 4 for she is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, tan avenger who carries out God’s wrath on the wrongdoer. 5 Therefore one must be in subjection, not only to avoid God’s wrath but also ufor the sake of conscience.
4) Here we ____ Saul. Soon we will ____ Paul and he’s the ____ guy who just came to know _____.
Acts 1:8
8 But you will receive n power o when the Holy Spirit has come upon you , and p you will be q my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and r Samaria, and s to the end of the earth.”
5) Reading about _____________ is a ___ ______ than _______ it.
Acts 8:2
2 Devout men buried Stephen and made great lamentation over him.
6) Stephen’s time in ________ was _____, but even in the ____, God used him in a ________ way.
Acts 8:3
3 But e Saul was ravaging the church, and entering house after house, he f dragged off me n and women and committed them to prison.
7) God’s will is _____ to _________ at times. It’s not what we ______ do, and we ________ with why God lets it happen.
Isaiah 55:8-9
8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord.
9 pFor as the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways
and my thoughts than your thoughts.
