Northwood Church
ACTION
Stephen’s Story // Rodney Richard, Lead Pastor
Locations & Times
Carnes Crossroads
2nd Ave, Summerville, SC 29483, USA
Sunday 9:00 AM
Sunday 11:00 AM
Acts 1-6:7 Summary
– Jesus returned to heaven and sent His followers His Spirit
– They picked up right were he left off - Same Mission, Same Spirit
– Their numbers increased
– Jesus returned to heaven and sent His followers His Spirit
– They picked up right were he left off - Same Mission, Same Spirit
– Their numbers increased
Full of God’s Grace - Loved God and others more than himself
Full of God’s Power - Contained the same Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead
Full of God’s Power - Contained the same Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead
Stephen was accused of 2 things:
1. Speaking against the Temple and the law of Moses
2. Saying that Jesus will destroy the Temple and change the customs of Moses
1. Speaking against the Temple and the law of Moses
2. Saying that Jesus will destroy the Temple and change the customs of Moses
Acts 7:1-43 Summary
– God’s masterplan for the temple and the law
– God’s master plan had the right people in the right place at right time
– Abraham, Joseph, Moses & David
– God called Abraham to leave his home and He would make him a great nation
– God gave Joseph a dream that would end up with Abraham’s descendants moving to Egypt
– Israel ended up leaving Egypt after God raised a man named Moses
– God gave Moses the instructions to build the Ark of the Covenant and a portable temple
– God’s masterplan for the temple and the law
– God’s master plan had the right people in the right place at right time
– Abraham, Joseph, Moses & David
– God called Abraham to leave his home and He would make him a great nation
– God gave Joseph a dream that would end up with Abraham’s descendants moving to Egypt
– Israel ended up leaving Egypt after God raised a man named Moses
– God gave Moses the instructions to build the Ark of the Covenant and a portable temple
God was never meant to be restricted to a place (Temple), generation, person or a book (Law of Moses)
Stephens Answer:
– You are too stubborn to recognize that Jesus was the promised fulfillment to the promise God made to Abraham.
– The law never could save you BUT Jesus can!
– You are too stubborn to recognize that Jesus was the promised fulfillment to the promise God made to Abraham.
– The law never could save you BUT Jesus can!
That’s what we all are going to see on day. When we see Him, everything will change!
I promise you!
I promise you!
To the last moment he was full of grace and power.
He was never trying to just get his point across, but to get the broken to the cross.
No matter what it cost him, just like Jesus!
He was never trying to just get his point across, but to get the broken to the cross.
No matter what it cost him, just like Jesus!
TALK IT OVER:
– If God started a movement, and it looked nothing like you think it should, would you support it or try to kill it?
– How has your interaction with Jesus made you more graceful and powerful?
– What cost are you willing to pay to get people to the cross?
– If God started a movement, and it looked nothing like you think it should, would you support it or try to kill it?
– How has your interaction with Jesus made you more graceful and powerful?
– What cost are you willing to pay to get people to the cross?