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How should we live?
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OpeningStickiness
Question . . .
How should we live?
• Lecture (15%)
• Reading (22%)
• Demonstration (32%)
• Discussion (45%)
• Practice (79%)
• Doing (90%)
What are you
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OpeningSubject
Question
How should we live?
What
are OF
you
THE
STORY
THE STONING OF
FULL
STEPHEN
of?
Today’s
. . .. . .
OpeningTheme
Question
How should we live?
If you’re full of the Spirit,
you’re free, faithful, fearless, fruitful,
and, frankly, fantastic.
What are you
FULL
If you’re full of anything
else, you’re fried.
of?
Outline
Opening Question . . .
How should we live?
• START What
• FINISH
are you
FULL
of?
Opening Question . . .
How should we live?
What are you
START
FULL
of?
Opening Question . . .
How should we live?
What are you
SETTING
FULL
of?
1In those .days
Opening Question
. . when the
How shouldnumber
we live?
of disciples was
What are you
increasing, the Grecian
Jews among them
complained against the
Hebraic Jews because their
widows were being
overlooked in the daily
distribution of food.
FULL
of?
(All scripture quotations from the New
International Version®)
Opening Question . . .
How should we live?
What are you
Squabble
FULL
of?
2So the Twelve
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. . gathered
.
all
How should
we live?
the disciples
together and
What are you
said, "It would not be right
for us to neglect the ministry
of the word of God in order
to wait on tables.
FULL
of?
3Brothers,.choose
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. . seven
How should
live?you who
men we
from among
What are you
are known to be full of the
Spirit and wisdom. We will
turn this responsibility over
to them 4and will give our
attention to prayer and the
ministry of the word.”
FULL
of?
5This proposal
Opening Question
. . pleased
.
the
How should
wegroup.
live?
whole
They chose
What are you
Stephen, a man full of faith
and of the Holy Spirit; also
Philip, Procorus, Nicanor,
Timon, Parmenas, and
Nicolas from Antioch . . .
FULL
of?
7So the
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. .word
. of God
How shouldspread.
we live?
The number of
What are you
disciples in Jerusalem
increased rapidly . . .
FULL
of?
Opening Question . . .
How should we live?
Seven
FULL
Servants
What are you
of?
Opening Question . . .
How should we live?
What are you
Stephen
FULL
of?
Stephen
Opening Question . . .
How should we live?
• Stephanos = “crown”
• One of 72? 120? 3,000?
• Full of the Spirit, wisdom and faith
What are you
FULL
of?
Opening Question . . .
How should we live?
What are you
SEIZURE
FULL
of?
8Now Stephen,
Opening Question
. . .a man full
How should
we
live?
of God's grace and power,
What are you
did great wonders and
miraculous signs among
the people.
FULL
of?
Opening Question . . .
How should we live?
What are you
Signs
FULL
of?
9Opposition
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. . . arose,
How should
we
live?
however, from members of
What are you
the Synagogue of the
Freedmen (as it was
called) — Jews of Cyrene
and Alexandria as well as
the provinces of Cilicia
and Asia.
FULL
of?
Opening Question
. . began to
These .men
How should
we
live?
argue with Stephen, 10but
What are you
they could not stand up
against his wisdom or the
Spirit by whom he spoke.
FULL
of?
Opening Question . . .
How should we live?
What are you
Synagogue
FULL
of?
Synagogue
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How should we live?
• Sunagoges = “gathering”
• Synagogue of the Freedmen – former slaves
• Stephen’s superior Spirit-filled wisdom
stumped ‘em all
What are you
FULL
of?
11Then. they
Opening Question
. . secretly
How should
we
live?
persuaded some men to
What are you
say, "We have heard
Stephen speak words of
blasphemy against Moses
and against God.“
12So they stirred up the
people and the elders and
the teachers of the law.
FULL
of?
Opening Question . . .
How should we live?
What are you
Slander
FULL
of?
Slander
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How should we live?
• Secretly spoke against Stephen
• Stirred ‘em up
• Said spoke against Temple and Law
What are you
FULL
of?
Opening Question
..
They seized. Stephen
and
How should we
live?
brought him before
What are you
the Sanhedrin.
13They produced false
witnesses, who testified,
"This fellow never stops
speaking against this holy
place and against the law.
FULL
of?
14For we have
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. . .heard him
How should say
wethat
live?
this Jesus of
What are you
Nazareth will destroy this
place and change the
customs Moses handed
down to us."
FULL
of?
Opening Question . . .
How should we live?
What are you
Sanhedrin
FULL
of?
Sanhedrin
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How should we live?
• Supreme Court of seventy
• Same old scene
• Subornation
• Full of SELVES
What are you
FULL
of?
15All who .
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. . sitting in
were
How shouldthe
weSanhedrin
live? looked
What are you
intently at Stephen, and
they saw that his face was
like the face of an angel.
FULL
of?
Opening Question . . .
How should we live?
What are you
Shining
FULL
of?
Shining
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How should we live?
• Just like Moses and Jesus
• Reflecting God’s glory
• Let your light SHINE!
What are you
FULL
of?
Opening Question . . .
How should we live?
What are you
SERMON
FULL
of?
Opening Question . . .
How should we live?
What are you
Summary
FULL
of?
Summary
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How should we live?
• Survey: Abraham to Isaac to Jacob to
Joseph to Moses to Prophets to Jesus
• Seeking: Story of God reaching out but
people repeatedly resisting
• Stupidity: Turned Temple and
Law into “gods”
• Salvation: Saved from stupidity
What are you
FULL
of?
Opening Question . . .
How should we live?
What are you
Specifics
FULL
of?
48[T]he Most High
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. . .does not live
How should
wemade
live?
in houses
by men. As the
prophet says:
What
are
you
”'Heaven is my throne,
49
FULL
and the earth is my
footstool . . .
50Has not my hand made all
these things?’
of?
Specifics
Opening Question . . .
How should we live?
• God in a box
• God in us
• God in the world
What are you
FULL
of?
51"You stiff-necked
Opening Question
. . . people,
How should
live? hearts
withwe
uncircumcised
and ears!
You are just like your fathers:
You always resist the Holy
Spirit! 52Was there ever a
prophet your fathers
did not persecute?
What are you
FULL
of?
Opening Question
. . . those who
They even killed
How should
we the
live?
predicted
coming of the
Righteous One. And now you
have betrayed and murdered
him . . .
What are you
FULL
of?
Opening Question . . .
How should we live?
What are you
Stiff-necked
Spirit Suckers
FULL
of?
Stiff-necked
Spirit Suckers
Opening Question
...
How should we live?
• Stiff-necked?
• Uncircumcised hearts and ears?
• Like father, like son: “You always resist
the Holy Spirit!”
• From accused to accuser: You
murdered God!
What are you
FULL
of?
54When .they
Opening Question
. . heard this,
How should we
they live?
were furious and
gnashed their teeth at him.
What are you
FULL
of?
Opening Question . . .
How should we live?
Steamed
FULL
Savages
What are you
of?
55But Stephen,. full
Opening Question
. . of the Holy
How should
we
live?
Spirit,
looked
up to heaven
and saw the glory of God, and
Jesus standing at the right
hand of God. 56"Look," he
said, "I see heaven open and
the Son of Man standing
at the right hand of
God.”
What are you
FULL
of?
Opening Question . . .
How should we live?
SON
What are you
OF
FULL
MANof?
Son
of Man
Opening
Question . . .
How should we live?
• Stephen: “full of the Holy Spirit”
• Son of Man?
• Stand!
What are you
FULL
of?
Opening [M]y
Question
.
.
.
dear brothers, stand firm.
How should we
live?
Let nothing move you.
What
are
you
Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith;
(1 Corinthians 15:58)
FULL
be men of courage; be strong.
(1 Corinthians 16:13)
Be patient and stand firm,
because the Lord's coming
is near.
of?
(James 5:8)
Opening Question . . .
How should we live?
What are you
STONING
FULL
of?
57At this they
Opening Question
. .covered
.
their
How should
weyelling
live?
ears and,
at the top of
their voices, they all rushed at
him, 58dragged him out of the
city and began to stone him.
What are you
FULL
of?
Stoning
Opening101
Question . . .
How should we live?
• Shunned: dragged outside city
• Shoved: into 11-foot hole
• Stoned: witnesses go first, then all Israel
What are you
FULL
of?
59While they
Opening Question
. .were
. stoning
How should we
live? prayed,
him, Stephen
What are you
"Lord Jesus, receive my
spirit." 60Then he fell on
his knees and cried out,
"Lord, do not hold this sin
against them." When he
had said this, he fell
asleep.
FULL
of?
Opening Question . . .
How should we live?
What are you
Sacrifice
FULL
of?
Sacrifice
Opening Question . . .
How should we live?
• Stephen: the Church’s first martyr
• Martus = “witness”
• We are ALL witnesses
• “Crown of life”
What are you
FULL
of?
Seeds
Opening Question . . .
How
should
we
live?
“The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the
What are you
church.” (Tertullian)
“Unless a kernel of wheat falls to the
ground and dies, it remains only a
single seed. But if it dies, it produces
many seeds.” (John 14:24)
FULL
of?
Opening Question . . .
How should we live?
What
are
you
SCATTERING
FULL
of?
1bOn that
Opening Question
. . .day a great
How should
webroke
live?
persecution
out against
the church at Jerusalem, and
all except the apostles were
scattered throughout Judea
and Samaria . . .
What are you
FULL
4Those
who had been
scattered preached the word
wherever they went.
of?
Opening Question . . .
How should we live?
What are you
SAUL
FULL
of?
Opening Question
. . . laid their
[T]he witnesses
How shouldclothes
we live?
at the feet of a
What are you
young man named Saul.
(7:58b)
FULL
And Saul was there, giving
approval to his death. (8:1)
of?
Opening Question
.
Saul began .to. destroy
the
How should
we
live?
church. Going from house
What are you
to house, he dragged off
men and women and put
them in prison. (8:3)
FULL
of?
Opening Question . . .
How should we live?
What are you
STRIKING
SIMILARITIES
FULL
of?
Striking
OpeningSimilarities
Question . . .
How should we live?
• Signs
• Shining
• Sanhedrin
• Solo
• Son of Man
• Selfless sacrifice
• Shunned
• Submission
What are you
FULL
of?
Opening Question . . .
How should we live?
Follow the
What are you
example of
FULL
CHRIST
(1 Corinthiansof?
11:1)
Opening Question . . .
How should we live?
What are you
FINISH
FULL
of?
Opening Question . . .
How should we live?
What are you
Full?
FULL
of?
Full
of . . .Question . . .
Opening
How should we live?
• Spirit: where it all starts
• Power: plug in
• Wisdom: know the Word
• Grace: spread it
• Faith: trust God 1,827%
What are you
FULL
of?
Opening Question . . .
How should we live?
What are you
Free?
FULL
of?
Opening Question . . .
How should we live?
What are you
Fearless?
FULL
of?
Opening Question . . .
How should we live?
What are you
Forgiving?
FULL
of?
Opening Question . . .
How should we live?
What are you
Fruitful?
FULL
of?
Fruit
of the
Sinful Nature
Opening
Question
...
How should we live?
immorality impurity debauchery idolatry
hatred
discord drunkenness jealousy
fits of rage factions dissensions envy
selfish ambition . . .
What are you
FULL
“Those who live like this will not
inherit the kingdom of God.”
(Galatians 5:21)
of?
Fruit
of the
Spirit . . .
Opening
Question
How should we live?
• love
• joy
“Since we live by the
• peace
Spirit, let us keep in
step with the Spirit.”
• patience
(Galatians 5:25)
• kindness
• goodness
• faithfulness
• gentleness
• self-control
What are you
FULL
of?
Opening Question . . .
How will
How should we live?
What are you
YOU
FULL
of?
finish?