Tag: stephen
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σκληροτράχηλος – a stiff-necked people
I must confess that one of my favorite phrases of conviction today comes from one of several sermons which was not well-received by its audience: Stiff-necked! “You stiff-necked people, uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit. As your fathers did, so do you. Acts 7:51 ESV – from Stephen preaching to…
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Stephen: Witness and Martyr
Many of us remain fascinated with the testimony of a witness impacting the outcome of a trial. μάρτυς – martys – a witness WE are simply spectators at a trial, not a familiar rerun of a fictional courtroom scene by Erle Stanley Gardner six decades ago, but an actual ancient trial of an accused defendant,…
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The Testimony of Christ by Stephen
“But be on your guard; for they will hand you over to the [Sanhedrin; or Council] courts, and you will be flogged in the synagogues, and you will stand before governors and kings for My sake, as a testimony to them. Gospel of Mark 13:9 – Reply of Jesus to Peter, James, John and Andrew…
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God will raise up for you a prophet
I HAVE COME DOWN TO RESCUE THEM Stephen: ‘God will raise up a Prophet like Moses’ As he stares intently into the souls of those leaders of Jerusalem who have brought him to trial for preaching about Jesus Christ, Stephen continues to compare Jesus to Israel’s ancient fathers. He also compares these judges he faces…
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Stephen: Brothers, Who made you a ruler and a judge over us?
Simon Peter had already preached in the Temple what Stephen would say once again about Moses. “And now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, just as your rulers also did… “Moses said, ‘THE LORD GOD WILL RAISE UP FOR YOU A PROPHET LIKE ME FROM YOUR COUNTRYMEN; TO HIM YOU SHALL LISTEN regarding…
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Stephen: Indictment of our Founding Fathers
All who sat in the council, fastening their eyes on him, saw his face like it was the face of an angel. ACTS 6:15 :: Hebrew Names Version (HNV) Another Trial before Judah’s Ruling Fathers 7 Now the high priest said, “Are these things so?” ἀρχιερεύς – archiereus Let’s be clear who Jerusalem’s fathers, in…
