Title: Stephen's Last Prayer/Acts 7:54-60
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Subject: Stephen's Last Prayer
Scripture: Acts 7:54-60
This morning, while thinking about Stephen Deacon, a young man in the early Jerusalem church,
I want to receive benefits.
1. Stephen received the glory of his first martyrdom.
When you go to heaven, the statue of a martyr is the biggest. The last of the verses in Matthew 5
[Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
When they curse and persecute you and falsely slander you when they say all kinds of evil because of you.
rejoice and rejoice great is your reward in heaven.]
Ladies and gentlemen, we can't all become pastors or missionaries, but we can all become martyrs.
All. It was Deacon Stephen who bore the fruits of the first martyrdom of the early church.
According to the sayings of the father Tertullian, [the blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church].
I did. The blood of the martyrdom of Stephen Deacon built the church in Jerusalem. the blood seed
bears the fruit of the commitment that Paul was committed to.
Although Stephen died, Rome was evangelized through Paul, and Europe was brought before God.
After returning to the world, the gospel came to be filled with the whole world.
2. Deacon Stephen was filled with the Word and the Holy Spirit.
A martyr is not made by my strength or belief. full of the Word and the Holy Spirit
Only human beings can give their lives for the Lord at the decisive moment. say the word
God grants courage and power to those who continue to meditate and lead a life of prayer.
give it
3. Saints must conclude well.
Poor people are those who run well at first, but end up wrong in old age.
is. Everyone dies at some point. die of disease, die in an accident, die of old age
I did. But it can be a glorious death or it can be a miserable death.
I did.
Stephen lived without a name, but through his last death,
Proof that he was a man, how loyal he was, and how obedient he was.
has been That's right. True faith is always revealed in the day of trouble. Last
that is revealed in It's easy to fake something that's usually floaty. lie
It may be making a fuss to hide
What kind of beliefs do we have?
Where is our faith going now?
How will our last end? When I think deeply, my last is above
I hope that you will become believers who pray and prepare.