Title: Stephen Filled with the Holy Spirit
Contents
Stephen filled with the Holy Spirit
Acts 6 8-15
Some say the modern age is the 5M era.
Namely, Man、Mission(mission, mission, special)、Method(Method)、Meeting(Meeting, Meeting, Competition, Intersection)、Money.
Everything listed here is important. But the most decisive thing is also the person.
That person is the way soon. That person is the target. That person can be a strategy.
It is accomplished according to the person's passion and ability.
So when the leader in that organization changes, that organization can change.
Yuna Kim, the queen of figure skating, wrote a diary and wrote a letter to her homeroom teacher from elementary school saying she wanted to become a figure skater. It is important that we write our own dreams. It is because it is the culmination of a dream becoming a reality by recording it. Yuna Kim Doesn't the change of one person give hope and dreams to many people?
We would like to meet the work of faith and the work of the Holy Spirit through the change of one person who appears in today's text.
The book of Acts is also the Bible that records the stories of those who were converted and rejected by the Holy Spirit.
Through those who have received the Holy Spirit, Jerusalem has changed and the world has changed.
When people change, organizations change.
Greetings. When I change, my family changes, and when I change, my church changes.
The 12 disciples changed to 120, to 3,000, to 5,000, and the number was uncountable. Actually, the book of Acts was made by the leader of the 12 apostles.
After all, it is a person. What kind of people there are determines what kind of church a church becomes.
What people think and what kind of grace and experience they have determines the church.
He hears the same word, but depending on what he thinks and listens to, his view of life and faith are completely different.
If there are people who have experienced the Holy Spirit and are born again in each institution, the core members of the church will be born again, miracles will occur, and the church will be expanded and revived.
Dear saints,
Looking at the leadership of the early church, we find some interesting facts.
The early church was made up of the 12 apostles and a group of people who ordained seven people. But I want another leader. In addition to the twelve apostles, there was a special person called an apostle, and that person controls most of the content of the book of Acts.
And what is even more interesting is that from among the many Christians who were called to be disciples of Jesus, those who were filled with the Holy Spirit and wisdom were selected and established as leaders of the early church.
Otherwise, everyone will elect the elite as pastors.
The church is asking whether it is the church that Jesus establishes, the church of the Acts of the Apostles.
Reminds me of the first church. The apostles, with Peter as the center, were devoted to the ministry of the Word and prayer.
Like the apostle Paul, they were called for missionary work, and lay deacons and elders like Stephen and Philip
He was in charge of church administration and general ministries such as relief and enactment. They shared all the work with each other, and each performed work that was appropriate for their gifts. A church with such an organization is an Acting Church.
When water stagnates, it rots. Water should flow. The spring water must also be pumped out so that you can drink fresh spring water.
The church becomes corrupt if it is made easy, comfortable, and leisurely. A church in which people who are busy and who live according to the word of God diligently move becomes a revival church.
Our church is so laid back and so comfortable. It is not a word of faith.
It is evidence of immaturity. The church should feel like a heart moving,
When the heart stops, a person dies. A church that does not move and is quiet is a sleeping church.
Hebrews 5:11-14 rebukes immature faith. Immature faith is rebuked by God.
Dear saints,
How long will we believe in Jesus with the attitude of immature believers?
God is calling you. I hope you have the faith to obey that call like Abraham. People who change and reap can change the world and organizations as well.
There are many models in the Bible that we need to change and be born again to resemble.
It is Stephen who appears in the text at this time today.
Who has had the greatest influence on your life? Who do you admire the most?
These days, middle and high school students are probably celebrities. It is fashionable to see celebrities' clothes, bags, hairstyles, and shoes.
Who are you imagining? Who are you imitating?
The model for all Christians is Jesus. We must put Christ at the center of our heart, imitate His image, and imitate His deeds.
He is our savior. He is the Lord of the universe and our Father.
Let me introduce you to Stephen, who is very much like this Christ.