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Essential Review. Essential Background – All Jesus did & taught Essential Role – to be a witness Essential Beginning – The Gift of the Holy Spirit Essential Message – Jesus the Messiah Essential Proofs – Signs & Wonders of Apostles Essential Boldness – to share the word of God
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Essential Review • Essential Background – All Jesus did & taught • Essential Role – to be a witness • Essential Beginning – The Gift of the Holy Spirit • Essential Message – Jesus the Messiah • Essential Proofs – Signs & Wonders of Apostles • Essential Boldness – to share the word of God • Essential Character – avoiding hypocrisy wit • Essential Principle – obey God rather than man • Essential Sacrifice – martyrdom of Stephen
Impact of Stephen’s Death • A great persecution against the church (8:2) • They were all scattered (8:2) • Saul ravaged the church (8:3) • People who scattered preached the word (8:4)
Philip in Samaria (8:5-8) • Proclaimed the Christ • Paid attention • Signs • Healings
Essential Evangelism • What were the differences? • What was in common? Adapting our approaches and methods but never compromising the message.
For Next WeekThe Essential Conversion • Read Acts Chapter 9:1-31 • Mediate on: • What motivated Saul to go to Damascus? • How do you explain the light that shone? • What was Saul’s response to the voice? • Consider the preparation and significance of Ananias’ role. • What is Barnabas’s role in relation to Saul? • How does the revelation of Saul’s ministry fit with the transition in Acts?.