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Brothers and sisters, choose seven men from among you who are known to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will turn this responsibility over to them.
Acts 6:3 NIV
Stephen Had Supernatural Character.
Character is who you are when no one’s watching.
Stephen Was Full Of The Spirit.
This proposal pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit…
Acts 6:5 NIV
Stephen was Full of Wisdom.
“Brothers and sisters, choose seven men from among you who are known to be full of the Spirit and wisdom.”
Acts 6:3 NIV
Wisdom isn’t about always knowing the answer - it’s about knowing where to go for the answer.
Stephen Was Full Of Faith.
This proposal pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit…
Acts 6:5 NIV
Stephen Was Full Of Grace.
Now Stephen, a man full of God’s grace and power, performed great wonders and signs among the people.
Acts 6:8 NIV
Stephen Was Full Of Power.
Now Stephen, a man full of God’s grace and power, performed great wonders and signs among the people.
Acts 6:8 NIV
Stephen Was Full Of Supernatural Courage.
Opposition arose, however, from members of the Synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called)—Jews of Cyrene and Alexandria as well as the provinces of Cilicia and Asia—who began to argue with Stephen.
Acts 6:9 NIV
The sharpest human mind is no match for a Spirit-led mind.
But they could not stand up against the wisdom the Spirit gave him as he spoke.
Acts 6:10 NIV
11 Then they secretly persuaded some men to say, “We have heard Stephen speak blasphemous words against Moses and against God.” 12 So they stirred up the people and the elders and the teachers of the law. They seized Stephen and brought him before the Sanhedrin.
Acts 6:11-12 NIV
13 They produced false witnesses, who testified, “This fellow never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law. 14 For we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs Moses handed down to us.”
Acts 6:13-14 NIV
When the enemy can’t touch your identity, he’ll attack your image.
What God says about you is louder than every lie that people whisper.
Stephen Had A Supernatural Countenance.
All who were sitting in the Sanhedrin looked intently at Stephen, and they saw that his face was like the face of an angel.
Acts 6:15 NIV