SermonCentral Logo SermonCentral Logo Sermon Central
Sermons
Free Sermons and Sermon Outlines for Preaching :

Sermons on Martyrdom Of Stephen:

showing 256-270 of 9,427
Filter Results
Close Filters

Scripture

Rating

Date

Denominations

  • Show more

Language

Structure

Sermon Type

Audience

Popular Preaching Resources

New Sermon Series Now Available

Everything you need for your next series

AI Sermon Generator

Generate sermon ideas with a safe, secure tool for solid preaching.

Biblical Sermon Calendar

Customizable sermon manuscripts for verse-by-verse preaching

Sermon Research Assistant

Free custom sermon in 5-10 minutes!

Topical Sermon Calendar

Preach with creativity and impact throughout the year

Funeral Sermon Generator

Create a personalized, heartfelt funeral sermon

Sermon Kits for Preaching

Faithful to the Finish

Peter's final call to a young and growing church

Grace and Glory

A short series through the highlights of 1 Peter

Entrusted

Gifts, risk, and the return of the King

  • Try PRO

    Confident Preaching

    Try PRO free and preach with confidence when people need it most.
    Free to start now
  • T.J. Conwell avatar

    Who Do You Follow? Series

    Contributed by T.j. Conwell on Jul 20, 2014
     | 6,051 views

    The contrast of Herod killing John the Baptist to Jesus feeding 5000 in Mark 6 is very revealing of the life of sin vs. a life of service. We must be totally devoted to Christ to live for Him, and cannot live like He is a convenience.

    Who do you follow? Mark 6:14-44 Introduction - Jesus is demonstrated in this book as a “servant” -- Key verse: Mark 10:45, “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” - For us to ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Leighton (Lee) Vary avatar

    More About The End Of The Age Series

    Contributed by Leighton (Lee) Vary on Jun 10, 2016
     | 5,113 views

    Jesus continues His dissertation concerning the end of the age

    Introduction A. The outline for this message came from “The Preacher’s Outline and Sermon Bible’” by Leadership Ministries Worldwide B. Lets begin by reading Matthew 24:1 - 14 again Matthew 24:1-14 (NKJV) Then Jesus went out and departed from the temple, and His ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Baptist

  • W Pat Cunningham avatar

    All In For Our Lord Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Nov 21, 2020
     | 1,455 views

    Almost certainly in our lifetime we will also have to follow Christ to our own cross. Probably not a bloody martyrdom, but the culture hates the Church and all who follow Christ.

    Monday of the 24th and Last Week in Course 2020 Bl. Miguel Agustin Pro Today, in the glaring light of our proclamation on Sunday that Jesus Christ is the King of the Universe, we are invited to consider the virtues of those who will be found worthy to live forever in that marvelous, unimaginably ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Catholic

  • W Pat Cunningham avatar

    Persecution Is Easier To Relate To Today Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Nov 25, 2018
     | 2,319 views

    We in the Church are under constant assault by politicians, so-called comedians and the mass media. Today we quite easily relate to the readings from the Lectionary. God almighty, come to our aid!

    Thursday after Christ the King 2018 There was a time in my on life that Fr. Richard Neuhaus called “the Catholic moment,” a time when being Catholic seemed to be the best thing in the world. We had a Catholic president, a pope, now a saint, who had called a Council at the Vatican with the task of ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Catholic

  • Paul Basehore avatar

    Jehovah Shammah, God Is There Series

    Contributed by Paul Basehore on Feb 17, 2015
     | 11,249 views

    The names of God: God always exists, He will provide, He is our healer, and our banner, he will sanctify us and He is our peace. But how do we know? I mean, the Bible says all of these things (and more!), but how can we really know?

    Jehovah Shammah: God is There For the past six weeks we’ve learned about the names of God. God always exists, He will provide, He is our healer, and our banner, he will sanctify us and He is our peace. But how do we know? I mean, the Bible says all of these things (and more!), but how can we ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • W Pat Cunningham avatar

    Where Is The Bloody City?

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Aug 6, 2024
     | 559 views

    To borrow from John Donne, “send not to know” where is the bloody city. We are the bloody city.

    Friday of the 18th Week in Course 2024 Where is the Bloody City? Assyria was the bloody city in the time of the prophet Nahum. Everybody knew it. They had conquered countries from central Africa up and down, east and west, all the way up to the area we call Ukraine. And they did it brutally. ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Catholic

  • W Pat Cunningham avatar

    Just How Important Is Jesus Christ To Us? Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jul 2, 2022
     | 1,284 views

    Is Jesus Christ so important to us that we would lay down everything to witness to His abiding love?

    Thursday of 14th Week in Course (July 7 2022) Roger Dicconson “No gold or silver or money in your belt, no bag” basically the clothes on their back were all that the early disciple-missionaries had on their journeys. When we look at the histories of the witnesses to Christ in the sixteenth ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Catholic

  • W Pat Cunningham avatar

    Exhibiting The Steadfastness Of Christ

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Nov 3, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,145 views

    Jesus, how are you going to get out of this trap?

    Thirty-Second Sunday in Course 2022 Every week we rise together and recite one or the other professions of faith, either the Apostles’ Creed or the Niceno-Constantinopolitan. (That’s the long one with the word “consubstantial” in it.) One of the statements we say we believe is “the resurrection of ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Catholic

  • W Pat Cunningham avatar

    When We Are Haled Before The Magistrate--Now What?

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Oct 13, 2022
     | 924 views

    If we deny Christ and His divine authority and eternal power, then we will be denied by Christ at the judgement, and face an eternity of suffering and radical aloneness.

    Saturday of 28th Week in Course 2022 Today’s Gospel has been misused far more times than it has been used by Christians facing martyrdom by the power of some civil or religious authority. What Jesus seems to intend in His challenge to us disciples is that when we are haled, or hauled, before ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Catholic

  • Gregg Strawbridge avatar

    The Second Christian Martyr(Acts 6) Series

    Contributed by Gregg Strawbridge on Apr 13, 2003
    based on 34 ratings
     | 11,160 views

    This is an exposition of the passage on Stephen who was the first martyr.

    INTRODUCTION We all need heros - those who would embody and be incarnate examples of that which is true, good, and beautiful. Who are your heros? Athanasisus, Luther, Calvin, William Wallace, Theodore Roosevelt, Rambo? We need heros. Today we consider the hero, Stephen. Remember that the Word of ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Rich O' Toole avatar

    The Church On The Move

    Contributed by Rich O' Toole on Oct 15, 2025
     | 237 views

    A great persecution arose against the church

    The Church on the Move Acts 8:1-17 There is a Yiddish proverb loosely based on Psalm 2 and James 4 that says, "We make plans and God laughs." This illustrates the truth of how we make our plans; however, unexpected events and things from the LORD alter those plans. Before going back to ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Jason Jones avatar

    Defense Or Offense? Series

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Oct 17, 2007
     | 6,307 views

    Exposition of the truth in Acts 7:1-53 regarding Stephen’s defense and indictment toward the Sanhedrin and the Jewish people’s rejection of Christ

    Text: Acts 7:1-53, Title: Defense or Offense? Date/Place: NRBC, 10/21/07, AM A. Opening illustration: Martin Luther writes “(Christians) must be warriors, always equipped with their armor and weapons, and that the lot of a Christian is no leisurely existence, nor one of peace and security; rather ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Monty Newton avatar

    Making A Rarity Commonplace

    Contributed by Monty Newton on Apr 29, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,193 views

    God's desire is that every Christian be an encouraging person... Barnabas is a good example of a good example.

    Title: Making a Rarity Commonplace Text: Hebrews 10:23-25 Thesis: God desire is that every Christian be an encouraging person. Introduction When I grew up we often gave our friends nicknames… Bob Hutchins was “Hutch.” Robert Sanden was “Ralph.” His older brother ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Monte Brown avatar

    Two Words In Prayer Series

    Contributed by Monte Brown on May 28, 2013
     | 6,262 views

    One might think that the Tribulation Period will be a time period void of prayer and religious activity, however you see that just the opposite is true. There will be prayer in Heaven and there will be prayer upon the earth. History’s greatest p

    Sermon outline from Adrian Rogers former pastor of Belleview Baptist Church, of Memphis, TN. The series of messages on End Times for Today will take the words from Revelation chapter by chapter and reveal the blessings promised within these pages. Introduction As we continue our journey ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Kevin L. Jones avatar

    Reflecting The Majesty Of The Savior

    Contributed by Kevin L. Jones on Mar 25, 2023
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,677 views

    A sermon examining the importance of continuously becoming more like Jesus.

    REFLECTING THE MAJESTY OF THE SAVIOR ACTS 7:51-60 (Antioch Baptist Church: Wednesday February 18th, 2026) The Gospels tell the wonderful story of how Jesus Christ left Heaven and came to earth to redeem fallen man. The story begins with the promise of His virgin birth and reveals how this ...read more

    Scripture:

    Denomination: Baptist