Sermons on Witness Of Stephen:

"God's Vision For His Church" Part I

Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on May 30, 2009

The "Church" has to learn how to do mission work, tell the story of Jesus, in the 21st century America which can be labeled the "post Church" Society.

In Jesus Holy Name May 24, 2009 Text: Matthew 16:18 Easter VII - Redeemer God’s Vision For His Church” Part 1 The Book of Acts Rev. John Stott in his book “The Living Church” writes: “The Church (with a capitol ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:8-18

Denomination: Lutheran

Standing Tall When It Counts Series

Contributed by Curtis E. Nester on May 30, 2016

Stephen stood alone when it counted and became the first martyr, giving his life as a testimony.

SERIES: Adventures in Acts 007 TITLE: Standing Tall When it Counts TEXT: Acts 6:8-15 INTRO: In the eighth chapter of Acts, we are introduced to a man named Stephen, which means "crown." He was a Greek speaking Jew and a deacon who became the first gospel preacher. He was full of faith and power & ...read more

Scripture: Acts 6:8-15

Denomination: Baptist

Great Persecution Series

Contributed by Ricky Tuttle Thd on Dec 4, 2024

It has been said; “You are either in a trial, coming out of a trial or getting ready to return into a trial.”

“Great Persecution” Acts 8:1-4 It has been said; “You are either in a trial, coming out of a trial or getting ready to return into a trial.” We are reminded by Jesus that trials are part of our lives. Matthew 7:24-27 “Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

Two Lessons We Must Learn Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Jul 30, 2012

Some in the Church were complaining. The text makes it appear that their complaining was like the “buzzing of bees.” The topic was the welfare of the widows in the congregation. In that day the only help that widows received came from the Church.

Two Lessons We Must Learn Acts 6:1-15, 7:54-60 Introduction Our study of the book of Acts makes it clear that the Church has displayed its ability to handle the opposition of an unfriendly world. For example, last week we read that the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 6:1-15

Denomination: Baptist

Filled With The Spirit Series

Contributed by Tyler Edwards on May 5, 2009

Stephen was a man who existed in the state of being filled with the Spirit. He preaches a powerful sermon and sees Jesus standing at the right hand of the throne of God. Why is Jesus standing?

6. The Book of Acts June 28th, 2009 Filled with the Spirit We first meet Stephen in Acts 6. The church has been growing substantially and as it grows so do its needs. Many of these new issues should not be taking up the Apostles’ time. Their time is to be dedicated to prayer and to the ...read more

Denomination: *other

Witnessing ....book Of Jonah (Sermon) 8/2014...tell Others About Jesus

Contributed by Ronnie Miller on Aug 25, 2014

Jonah’s name means “Dove” and his father Amittai means “My Truth You put those together and you see that Jonah means messenger of the Truth. All born again Christians are messengers of the Truth. I think sometimes or most of the time we forget that.

Witnessing ….book of Jonah….08/24/2014... We are going to look at witnessing this morning…telling others about the goodness of God...we are going to look at a man who ran from God because he didn’t want to witness to the city of Nineveh ….why didn’t he? ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Law And One Man Account

Contributed by Dwayne Williams on Sep 8, 2006

the teaching explaing the Law and the account of Stephen and how he was affected by the law

The Law and one man’s account For the past couple of Weeks in Bible Study we have been studying the book of Genesis, starting from Chapter by Chapter, from Dispensation by Covenant, from Time period by promises. We discovered and embarked on a whole new outlook of the bible from the knowledge that ...read more

Scripture: Acts 7:54-60

Denomination: Baptist

A Great Example For Every Christian Series

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Apr 23, 2017

We should follow the footsteps of Joseph. 1. Remember that God is with us. 2. Remain true to God’s standards. 3. Remind people of the Savior.

A Great Example for Every Christian Acts 7:8-16 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - Sept. 22, 2013 BACKGROUND: *Remember that here in Acts 7 one of the first deacons was on trial for the cause of Christ. His name was Stephen, and he was on trial for his life before the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 7:8-16

Denomination: Baptist

The Church & Persecution

Contributed by Jon Daniels on Jul 9, 2020

A Bible study on Acts 8:1-4 following the martyrdom of Stephen.

“THE CHURCH & PERSECUTION” Acts 8:1-4 MIDWEEK BIBLE STUDY FBCF – 7/8/20 Jon Daniels Coronavirus – lots of talk about how it spreads & how to prevent it from spreading faster & wider. Acts 8 – the “virus” of the Gospel is gaining momentum & spreading faster & farther. And with ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

Innovative Influencer Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Nov 11, 2014

Don't limit God to one place and to one plan if you want to continue to reach people with the good news of Jesus Christ.

Two moose hunters in northern Canada shot an unusually large moose. It was a real trophy animal, but there was only one problem. The moose was too big for their packhorses to carry out of the woods. That didn’t bother the hunters, though. They just used their cell phone to call in a tiny ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Explaining The Gospel Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Feb 21, 2020

The ground of the gospel is cultivated in the Old Testament.

Explaining the Gospel Acts 7:1-60 Rev. Brian Bill February 22-23, 2020 Several months ago, I was quickly backing our Chevy Cobalt out of the garage, not really paying attention, when all of a sudden, I heard the sound of plastic shattering and glass breaking. As I slammed on the brakes, I looked ...read more

Scripture: Acts 7:1-60

Denomination: Baptist

The Un-Named Maid Series

Contributed by Darren Rogers on May 18, 2008

Do people know that you are a Christian? How is your testimony at home and in the workplace?

The Un-named Maid – 30th March 2008 am 2 Kings 5:1-3 The prophet Elijah is named 29 times in the New Testament while Elisha is named only once Luke 4:27 And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Eliseus the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, saving Naaman the Syrian. Naaman was a ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 5:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

The Channel Of God's Blessings

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jun 11, 2008

Christ’s work did not stop with His departure. We are God’s agent of change in the lives of many who are crippled spiritually today. Let us touch lives, through faith in Christ’s Name.

For this crippled man, every day is the same. • The same spot, the same crowd, the same scene, the same routine. • Every day he would be carried and dropped at Temple gate called Beautiful. • The congregation recognised him “as the same man who used to sit begging at the temple gate…” He has ...read more

Scripture: Acts 3:1-10

Denomination: Independent/Bible

"Unashamed Of The Gospel” Series

Contributed by Ed Taylor on Aug 8, 2008

Don’t be afraid to share the testimony of our Lord.

OPEN YOUR BIBLES TO 2 TIM 1:8 1. There’s no reason to be ASHAMED of the gospel. a. It’s the GOOD NEWS of Jesus Christ. b. It’s the POWER of God to reach the lost and forgive them, and wash them, and change them. Romans 1.16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:8-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Boldness In Conversation Series

Contributed by James Parker on Mar 6, 2011

Today we are on the letter C and we will discuss being bold in our conversations. Our scripture is from acts 17 and it covers a couple of different legs of Paul's journey from Thessalonica to Athens. We see in both of these places Paul reasoning or disput

A-Z of Boldness Conversations "1 Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews: 2 And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures, 3 Opening and alleging, that ...read more

Scripture: Acts 17:1-3

Denomination: Baptist