Stephen

Acts 9:28-31 – When does God call me to the mission field?

Saul stayed with them and moved about freely in Jerusalem, speaking boldly in the name of the Lord. He talked and debated with the Hellenistic Jews, but they tried to kill him. When the believers learned of this, they took him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus. The whole church throughout Judea, […]

Daily Devotional Acts 9:28-31 – When does God call me to the mission field? – Free Online Bible Study – Commentary in easy English – Day 530

Saul stayed with them and moved about freely in Jerusalem, speaking boldly in the name of the Lord. He talked and debated with the Hellenistic Jews, but they tried to kill him. When the believers learned of this, they took him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus. The whole church throughout Judea, […]

Acts 7:54-60 – Can God change the heart of man?

When the members of the Sanhedrin heard this (Stephen accusing them of murdering Jesus and not obeying the law), they were furious and gnashed their teeth at him. But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked up to heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. “Look,” […]

Daily Devotional Acts 7:54-60 – Can God change the heart of man? – Free Online Bible Study – Commentary in easy English – Day 511

When the members of the Sanhedrin heard this (Stephen accusing them of murdering Jesus and not obeying the law), they were furious and gnashed their teeth at him. But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked up to heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. “Look,” […]

Acts 7:6-7 – Does God condone slavery?

“God spoke to him (Abraham) in this way: ‘For four hundred years your descendants will be strangers in a country not their own, and they will be enslaved and mistreated. But I will punish the nation they serve as slaves,’ God said, ‘and afterward they will come out of that country and worship me in […]

Acts 6:11-14 – What seven things are an abomination to God?

Then they secretly persuaded some men to say, “We have heard Stephen speak blasphemous words against Moses and against God.” So they stirred up the people and the elders and the teachers of the law. They seized Stephen and brought him before the Sanhedrin. They produced false witnesses, who testified, “This fellow never stops speaking […]

Acts 6:8-10 – Is performing signs and wonders limited to apostles?

Now Stephen, a man full of God’s grace and power, performed great wonders and signs among the people. Opposition arose, however, from embers of the Synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called)—Jews of Cyrene and Alexandria as well as the provinces of Cilici and Asia—who began to argue with Stephen. But they could not […]

Acts 6:5-7 – Does promotion come from God?

This proposal (that they choose seven deacons to be in charge of the food bank) pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit; also Philip, Procorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas from Antioch, a convert to Judaism. They presented these men to the apostles, who prayed […]

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