November 23, 2025
Acts 6:8-8:2 — Stephen’s example shows us how to stand tall for Christ in this world. Like him, we should live as Christ lived, speak as Christ would speak, and when faced with persecution and death, endure and die as Christ died. We are called to stand tall for Christ in this world and be his faithful witnesses to the very end. What will our legacy be? What will people say about us?
This is part of our sermon series, We Are Acts 29, which explores the Book of Acts.
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Acts 6:8-7:53 — Falsely accused, Stephen responded in his sermon to the sacred cows of the Jewish religion at that time. The Temple, Law, Land, and ethnic identity as God’s chosen people are only symbols that facilitate and mediate God’s presence with his people and their fellowship with Him. They sought their safety, security, and salvation in these and thus turned them into idols. Stephen’s sermon countered this and pointed out that God cannot be contained in any one building or place; the law cannot save them; and the holy ground is wherever God is present with His people. God’s people now consist of believers from every nation, ethnicity, race, language, and tribe. We should be aware of the sacred cows in our own lives and hearts. We counter such idols by knowing the whole of God’s Story from creation to new creation, of which Jesus Christ and the cross are the center and main theme. Everything in the Old Testament builds up to and is fulfilled in Jesus Christ, and from Christ, everything moves toward the restoration of all things, and God’s people, the Church, are witnesses of Christ and His Story.
This is part of our sermon series, We Are Acts 29, which explores the Book of Acts.
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