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Intro
Show video of modeling
Modeling is much more important than just instructions.
We have so many great models of faith.
Thousands of years of faithfulness
I love that the bible is not just a list of rules but stories and narratives of actual history so we have real models of our faith.
Today we will see Stephen model his faith for us as the 1st Christian martyr.
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A. Stephen knew scripture
vs.1-50: A summary of the OT.
He’s not a pastor
When he was arrested and questioned, he responded with scripture.
he’s not a pastor.
dont think its ok for me to not know the bible because i’m not a pastor.
Every Christian should know the scriptures
dont be a catholic.
When you talk to non-Christians are you able to respond to their questions with scripture?
Or just your opinion.
We don’t need your opinions.
We need you to be a witness to the Word of God.
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B. Stephen was full of the HS
The evidences that Stephen was full of the HS.
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He responds exactly like Jesus.
a. Boldness in the face of death.
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Responds exactly like Jesus.
HS makes us more and more like Jesus.
How Stephen responded is very similar to Jesus
Stephen forgives his enemies, just as Jesus forgave His enemies.
He asked Jesus to receive his spirit, just as Jesus gave His spirit to the Father as he died.
How to be full of the HS?
What are the “things of the Spirit”?
When Paul said in , “The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit,” he was referring to his own Spirit-inspired teachings (2:13) about the thoughts and ways and plans of God (2:8–10).
Therefore, “The things of the Spirit” are the teachings of the apostles about God.
Jesus also said, “The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life” ().
Therefore, the teachings of Jesus are also the “things of the Spirit.”
So drinking the Spirit means setting our minds on the things of the Spirit.
And setting our minds on the things of the Spirit means directing our eager attention to the teachings of the apostles about God and to the words of Jesus.
If we do this long enough, we will get drunk with the Spirit.
In fact we will get addicted to the Spirit.
Instead of chemical dependency we will develop a wonderful Spirit-dependency.
CLOSING
Model Stephen’s life.
Know God’s Word
Be full of the HS
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