Sermon Tone Analysis

Introduction

A- Background and Introduction of Character:

1- God’s church was a missional community.

a- The church took Christ’s command seriously ().

b- Stephen and other deacons

Stephen suffered the next in order.

His death was occasioned by the faithful manner in which he preached the Gospel to the betrayers and murderers of Christ.

To such a degree of madness were they excited, that they cast him out of the city and stoned him to death.

'' The time when he suffered is generally supposed to have been at the Passover which succeeded to that of our Lord's crucifixion, and to the era of his ascension, in the following spring Upon this a great persecution was raised against all who professed their belief in Christ as the Messiah, or as a prophet.

We are immediately told by St. Luke, that "there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem;" and that "they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaa and Samaria, except the apostles."

About two thousand Christians, with Nicanor one of the seven deacons, suffered martyrdom during the "persecution that arose about Stephen "

John Foxe, Foxe's Book of Martyrs, (London: James Nisbet & Co., Ltd., n.d.), WORDsearch CROSS e-book, Under: "Chapter I".

c- The apostles ().

2- Phillip was a missional Christian in a missional church.

a- First meet him in

One of the seven ()

Full of the Holy Spirit

Full of godly wisdom

Active in ministering to God’s people

Active in the proclamation of the Gospel

His work helped the church to continue growing.

a- The church took Christ’s command seriously ().

b- Stephen and other deacons

Stephen suffered the next in order.

His death was occasioned by the faithful manner in which he preached the Gospel to the betrayers and murderers of Christ.

To such a degree of madness were they excited, that they cast him out of the city and stoned him to death.

'' The time when he suffered is generally supposed to have been at the Passover which succeeded to that of our Lord's crucifixion, and to the era of his ascension, in the following spring Upon this a great persecution was raised against all who professed their belief in Christ as the Messiah, or as a prophet.

We are immediately told by St. Luke, that "there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem;" and that "they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaa and Samaria, except the apostles."

About two thousand Christians, with Nicanor one of the seven deacons, suffered martyrdom during the "persecution that arose about Stephen "

John Foxe, Foxe's Book of Martyrs, (London: James Nisbet & Co., Ltd., n.d.), WORDsearch CROSS e-book, Under: "Chapter I".

c- The apostles ().

TS: Phillip was a good example of an individual who lived life in the Spirit.

I- HE LOOKED FOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE CHRIST ().

A- It would have bee much easier for him to keep silent.

B- A person who is walking in the Spirit will keep themselves open for opportunities to talk about Jesus!

II- HIS WORDS AND LIFE MADE THE GOSPEL BELIEVABLE ().

III- HE WAS WILLING TO LIVE IN OBEDIENCE TO GOD - EVEN WHEN IT MADE NO EARTHLY SENSE ().

IV- HE KEPT HIMSELF OPEN TO THE PROMPTINGS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT ().

V- HE SOUGHT TO HELP LEAD OTHERS TO BELEF AND OBEDIENCE ().

VI- HE WAS COMMITTED TO CONTINUE HIS WALK IN THE SPIRIT WHEREVER HE WAS ().

CONCLUSION: