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I. To the Social Outcasts (1-8)
Acts 8:
Saul’s early life.
He was born in Tarsus in Cilicia (Acts 22:3), a “Hebrew of the Hebrews” (see 2 Cor.
11:22; Phil.
3:5), the “son of a Pharisee” (Acts 23:6), and a Roman citizen (Acts 16:37; 22:25–28).
He was educated in Jerusalem by Gamaliel (Acts 22:3) and became a devoted Pharisee (Acts 26:4–5; Phil.
3:5).
Measured by the Law, his life was blameless (Phil.
3:6).
He was one of the most promising young Pharisees in Jerusalem, well on his way to becoming a great leader for the Jewish faith (Gal.
1:14).
Persecution does to the church what wind does to seed: it scatters it and only produces a greater harvest.
The word translated “scattered” (diaspeiro, Acts 8:1, 4) means “to scatter seed.”
Stephen was given a proper burial by “godly men,” probably some of his fellow Jewish-Christians.
It was an act of real courage on their part.
Jewish law forbade funeral observances for a condemned criminal;99 and even if Stephen had been the victim of mob violence, those who stoned him surely viewed him as a blasphemer and law breaker.
One is reminded of the similar courage shown by Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus in the burial of Jesus.
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To Truly Repentant Hearts
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JM — He was wrong on Self (egotistical), Salvation (external), the Spirit (economical), and Sin (
Great Power of God
believed?
Only in the miracles not in the message.
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To the Sincere
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Simon wanted the power, this eunuch wanted the truth.
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In October 1857, J. Hudson Taylor began to minister in Ningpo, China, and he led a Mr. Nyi to Christ.
The man was overjoyed and wanted to share his faith with others.
“How long have you had the good tidings in England?”
Mr. Nyi asked Hudson Taylor one day.
Taylor acknowledged that England had known the Gospel for many centuries.
“My father died seeking the truth,” said Mr. Nyi.
“Why didn’t you come sooner?”
Taylor had no answer to that penetrating question.
How long have you known the Gospel?
How far have you shared it personally?
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