╫ Stephen's Final Warning: Stop Resisting the Holy Spirit! - Acts Series (Chapter 6-7)

When we recount the stoning of Stephen and his death as the first martyr, we think on his great sacrifice for what he believed. But even more importantly, perhaps, we should ask about his famous last words where he explains what his faith really was. Was he dying for a new religion invented by Jesus in the first century? Or was he a part of something that started in the garden - handed down to Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Moses - fulfilled by Jesus? Perhaps Stephen's faith was more ancient than new. More Hebrew than many would like to admit.

First Century Christianity wasn't another new religious invention, but considered a sect within Judaism in the first century. And even though deep separations exists today between Christianity & Judaism, it wasn't always that way. But if we considered our Messiah truly Hebrew, as Stephen did and died for, what would that change in how we lived out our faith? For many believers, it would radically change their faith into something more real, deep, authentic and satisfying as they return to worship in Spirit & Truth to walk as Yeshua walked.

00:00 Title Sequence
0:41 Intro: What will we be talking about?
3:21 The First Deacons Are Chosen
11:35 God Used Non-Apostles in Power
17:15 Stephen's Journey Begins: False Witnesses Raised
20:12 Christianity: A New Religion?
23:57 Resisting the Holy Spirit
38:05 Stephen's Murderers Expose Themselves
45:20 Stephen's Treatment Towards His Enemies
51:18 Does How Things Go With Us Define Us Before God?

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[thegrand]

thank you this series is great HalleluYAH!!!

[wakeemeeup]

Can someone pray for me? I'm struggling to speak about Yeshua and His message to my family. I've made some improvements only by His grace and mercy but I still have a long way to go. I'm really shy, and I'm not using that as an excuse but it's something I have to overcome with His help.
I want to be bold and be able to speak about Him to anyone no matter the consequence. I would truly appreciate your prayers. May ADONAI bless you and keep you, and make his face shine upon you. I love you brothers and sisters.
-vale

[jetcowan]

I think the part about Stephen and having false witnesses come against him saying he wasn’t keeping torah was a great new tool to be able to show those I know that even the early disciples were keeping the Torah.

The other big part I got out of this is gods patience with Paul. We do serve a astounding, phenomenal, wonderful, God!

[stringofpearls]

Amen! Love the way you addressed how we, in mainstream churches or what was seen as the only "alternative", the Charismatic churches, were divide from the UNITY of the Bible's message: the OT testament is not null and void; the NT is the fulfillment and does not negate our spiritual origins. Christianity is Judaism fulfilled and completed: they are integral to one another (and I don't mean modern Judaism-the Judaism Jesus practiced w/out additions, nor mainstream Christianity- which has excluded a very Jewish Messiah)

[RiseOnFire]

Steven died for a powerful cause: That he serves the powerful God of the living. The God of wonders! The God of Abraham, Isaac & Jacob! May we see Yeshua as Stephen did in the heavens before his death. 1 Cor 15:55 O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? Let me know what you thought of this section of Acts in the comments below!

Table of Contents:
00:00 Title Sequence
0:41 Intro: What will we be talking about?
3:21 The First Deacons Are Chosen
11:35 God Used Non-Apostles in Power
17:15 Stephen's Journey Begins: False Witnesses Raised
20:12 Christianity: A New Religion?
23:57 Resisting the Holy Spirit
38:05 Stephen's Murderers Expose Themselves
45:20 Stephen's Treatment Towards His Enemies
51:18 Does How Things Go With Us Define Us Before God?