Acts 7

From the series: Acts: The Church on the Move

Acts 7 demonstrates through Stephen's final sermon that mature faith sees beyond immediate circumstances to God's eternal purposes, recognizing that spiritual blindness has always opposed God's work. Stephen faced his accusers not with self-defense but with biblical truth, showing how Israel repeatedly rejected God's messengers—from Joseph to Moses to Jesus. His prayer for his murderers while being stoned reveals the ultimate mark of Stephen-like faith: supernatural love that forgives even as stones fly.

From the series: Believe

Jesus said, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." Jesus is the key.

Jesus became flesh, but what about God the Father? Was he ever flesh? The Bible tells us in John 4 that, "God is spirit." And in Luke 24:39 it says, "That a spirit has no flesh and bone." In fact,…