Today we'll return to Pastor Lloyd's series in the book of Acts called "The World Upside Down". The message today is titled "Divine Guidance in Our Salvation", based on the story of the Ethiopian Eunuch. This wonderful story is found in Acts chapter eight, verses twenty six through forty. Surrender to God is really the only way to be victorious in our daily battle with satan. I know it may sound strange - power in surrender? Yes!

Today we'll see a good example from the book of Acts of how dangerous illusions and trickery can be. We're in the midst of our series in Acts called "The World Upside Down", and we find ourselves today in chapter eight. Here, we meet Simon the Sorcerer.

All of us struggle with the flesh. We inherited our humanness and sin nature from Adam. But the difference is that as Christians, we know our shortcomings. The non-believer doesn't know any better or couldn't care less. But as Christians, we want to be like Jesus. One of the greatest examples of a man who understood what it was to be a committed Christian, and to be dedicated to the sharing of the gospel message was Stephen.

Welcome to Bridging the Gap, with Pastor Lloyd Pulley. How would you react if someone falsely accused you of some terrible crime? I think you'd agree with me when I say that one of the worst things we can experience is to be falsely accused of something. In Acts chapter six, we see a scene in which Stephen is accused of a terrible crime. How does he react?