1.The Anger “When the members of the Sanhedrin heard this, they were furious and gnashed their teeth at him.” Acts 7:542.The Audacity “But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked up to heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.” Acts 7:553.The Attack “At this they covered their ears and, yelling at the top of their voices, they all rushed at him, dragged him out of the city and began to stone him.” Acts 7:57-58a

Sermon Text: Matthew 15:21-28Companion Text: Matthew 11:25-30First, the REQUEST. “And behold, a Canaanite woman from that region came out and was crying, ‘Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is severely oppressed by a demon.’” Matthew 15:22Second, the REJECTION. “And he answered, ‘It is not right to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs.’” Matthew 15:26Third, the REACTION. “She said, ‘Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters' table.’” Matthew 15:27Fourth, the RESPONSE. “Then Jesus answered her, ‘O woman, great is your faith! Be it done for you as you desire.’ And her daughter was healed instantly.” Matthew 15:28

Sermon Text: Daniel 3:13-30Companion Text: Psalm 66:5-121.The RAGE. “Then Nebuchadnezzar in furious rage commanded that Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego be brought. So they brought these men before the king.” Daniel 3:132.The REQUEST. “But if you do not worship, you shall immediately be cast into a burning fiery furnace. And who is the god who will deliver you out of my hands?” Daniel 3:15b3.The REJOINDER. “O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter.” Daniel 3:16b4.The REASON. “If this be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of your hand, O king. But if not, be it known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden image that you have set up.” Daniel 3:17-185.The RESULT. “Therefore I make a decree: Any people, nation, or language that speaks anything against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego shall be torn limb from limb, and their houses laid in ruins, for there is no other god who is able to rescue in this way.” Daniel 3:29

Sermon Text: Jeremiah 12:1-5Companion Text: Daniel 3:13-18

Sermon Text: I Samuel 17:31-49Companion Text: Ephesians 6:10-18 1. The Willingness to Fight “David said to Saul, ‘Let no one lose heart on account of this Philistine; your servant will go and fight him.’” I Samuel 17:32 2. The Weapon of Choice “Then he took his staff in his hand, chose five smooth stones from the stream, put them in the pouch of his shepherd’s bag and, with his sling in his hand, approached the Philistine.” I Samuel 17:40 3. The War Cry of Victory “David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD Almighty, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.” I Samuel 17:45

Sermon Text: John 21:1-14Companion Text: Psalm 37:16-261.Principle of Provision – “He called out to them, ‘Friends, haven’t you any fish?’” John 21:5a2.Pattern of Provision 1)Muscle – “He said, ‘Throw your net on the right side of the boat and you will find some.’ When they did…” John 21:6a2)Miracle – “…they were unable to haul the net in because of the large number of fish. Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, ‘It is the Lord!’” John 21:6b-7a3)Multiplication - “So Simon Peter climbed back into the boat and dragged the net ashore. It was full of large fish, 153, but even with so many the net was not torn.” John 21:11

Sermon Text – Luke 24:13-35Companion Text – Micah 6:1-8First, the DIRECTION. “While they were talking and discussing together, Jesus himself drew near and went with them.” Luke 24:15Second, the DEDUCTIONS. “And he said to them, ‘What is this conversation that you are holding with each other as you walk?’” Luke 24:17Third, the DELUSION. “And he said to them, ‘O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! . . . And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.’” Luke 24:25, 27Fourth, the DETERMINATION. “So they drew near to the village to which they were going. He acted as if he were going farther, but they urged him strongly, saying, ‘Stay with us, for it is toward evening and the day is now far spent.’ So he went in to stay with them.”

Sermon Text: John 13:1-15Companion Text: John 12:1-7

Sermon Text: Luke 19:28-40Companion Text: Hebrews 12:1-2The PRONOUNCEMENT. “And when he had said these things, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem.” Luke 19:28The PLAN. “When he drew near to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount that is called Olivet, he sent two of the disciples…” Luke 19:29The PARTICIPATION. “If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ you shall say this: ‘The Lord has need of it.’ So those who were sent went away and found it just as he had told them.” Luke 19:31-32The PORTRAIT. “As he was drawing near—already on the way down the Mount of Olives— the whole multitude of his disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen...” Luke 19:37The PRODUCT. “He answered, ‘I tell you, if these were silent, the very stones would cry out.’” Luke 19:40

Sermon Text: Luke 23:32-38Companion Text: Isaiah 53 1- The Pattern of Jesus - Luke 23:34a - "Jesus said"2 - The Prayer of Jesus - Luke 23:34b - "Father...doing"3 - The Problem Jesus warned about - Matthew 6:15