1.     The World’s Power:

a.     Forceful Power (Saul)

b.     Manipulative Power (Simon)

2.     Gospel Power:

a.     Miraculous Power (Philip)

b.     Cultural Power  (Peter and John)

c.     Judgmental Power (Peter and John)

d.     Sacrificial Power (Stephen and Jesus)

1.     Introduction to Stephen’s Speech

2.     This Old Story Sounds Right…and Wrong: The Speech through the Ears of the Council

3.     In Our Old Stories: Are we Heroes or Villains?

4.     An Old Story New: Stephen’s Display of the Gospel 

1.     Introduction to Stephen’s Speech

2.     This Old Story Sounds Right…and Wrong: The Speech through the Ears of the Council

3.     In Our Old Stories: Are we Heroes or Villains?

4.     An Old Story New: Stephen’s Display of the Gospel 

1.     A House Divided: Greeks vs. Hebrews

2.     A Living Stone Named Stephen

3.     Living Stones Threaten Dead Stones

4.     The Mortar that Holds Living Stones Together

1.     A House Divided: Greeks vs. Hebrews

2.     A Living Stone Named Stephen

3.     Living Stones Threaten Dead Stones

4.     The Mortar that Holds Living Stones Together