"...but he, being full of the Holy Spirit, looked up steadfastly into heaven..."    Acts 7: 55

Stephen was the church's first martyr and what a model of courage he is! He knew the great risk  behind what he was doing and yet he did it anyway. He spoke Truth in the face of great e il and paid for it with his life. But--oh!--he 'looked up' dear ones! Let's you and I do the same! 

Message by Pastor Rod Schorr, Calvary Chapel Old Towne, Orange, CA 

From the Pastors' Series: The Book of Acts: Dear Lovers of God