In the sermon this past Sunday we looked at Acts 6 and 7, where we see the first martyr of the church. Steven, who was selected to serve the church as a deacon in Acts 6, was a man full of the Holy Spirit, of good reputation and full of wisdom. Just after being selected to serve, he is arrested while talking about Jesus in the streets of Jerusalem. After being falsely accused and questioned, Steven stands before his accusers and preaches that Jesus is the Christ. In his final moments on Earth, he encounters Jesus in a very intimate way. Steven serves as a beautiful and tangible example of what it means to trust in Christ alone in life and in death. Do you feel like you are equipped to give a sufficient answer for what you believe and why you believe it? If you truly trust Jesus with your life and death, how should that impact the way that you live?
