Sermon Notes April 19, 2015
“Some Things Are Worth Dying For” (Acts 7:54-60)
I. The early church experienced a rapid decline of
its _______________ among the people.
A. The message of the Gospel was initially received
____________. (Acts 2:47)
B. The favor among the people turned to _________
from the Jewish leaders. (Acts 42; 18; 29-30)
C. The opposition to the early Christians ramped up
from threats to ____________. (Acts 5:17-18;
33; 40-42)
D. The Jewish leaders quickly took their persecution
to the next level … ____________. (Acts 7:51-
60)
II. Just before his death, Stephen encounters
_______________ face to face. (Acts 7:55-56)
A. Stephen’s encounter with Jesus puts God’s
____________ on the message Stephen
preached.
B. Jesus ____________ with His children in times of
severest distress. (Matthew 28:20; Hebrews
13:5; Romans 8:35-39)
C. God can take an ____________ thing and do
something positive with it.
D. Jesus is worth ____________ for. (Revelation
2:10; 2 Timothy 4:6-8; Mark 13:13)