Getting Ready for the Harvest | You Can Make a Difference

Acts 6:8-11, 7:54-60, 8:1, 4-8, 40

Pastor Daniel Bracken – July 31, 2022

I. Introduction

1. 1. The start of a new series.
   2. Can I really make a difference?
   3. We read excerpts of the story of two people: _________________.
      

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   4. They were not a part of the 12.
   5. They were a part of a group of _________________ speaking Jewish leaders
      

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II. A look at Stephen.

1. 1. A _________________ witness for Jesus.
      

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   2. God released _________________ through him.
      

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   3. He boldly confronted the Jewish religious _________________.
      

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   4. He was stoned to death.

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III. A look at Philip.

1. 1. Because of the persecution he goes to _________________.
      

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   2. He had a great _________________ there.
      

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   3. God had him lead a prominent _________________, the treasurer for the nation, to the Lord.
      

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   4. He ministered along the coast and settled in Caesarea where he raised a _________________ of four daughters who were prophetesses.
      

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IV. What was common to both.

1. 1. They both _________________ the Lord, in their untimely death or lengthy life.
      

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   2. They both affected thousands of souls.
      1. Stephen’s death caused the Greek-speaking Jewish believers to leave Jerusalem and _________________ the Gospel to distant places.
         

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      2. The church in Antioch was birthed as a result, as well as the church in Samaria.
      3. Philip impacted _________________ nations and was the bridge between the Jewish and Gentile worlds.
         

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   3. They both made a great _________________ in our world.
      

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V. God is speaking to us

1. 1. Believe we can make a difference.
   2. We must be _________________ as they were.
      

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      1. Be filled with the _________________.
         

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      2. Be full of _________________.
         

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      3. Seek God’s _________________.
         

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   3. We must be equipped as they were.

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VI. Conclusion

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