ANNIVERSARY SUNDAY  We Can Change the World  Acts 6:8-11, 7:54-60, 8:1-8, 40  Pastor Daniel Bracken – October 22, 2023 

Introduction
Can you really change the world?
We read these passages of the stories of two people: __________________ and __________________.

They were not a part of the 12 apostles
They were a part of a group of __________________ and Jewish leaders.

A look at Stephen
He was a __________________ witness.


God flowed __________________ through him.

He boldly confronted the religious __________________.

He was stoned to death.
A look at Philip
Because of the persecution, he went to __________________ .

He had a great __________________ in Samaria.

God had him lead an influential __________________, the treasurer for the queen, to the Lord.

He ministered along the coast and settled in Caesarea.
He raised a __________________ of four daughters who were prophetesses.

Commonalities of these two world changers.
They both __________________ the Lord in their untimely death or lengthy life.

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

The Antiochian church was born as a result, as was the church in Samaria.
Philip touched __________________ nations and was the bridge between the Jewish and Gentile worlds.

Stephen’s death effected Saul, who later became the __________________.

They both made a great __________________ in the world.

God is speaking to us.
I believe we can change the world.
We must be __________________ as they were.

Be filled with the __________________.

Be full of __________________.

Seek God’s __________________.

__________________.

Conclusion