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OUR IMPACT
God can use every follower to impact the world in powerful ways.
(Acts 8:1-3) Saul agreed with putting him to death. On that day a severe persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout the land of Judea and Samaria. But devout men buried Stephen and mourned deeply over him. Saul, however, was ravaging the church, and he would enter house after house, drag off men and women, and put them in prison.
1. GALVANIZING Impact
A. Galvanized in courage.
B. Galvanized in conviction.
2. EXPANDING Impact
A. Great impact often begins with heartbreak.
B. Great impact often expands far beyond us.
3. TRANSFORMING Impact
(6:15) The Sanhedrin looked intently at (Stephen) and saw that his face was like the face of an angel.
A. Transformed individuals often start out hard.
B. Transformed individuals often start out mean.
C. Transformed individuals may take years to turn.
(22:19-20) “Lord… when the blood of Your witness Stephen was being shed, I myself was standing by and approving, and I guarded the clothes of those who killed him.” “Then He said to me, ‘Go, because I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’”
Being a genuine follower of Christ is a costly life.
Acts 12:1-17
There is always an element of surprise in the spread of the Gospel.
Acts 10:27-48
God still does miracles – if we are willing to receive them.
Acts 9:32-43
God has given us this goal toward which to strive.
Acts 9:31
