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Stephen preaches the hardest sermon of his life, sees heaven open up, and becomes the first Christian martyr.
Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, gives an absolute masterclass sermon recapping all of Israel's history and calling out the religious leaders for always rejecting God's messengers. They're so heated they drag him outside and stone him to death. While dying, Stephen sees Jesus standing at God's right hand and asks God to forgive his killers. A young man named Saul is watching and approving the whole thing — remember that name.
The early church hits its first internal drama when Greek-speaking widows get left out. The apostles delegate like leaders and seven men step up — including Stephen, who starts going so hard that religious leaders literally can't handle it and have to make stuff up to take him down.
ActsStephen Brought Receipts and They Brought RocksStephen gets put on trial and drops the most fire history lesson the Sanhedrin has ever heard. He walks through Abraham, Joseph, and Moses to prove that Israel has ALWAYS rejected the people God sent. Then he calls them out to their faces. It doesn't end well for him — but it ends beautifully.
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