About This Message
Pastor Addison preaches on Stephen's martyrdom in Acts 7, opening with the story of the forty martyrs of Sebaste to press the question of whether Jesus is worth dying for. He walks through Stephen's sermon on Abraham, Joseph, and Moses, showing how each was rejected before being vindicated as a foreshadowing of Israel's rejection of Jesus, and calls the church to a discipleship willing to lay down its life for Christ.
Key Takeaways
- Jesus calls disciples to be willing to take up their cross and die.
- Stephen's sermon shows Joseph and Moses rejected, then vindicated, like Jesus.
- Stephen became the church's first martyr, stoned while forgiving his killers.