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Acts 8:1 · BSB
8:1 And Saul was there, giving approval to Stephen’s death. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.
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…lamentation over him. But Saul was ravaging the church, and entering house after house, he dragged off men and women and committed them to prison.”Acts 8:1-3By Acts 9, Saul was no longer content to destroy the church in Jerusalem, he wanted to expand his persecution to Damascus. It was on this road to…
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…After all the church was exploding, right? 3000 5000, but the disciples didn't leave Jerusalem. So what did God do? Come to Acts chapter 8 andacts 8:1says what a great persecution broke out in Jerusalem and people were forced out of Jerusalem, all of them, except the disciples. And what do they…
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…It really is. Anyway, Saul, who was one of the leaders in the martyrdom of Stephen, at that time a great persecution arose against the church.Acts chapter 8 verse 1. And they were all scattered throughout in the regions of Judea and Samaria except the apostles. And devout men carried Stephen to his burial and…
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…and so who did it, who do they lay the close down to of Steve and they laid him by the soul who saw He becomes the Apostle Paul. We read inActs chapter 8, verses 1 through 3it says now Saul was consenting to Stephens death at that time. There's great persecution that arose against a church which was at Jerusalem and…
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…he challenged the religious leaders who killed Jesus and called them to repent. And look what happens in the aftermath of that tragic event.Acts chapter 8 verse 1. Now this is a tragic thing. I'm sure it caused great pain in the church. Lives were uprooted. Families fleeing from persecution and the church…
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…I love the park I get to go to with the kids. I'm just I'm comfortable. I don't want to go anywhere. Now eventually, these apostles get it. Here inActs 8:1, they don't get it yet. And and God ends up sending other people, normal, everyday believers go, and they're the ones that begin to build the…
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…rejoicing because they'd be counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the name of Jesus later Stephen is stoned to death he's seized and we read inActs chapter 8 verse 1on that day a great persecution broke out against the church encouragingly the last words Stephen spoke almost emulate Jesus' last words Lord do…
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…there. They just stayed in place because they were fearful. And then a man named Stephen preaches the gospel and gets killed for it in chapter 7 ofActs. Chapter 8, verse 1of Acts. You got Acts 1.8. And then you got Acts 8.1. 8.1 says that after this, after the death of Stephen, a persecution broke out against the…
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…was martyred, the first martyr of the church, this something that was for not just some people, but for all people, began. And we pick it up inActs chapter 8, verse 1. It says, On that day, a great persecution broke out. That may not have been what you were expecting on all of that. A great persecution broke out…
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…he becomes the first martyr of the church. He's stoned to death because he preaches the gospel. And at that moment, the church began to scatter.Acts chapter 8, verse 1. And Saul approved of his execution. Saul, who became Paul, who wrote much of the New Testament. And there arose on that day a great persecution…
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…with babies before the church begins to grow. Hated. You go to Acts chapter 7 verse 54. You'll see there was sheer hatred that spills over intoActs chapter 8 verse 1. Acts chapter 8 54. When they heard, this is Stephen speaking about Jesus Christ, when they heard this, they were furious and gnashed their teeth…
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…5, verse 41. The apostles left the Sanhedrin rejoicing because they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace of the name, for the name.Acts chapter 8, verses 1 through 4. On the day of great persecution, on that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were…
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…they went, they established a A gason he assisted in getting congregations established far and wide. The devil lost that battle many people look atacts 8 verse 1and just cringe over the founder of the persecution, drove them away. But really to be honest, it was a victory for Christ and the church. Oh I…
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…condemn you. We're here to encourage you. We're here to equip you, we're here to help you move forward. And so that will really help with that. InActs chapter 8, verse 1 to 4, it says that at that time the church in Jerusalem suffered terribly. All the Lord's followers, except the apostles, that's funny. We'll get back…
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…see me as one who has been delivered from the real enemy. So, the villagers, what did they say? They said, be gone. This reminds me of a text inActs 8:1, of where later on the believers in Jerusalem would be scattered throughout all of the Roman world because of the persecution from the Roman…
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…in today's text, we can recall Luke's record following the stoning of the first Christian martyr, Stephen, which was overseen by Paul. We read inActs 8, verses 1 through 4, And Saul approved of Stephen's execution. And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem. And they were all…
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…7, is martyred, this mighty man of God, simply for witnessing. Bold witness can get you to trouble, but the gospel goes forward. And so it is inActs 8, verse 1, and this is all by way of background to getting to Acts 28, verse 26, so I hope you're staying with me. What we're trying to think about is the…
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…lives. I want you to look at a couple things in relationships. I've got to prove my point with the Bible. Would you agree with that? Let's go toActs chapter 8 verse 1. Keep your finger because we're coming back to John but Acts chapter 8 verse 1. And Saul approved of his execution and there arose on that day a…
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…the disciples fled the city of Jerusalem because of the ongoing persecution that hit. It says that they all scattered about. You can read that inActs 8:1. It says that they all fled. Everyone except for the apostles and his. Because the apostles didn't fear anyone. The apostles were like, we're…
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