We all long for peace, especially in times of turmoil. When our life is under pressure or upset in someway, we often do whatever we can in our own strength to gain control. In Acts 6:8-15 we see the early church member, Stephen, standing still in the face of death. From this passage, I strive to show how we too can be confident in God's sovereignty no matter the circumstances. To See the sermon visit: http://wp.me/p4N0ve-rY

6. Who was
Stephen?

7. “Of Faith and
the Holy Spirit”

8. “Full of grace
and power”

9. “But you will receive power when
the Holy Spirit has come upon
you, and you will be my
witnesses in Jerusalem and in all
Judea and Samaria, and to the
end of the earth.”
- Acts 1:8

11. “And when they bring you before
the synagogues and the rulers
and the authorities, do not be
anxious about how you should
defend yourself or what you
should say,

12. for the Holy Spirit will
teach you in that very hour
what you ought to say.”
- Luke 12:11-12

13. “But before all this they will lay
their hands on you and persecute
you, delivering you up to the
synagogues and prisons, and you
will be brought before kings and
governors for my name's sake…

14. for I will give you a mouth and
wisdom, which none of your
adversaries will be able to
withstand or contradict.”
- Luke 21:12-15

15. “Secretly Instigated”

20. “I tell you, something greater than
the temple is here. And if you had
known what this means, ‘I desire
mercy, and not sacrifice,’ you would
not have condemned the guiltless.”
– Matthew 12:6-7

21. “When Moses came down from Mount
Sinai, with the two tablets of the
testimony in his hand as he came down
from the mountain; Moses did not
know that the skin of his face shone
because he had been talking with God.”
- Exodus 34:29

22. When we stand for truth,
God is on our side.

23. The Lord will fight for you
you need only
BE STILLExodus 14:14