What You Need For The New Year
The Holy Spirit will be our __________________ of power.
This proposal pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit; also Philip, Procorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas from Antioch, a convert to Judaism. Acts 6:5 NIV
“Do not be drunk with wine because that will ruin your life. Instead be filled with the Spirit.” Ephesians 5:18 NLT
The Holy Spirit will give us a message and the power to proclaim it.
Now Stephen, a man full of God’s grace and power, performed great wonders and signs among the people. Opposition arose, however, from members of the Synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called)—Jews of Cyrene and Alexandria as well as the provinces of Cilicia and Asia—who began to argue with Stephen. But they could not stand up against the wisdom the Spirit gave him as he spoke.
Acts 6:8-10 NIV
The Holy Spirit will give us power to stand strong against opposition.
a) So stand against pressure.
But they could not stand up against the wisdom the Spirit gave him as he spoke. Then they secretly persuaded some men to say, “We have heard Stephen speak blasphemous words against Moses and against God.” So they stirred up the people and the elders and the teachers of the law. They seized Stephen and brought him before the Sanhedrin. They produced false witnesses, who testified, “This fellow never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law. For we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs Moses handed down to us.” Acts 6:10-14 NIV
b) So stand like Jesus did.
All who were sitting in the Sanhedrin looked intently at Stephen, and they saw that his face was like the face of an angel.
All who were sitting in the Sanhedrin looked intently at Stephen, and they saw that his face was like the face of an angel. Acts 6:15 NIV
The Holy Spirit will give the power of a new vision of Jesus.
When the members of the Sanhedrin heard this, they were furious and gnashed their teeth at him. But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked up to heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. “Look,” he said, “I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.” Acts 7:54-56 NIV
The Holy Spirit will give us ________________ for our enemies.
At this they covered their ears and, yelling at the top of their voices, they all rushed at him, dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile, the witnesses laid their coats at the feet of a young man named Saul. While they were stoning him, Stephen prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” Acts 7:57-59
The Holy Spirit will give us power and grace at the time of ___________________.
While they were stoning him, Stephen prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”
Acts 7:59 NIV
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