In this sermon for the Ninth Sunday after Pentecost, Pastor Chris explores the story of Stephen's death in Acts 7. This story comes down to the question of where and how God plans to work through his people. The Jewish people of the day believed God worked through the law of Moses in worship at the temple, but Jesus' first followers claimed that God worked in and through all who followed Jesus through the power of the Holy Spirit. Pastor Chris explores how this disagreement lead to Stephen's death, because the religious leader saw him and the early Christians as a threat to the gatekeepers to worship at the temple. In the end, we learn from this passage that Jesus dwells in his people, and that each and every one goes into the world with his power and presence.
