THE ROMANS 8:28 IN PERSECUTION (17 OF 24)
Scripture: ACTS 8:1-8
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The Romans 8:28 in Persecution (17 of 24)
Series: The Acts of the Apostles: A Verse-by-Verse Study
Dan Rodgers
Acts 8:1-8
December 19, 2007
INTRODUCTION: You will remember in our last lesson, Stephen had so angered the religious council that they dragged him out of the city and stoned him to death. In (7:59), the Bible says, "And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit."
Did you know that it is impossible to kill a Christian? Oh, sure, the body can be put to death but the soul has eternal life. They day you received Christ as your Savior God gave you eternal life. In John 11:25, Jesus said, "I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live."
As we move into the first part of chapter eight and the persecution of the early believers, I want us to see how this persecution, as bad as it was, had a positive side to it. God would use this time of suffering as a vehicle to spread the gospel, for in Acts 1:8, He had said, "...and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth."
Let's consider two things:
I. The Persecution
II. The Results
I. THE PERSECUTION
A. The Place of Persecution
1. It says in (vs. 1a), "At that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem..." The first church was born at Jerusalem; this is where the persecution began. Not everyone was happy with the news that Jesus had come to die for sinners. Not everyone was ready to turn to Christ for salvation. This is why Stephen was stoned to death. The people didn't want to be reminded of their sin, nor did they want to hear that they were responsible for crucifying Christ. Stephen said in Acts 7:52, "Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them which shewed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have been now the be ...
Series: The Acts of the Apostles: A Verse-by-Verse Study
Dan Rodgers
Acts 8:1-8
December 19, 2007
INTRODUCTION: You will remember in our last lesson, Stephen had so angered the religious council that they dragged him out of the city and stoned him to death. In (7:59), the Bible says, "And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit."
Did you know that it is impossible to kill a Christian? Oh, sure, the body can be put to death but the soul has eternal life. They day you received Christ as your Savior God gave you eternal life. In John 11:25, Jesus said, "I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live."
As we move into the first part of chapter eight and the persecution of the early believers, I want us to see how this persecution, as bad as it was, had a positive side to it. God would use this time of suffering as a vehicle to spread the gospel, for in Acts 1:8, He had said, "...and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth."
Let's consider two things:
I. The Persecution
II. The Results
I. THE PERSECUTION
A. The Place of Persecution
1. It says in (vs. 1a), "At that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem..." The first church was born at Jerusalem; this is where the persecution began. Not everyone was happy with the news that Jesus had come to die for sinners. Not everyone was ready to turn to Christ for salvation. This is why Stephen was stoned to death. The people didn't want to be reminded of their sin, nor did they want to hear that they were responsible for crucifying Christ. Stephen said in Acts 7:52, "Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them which shewed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have been now the be ...
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