But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.
– Acts 7:55
We continue this Sunday with our sermon series, “FROM JOY, FOR JOY / GOSPEL MISSION,” a ten-month study in the book of Acts. We invite you to prepare for this upcoming Sunday’s service by using this excerpt of our December 4th bulletin below. We encourage you to use the topic, passage, liturgy, and songs for prayer and reflection.
Preaching Passage for this Sunday: Acts 7:54-8:4
Song to practice: “Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus”
Reflect:
The whole life of Christ was a continual Passion; others die martyrs but Christ was born a martyr…. His birth and his death were but one continual act, and his Christmas day and his Good Friday are but the evening and morning of one and the same day.
– John Donne, Christmas sermon, December 25, 1626