About this episode

The episode explores the story of Stephen, the first Christian martyr, and discusses how to remain faithful in challenging times.

What do you do when following Jesus gets hard? In Acts 6–7, we follow the story of Stephen, the first Christian martyr, who was faithful in serving, faithful through opposition, and faithful to the very end. Discover how big faithfulness starts small, why resistance shouldn’t surprise us, and how to stay faithful even when you can’t see the fruit.

Topics covered

• faithfulness
• Christian martyr
• opposition
• serving
• resistance
• spiritual growth

Keywords

• faithfulness
• Stephen
• Christian martyr
• Acts 6-7
• opposition
• spirituality
• resistance

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Book Of Acts

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