The two greatest words in the Christian life: trust and obey. And Stephen did them both. He believed God; he did what the Spirit told him to do. His life was full of the Holy Spirit. What does it mean to be filled with the Spirit? It means to be under the control of the Holy Spirit. It means that the fruit of the Holy Spirit is evident in his life. He has that reputation. People see that in him.

Let's learn more from Stephen's example in this sermon.

The fear of the Lord and the comfort of the Holy Spirit bring peace and growth to the church. Treating the Lord with contempt by religious fakery should remain a fearful prospect in the church. God is not mocked. And the Holy Spirit is a great comfort here, because it is precisely by his indwelling power that we become real and authentic.

Sin among the saints is more serious than sin among the lost. Sin against the Holy Spirit is very serious. 
Be on guard against hypocrisy in your life.

Do you know our church’s vision?

“A dynamic growing church of transformed believers passionate for God.”

Has there ever been a church like that?

Yes. The first church in Jerusalem was just like that. They enjoyed the miraculous display of the presence and power of God through the Holy Spirit on a daily basis. They saw souls saved in abundance. They were living in a day when the extraordinary was the order of the day. Imagine how dynamic and growing they were that on their inauguration day 3,000 got saved and baptized at one service.

Their secret? They were a movement that PRAYED.