Now Stephen, who was full of grace and power, was performing great wonders and signs among the people.
And now, Lord, consider their threats, and enable Your servants to speak Your word with complete boldness,
But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked intently into heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the rig
This proposal pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, as well as Philip
but they could not stand up to his wisdom or the Spirit by whom he spoke.
For those who have served well as deacons acquire for themselves a high standing and great confidence in the faith that
‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young
All who were sitting in the Sanhedrin looked intently at Stephen, and they saw that his face was like the face of an ang
Therefore, brothers, select from among you seven men confirmed to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will assign this
The crowds all paid close attention to Philip’s message and to the signs they saw him perform.
Jesus said to him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will never believe.”
And it was He who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teac