Complementary Old Testament Passage:
Exodus 5
Sermon Outline:
- Those God sends to redeem are rejected by men
- Men rejected by their brothers are vindicated by God
- Christ fulfills the law of God and the temple
- Those who belong to Christ share in his sufferings and glories
Family Discussion Questions:
- What was Stephen in charge of in the church?
- What was Stephen doing that made people so mad?
- What lie did the people say about what Stephen was doing?
- What happened to Stephen as he was dying?
- Where do Christians go when they die?
- Why do some people hate God and Christians?
- Who was the young man who held the coats of those who killed Stephen?
- How did Stephen’s sermon prove the accusers wrong?
- What about this account ties Stephen to the Old Testament and to Christ?
- What does this passage teach us about what suffering Christians can expect?
- What does this passage teach us about what glories belong to Christians?
- Does this passage promise that Christians will experience the same miraculous signs or that they possess the things that the miracles signify?
- How does this passage serve as a warning for us when other Christians bring us biblical teaching we do not like?
