STEPHEN’S FAITH AND SPIRIT
Acts 7:1-60
Key Verse 7:59 “While they were stoning him, Stephen prayed, ‘Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.’”
1. How is Stephen described? (See 6:3,5,8,10,15) Why was Stephen on trial? (6:13-14)
2. Look at verses 2-16. What was God’s promise to Abraham and how did God fulfill it through the life of Isaac, Jacob and Joseph?
3. Look at verses 17-36. How did God prepare and train Moses to deliver his people from slavery in Egypt? How did the Israelites reject Moses’ leadership? (25-29, 35)
4. Look at verses 39-43. How did the Israelites continue to reject God through their idol worship? What was God’s judgment upon them? (43)
5. What was the history of the temple? (44-47) What is the significance of Stephen’s answer to the charge that he spoke against the temple? (48-50)
6. How did Stephen rebuke the religious leaders? (51-53) When he was being stoned, how did he pray and testify to Jesus? (54-56) In his death, how did Stephen resemble Jesus? (59-60; cf. Luke 23:46, 34; Philippians 3:10-11)