Covenant Baptist Church
4/7/2024 Let's See the Past for What It Is and People for Who They Need
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Locations & Times
Covenant Baptist Church
1350 E Industrial Rd, Mt Vernon, MO 65712, USA
Sunday 9:15 AM
Sermon Title: Let's See the Past for What It Is and People for Who They Need
Sermon Text: Acts 7:1-53
Preparation Question: Spiritually speaking, if the way you're living right now had to be the blueprint for the rest of your life on earth, would you be enthusiastic about your future?
Sermon Text: Acts 7:1-53
Preparation Question: Spiritually speaking, if the way you're living right now had to be the blueprint for the rest of your life on earth, would you be enthusiastic about your future?
Three lessons learned from the ministry and martyrdom of Stephen:
1. Our past is very imperfect, and we shouldn't expect our future to be any different when left to our own devices.
1. Our past is very imperfect, and we shouldn't expect our future to be any different when left to our own devices.
2. God had a perfect plan to redeem us long before our imperfect lives even began.
3. Let’s, as Stephen did, courageously tell lost people they are in trouble and then graciously point them to Jesus, the Savior.
Response Questions
1. What are some specific examples of how God was working His perfect plan throughout Israel's troubled past?
2. How does Stephen's sermon in Acts 7 point to Jesus?
3. Why is a person's future so tied to his/her past?
4. What can we do to make sure our pasts don't dictate our futures?
5. How will you courageously point others to Jesus this week?
1. What are some specific examples of how God was working His perfect plan throughout Israel's troubled past?
2. How does Stephen's sermon in Acts 7 point to Jesus?
3. Why is a person's future so tied to his/her past?
4. What can we do to make sure our pasts don't dictate our futures?
5. How will you courageously point others to Jesus this week?