Christians On Fire

(My notes from FBC Ruston, Dr. Craig presiding, deacon ordination service...)


Acts 6-8

When We Are On Fire In The Right Ways...

1. We Bless Our Church
v 6: 1-7
First disciples were...
Spiritual
Servants
Supporters
Solutions -- in every organization are the clueless, passionless, spinless, godless ... and then there are the Christ-likeness folk who say, "What can we do to make things bettter?"
Success v. 7 "So the word of God spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem increased rapidly, and a large number of priests became obedient to the faith."

* How am I helping my church grow?

2. We Have A Widespread Positive Influence
v 8-11 -- Stephen's influence
v 7:54 -- Stephen is the first Christian martyr, killed as Jesus stands in Heaven in Stephen's honor.

3. We Bless Our World
v 8:4 -- Philip, the deacon and likely the first foreign missionary (not Philip the apostle), spreads the gospel to Samaria ... and to Ethopia (8:27-40)

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