Stephen was an ordinary man in the early church. He became the first Christian martyr. The stoning of Stephen was a turning point in the trajectory of the church, propelling the believers out of Jerusalem into Samaria, Palestine, and eventually to the furthest reaches of the Roman Empire.

When Satan attacked the church from within by a spirit of grumbling and complaining, the apostles didn't dismiss the issue, but sought a solution to the problem, and oh the difference your service makes!

The Gospel was spreading rapidly throughout Jerusalem and the religious leaders of the day were desperately trying to stop the apostles, but nothing could stop the church. What is stopping you?

The end of Acts 4 shares the generosity of the church through a man named Barnabas while the beginning of Acts 5 shares how greed tried infiltrating the church through Ananias and Saphira.

What does it mean to be filled with the Holy Spirit? When are believers filled with the Spirit? How are believers filled with the Spirit?