Joe Rigney
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
They say, Lord, look upon their threats and help us to continue to speak the word with boldness.
And they do.
God answers that prayer.
They speak with boldness.
They preach the word.
And then they get hauled back in.
And this time they say, hey, look, we already told you guys once.
knock this off, and then they beat them.
So now it's not just a warning, it's a violent warning.
And now the leaders are a little bit jealous because people are flocking to this new Christian movement, right?
And then it finally bubbles over.
in the stoning of Stephen, right?
Stephen is hauled before them, false charges.
They lie about him.
They slander him.
And then they say, and then he says, he looks up into heaven.
He says, I see Jesus.
Jesus is risen and he's reigning.
And he condemns the wickedness around him.
You guys are all, you've turned aside from your God.