Sunday Story for Families: The King's Messengers are Unpopular (10th May 20)

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Acts 6-8 Activity Sheets for Children can be found here: https://stebbes.org/online Dig Deeper into Acts 6-8 1. Have you ever felt discouraged from standing up for Jesus because things seem to turn out badly? 2. Why is it so significant that Stephen challenges the Jewish leaders’ view of the temple and the law? Why do you think they react the way they do? (see Acts 6:13-14, 7:48-53). 3. What is Stephen’s big accusation against the Jewish leaders in 7:52-53? 4. Why does the writer mention ‘ears’ and ‘hearing’ several times in chapter 7? (see verses 51, 54, 57) What is he saying about the Jews? 5. In chapters 6 and 7, we’re told multiple times that the Holy Spirit was with Stephen. As well as challenging the Jews, what else does this enable him to do? (see also What can we learn from Stephen’s story to encourage us when we suffer for being a Christian? 6. What ultimately did Stephen’s death lead to? (8:1-3) How does this give us confidence that nothing and no-one can stop God’s message from spreading? (see also Acts 1:8) What difference could remembering this make in our own lives? He Must Be God © 2003 Bryson Smith & Philip Percival CCLI Song Number: 3991730 Scriptures quoted from the International Children’s Bible®, copyright ©1986, 1988, 1999, 2015 by Tommy Nelson. Used by permission.

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