Day 5: Walk WorthyReading: Colossians 1:9-14 In November 1660 John Bunyan was arrested and later sentenced to prison where he would spend the next 12 years of his life. His crime? He was preaching the...  Read More

Day 4: The Fellowship of His SufferingsReading: Philippians 3:10; John 15:20; John 16:33 Devotional:Paul's desire was profound: to know Christ "and the fellowship of His sufferings." This isn't masoch...  Read More

Day 3: When the Message Gets TwistedReading:  Acts 6:11-14; 2 Corinthians 4:3-4 Devotional:Stephen's opponents couldn't refute his message, so they twisted it. They induced false witnesses and stirred...  Read More

Day 2: Prepared to Give an AnswerReading: 1 Peter 3:14-15; 2 Timothy 2:15 Devotional:Peter instructs us to "always be ready to give a defense...with meekness and fear." This requires intentional prepa...  Read More

Day 1: The Power of Spirit-Filled WitnessReading: Acts 6:8-15 Devotional:Stephen's opponents "could not resist the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spoke." This wasn't human eloquence or clever argum...  Read More

Day 5: Willing to Give AllReading: Acts 6:8-15; 7:51-60; Matthew 5:16Devotional:Ruth Bell Graham prayed as a child to die as a martyr before year's end. While her sister thought it dreadful, Ruth gras...  Read More

Day 4: Power for Witness, Not Just WisdomReading: Acts 6:8; Acts 1:8; Exodus 34:29-35Devotional:Stephen didn't just possess wisdom; he demonstrated God's power through wonders and signs. His life wasn...  Read More

Day 3: Grace Extended, Even to EnemiesReading: Acts 6:8; James 1:5; Acts 7:59-60Devotional:Stephen was full of grace. He lived in God's sufficient grace and extended it even to his murderers, praying ...  Read More

Day 2: Courage in the Face of OppositionReading: Acts 6:9-10; Daniel 3:16-18Devotional:Stephen faced formal debates with the most educated religious leaders of his day. They couldn't refute his wisdom...  Read More

Day 1: The Character That Defines UsReading: 1 Samuel 16:7; Acts 6:3-5Devotional:Stephen was chosen not for his credentials, but for his character—a man full of wisdom, faith, and the Holy Spirit. God...  Read More

Day 5: The Miracle of UnityReading: Ephesians 4:1-16; Acts 6:5-7Perhaps the greatest miracle in Acts 6 wasn't the solution itself but that the whole church agreed. Cultural tensions between Hellenists...  Read More

Day 4: Different Roles, One KingdomReading: 1 Corinthians 12:12-27; Romans 12:3-8The apostles recognized they couldn't do everything. Their calling was prayer and ministry of the Word, while others we...  Read More