Stephen was a man that was full of faith and the Church chose him and other men to be leaders among the people. So the Apostles laid their hands on Stephen and the others and they prayed over them. So these men began leading and spreading the word of God and the word spread rapidly, like wildfire, and a great number of priests became obedient to the Lord and his great word. Stephen was doing great things in the world, he was full of Gods power and grace, and among the people, he performed great signs and wonders. Problems arose however, from members of the Synagogue of the Freedmen. There were Jews of Cyrene and Alexandria and also the Provinces of Asia and Cilicia that began to argue with Stephen. They began to tell men to say that they had heard Stephen blaspheming against Moses and against God. They seized Stephen and brought him upon a false cour, Stephen spoke about Joseph and he called them stiff necked people. The Sanhedrin were furious when they heard this and they dragged him out of the city and began to stone him.
1. What did you do for the Stephen project (ie. newspaper, comic, etc.)?
I wrote a report.
2. What did you do well on the project? (or what are you proud of and what you want me to look at when I grade it?)
I’m proud that I could summarize the story well.
3. How do you think you would feel if you were really observing this event?
I would feel extremely mad.
4. Re-read Acts 7:57-58. How would you feel towards Saul?
I would feel annoyed
5. What do you think encouraged these early Christians? In other words, why did the early Christians keep up the faith despite the persecution?
Because they knew that there was something behind it.