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In this episode, we continue our verse-by-verse study of Acts 8; specifically, verses 9–17, where the gospel reaches Samaria. We meet Simon the sorcerer, whose counterfeit power is confronted by the true power of Jesus Christ through Philip’s preaching. As the Samaritans believe and are baptized, we explore the difference between outward belief and genuine saving faith, and why God uniquely delayed the coming of the Holy Spirit to confirm their full acceptance into the church. This passage reveals how God unites unlikely people and advances His unstoppable gospel.

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What happens when the Jesus' followers are attacked instead of applauded?

In this episode, we step into Acts 8:1–8, where the violent death of Stephen ignites a fierce wave of persecution against the early church. Saul—the man we will later know as the apostle Paul—emerges as a central figure, relentlessly hunting down believers and dragging men and women into prison. The Jesus' believers are scattered… but the gospel is not silenced.

As believers flee for their lives, they carry the message of Jesus with them, fulfilling Jesus' promise that His witnesses would go to Judea, Samaria, and beyond.

We follow Philip, one of the original deacons, as he brings the good news into Samaria—a place long rejected and despised by devout Jews.

Next episode: Philip’s encounter with Simon the sorcerer—and a sobering lesson about belief, power, and the heart.

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In this episode, we conclude Acts chapter 7 by walking verse by verse through Acts 7:51–60, one of the most powerful and sobering passages in the Book of Acts.

Stephen, filled with the Holy Spirit, turns from defending himself to delivering a bold, prophetic indictment of Israel’s leaders. Drawing on Israel’s own history, he exposes a repeated pattern: resisting God, rejecting God’s messengers, and ultimately betraying and murdering the Righteous One—Jesus the Messiah.

Stephen unmasks religious hypocrisy at its core—leaders who boast in the Law, hardened in heart, repeating the sins of their ancestors who persecuted God’s prophets. The truth hits hard, and the response is explosive.

As the Sanhedrin erupts in rage, Stephen is given a remarkable vision: the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of the Father. This declaration seals his fate. Dragged outside the city and stoned, Stephen becomes the first Christian martyr—yet he dies with unwavering faith, peace, and forgiveness on his lips.

Next episode: The message of Jesus moves beyond Jerusalem, and we begin to see how God uses persecution—and even unlikely people—to carry the gospel to the ends of the earth

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