1.0Asia Lutheran Seminaryhttps://en.asiaseminary.comadminhttps://en.asiaseminary.com/index.php/author/admin/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Vv6awAnMhD"><a href="https://en.asiaseminary.com/index.php/2024/08/23/having-the-strength-of-stephen/">Having the Strength of Stephen</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://en.asiaseminary.com/index.php/2024/08/23/having-the-strength-of-stephen/embed/#?secret=Vv6awAnMhD" width="600" height="338" title="“Having the Strength of Stephen” — Asia Lutheran Seminary" data-secret="Vv6awAnMhD" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://en.asiaseminary.com/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://en.asiaseminary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/23092024-feature-pic.jpg920517While they were stoning him, Stephen prayed, ‘Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.’ Then he fell on his knees and cried out, ‘Lord, do not hold this sin against them.’ When he had said this, he fell asleep. Acts 7:59,60 Stephen has the distinction of being the first Christian martyr. Illegally arrested, tried, and convicted by enemies of the Christian Church, Stephen was dragged outside the city of Jerusalem and pummeled with stones until he died. Wouldn’t you like to be like Stephen? I’m not suggesting that any of us would revel in the idea of facing ... Continue Reading