{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Asia Lutheran Seminary","provider_url":"https:\/\/en.asiaseminary.com","author_name":"admin","author_url":"https:\/\/en.asiaseminary.com\/index.php\/author\/admin\/","title":"Having the Strength of Stephen - Asia Lutheran Seminary","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"MPkhVXS1X9\"><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=MPkhVXS1X9\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Having the Strength of Stephen&#8221; &#8212; Asia Lutheran Seminary\" data-secret=\"MPkhVXS1X9\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!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);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/en.asiaseminary.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/en.asiaseminary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/23092024-feature-pic.jpg","thumbnail_width":920,"thumbnail_height":517,"description":"While they were stoning him, Stephen prayed, \u2018Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.\u2019 Then he fell on his knees and cried out, \u2018Lord, do not hold this sin against them.\u2019 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\u2019t you like to be like Stephen? I\u2019m not suggesting that any of us would revel in the idea of facing ... Continue Reading"}