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Enjoying God and Other Rare Events - Steve Sampson

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Provoked <strong>and</strong> Staying Provoked<br />

2. He was full of wisdom (Acts 6:3).<br />

3. He was full of faith (Acts 6:5).<br />

4. He was full of grace (Acts 6:8, Amp.).<br />

5. He was full of power (Acts 6:5).<br />

6. He was full of intelligence (Acts 6:10, Amp.).<br />

7. He was full of the anointing (Acts 6:10). “And they were<br />

not able to resist the wisdom <strong>and</strong> the Spirit by which he<br />

spoke.”<br />

8. He was full of the glory of <strong>God</strong> (Acts 6:15). The glory of<br />

<strong>God</strong> was manifested in him so much that his face shown like<br />

an angel.<br />

9. He was full of truth (Acts 7).<br />

10. He was full of the Word (Acts 7). Although he was a<br />

young man, his knowledge of the Word was tremendous, for<br />

in a dynamic, but short sermon (approximately seven<br />

minutes), he quoted from 15 books of the Old Testament,<br />

making reference to more than a dozen Bible characters,<br />

giving an overview of history from Abraham to the<br />

crucifixion of Jesus, describing what was happening that<br />

day.<br />

11. He was full of boldness (Acts 7:51). He boldly accused<br />

them of resisting the Holy Spirit, referring to them as<br />

stiffnecked <strong>and</strong> uncircumcised in heart <strong>and</strong> ears.<br />

12. He was full of fearlessness (Acts 7:51-53). He was not<br />

afraid to st<strong>and</strong> against the power of the religious leaders,<br />

although it guaranteed a sure death.<br />

13. He was full of unselfishness (Acts 7:51-53). His<br />

willingness to declare the gospel <strong>and</strong> speak the truth to the<br />

vicious leaders, required him to lay his young life down, a<br />

totally selfless act.<br />

14. He was full of vision (spiritual sight) (Acts 7:56). He saw<br />

beyond the natural as they were hostile against him <strong>and</strong> he<br />

said, “Look! I see the heavens opened <strong>and</strong> the Son of man<br />

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