Chris Sheppard

Acts 7 records Stephen's sermon before the Sanhedrin, tracing Israel's history and exposing resistance to God's messengers. The sermon shows how God used even Stephen's rejection and death to advance the gospel and prepare for Saul's

God's Sovereignty

Hebrews 10:24-25 calls believers not to neglect gathering with the church but to stir one another up to love and good works. The sermon presents meeting together as a responsibility flowing from love for Christ and His people, not mere

Acts 6:8-15 shows Stephen serving faithfully, speaking with Spirit-given wisdom, and standing before hostile leaders with the face of an angel. The sermon highlights a servant whose character and courage prepared him for greater usefulness

Hebrews 10:22-25 moves from the privileges of the new covenant to the responsibilities of drawing near, holding fast, and encouraging one another. The sermon shows that faithful church life flows from receiving Christ's finished work, not

Acts 6:1-7 shows a real division in the Jerusalem church when widows were neglected, and a wise solution was brought forward. The sermon highlights how Spirit-filled service protected unity, cared for needs, and kept the ministry of the

Church Unity

Hebrews 10:19-21 introduces the privileges of the new life in Christ: confident access to God, a new and living way, and a great high priest. The sermon shows that grasping these new covenant privileges is necessary for living out the

Hebrews 10:11-18 presents Jesus as the all-sufficient sacrifice whose once-for-all offering brings permanent forgiveness. The sermon contrasts old covenant distance and repeated sacrifices with new covenant nearness, assurance, and liberty

Acts 5:17-33 shows the second outbreak of persecution against the church as the apostles are arrested and commanded to stop preaching. The sermon calls the church to obey God, keep proclaiming the gospel, and use seasons of peace for

Acts 5:12-16 describes the Jerusalem church after the severe purification of Ananias and Sapphira. The sermon shows a church marked by holy fear, Spirit-wrought power, unity, and continued growth after painful difficulty.

Hebrews 10:1-10 contrasts the inability of animal sacrifices to remove sin with the once-for-all offering of Christ. The sermon presents Jesus as the all-sufficient sacrifice who sanctifies His people by the will of God.

Sanctification