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THE Power                 Acts 6:8-15            March 22nd, 2026

1. Share a funny or memorable time when you saw someone clearly losing an argument (maybe even yourself). What made it clear they were losing?

2. READ: Acts 6:8-10. What two things does Luke say Stephen was filled with, and what kinds of things was he doing and saying?

3. READ: Acts 6:9-15. What different tactics do Stephen’s opponents use when they cannot defeat his argument?

4. The sermon described four “plays” of opposition: Debate the truth, Distort the narrative, deploy lies, and Deeds of force. Why do you think opposition often escalates in this order?

5. Where have you seen each of these four “plays” currently being used in our culture against Christians?

6. Stephen’s ministry involved both actions and words.
Why is it important for Christians to live out their faith in both what they do and what they say?

7. Which is easier for you to do boldly: Words or Actions?

8. Stephen continued speaking truth even when it led to arrest and eventually death. What fears sometimes keep us from speaking or living boldly for Jesus?

9. The sermon asked whether we are moving to join “THE Movement.” What is your next step of faith to get in on what God is doing in and through FBCMC?