Stephen
After being called to his ministry, what did the 12 apostles do to set Stephen apart?
What is the laying on of hands? (Acts 6:6)
Simon was living in a city called _____.
What is Samaria?
Bonus (100 pts): Where is Samaria located relative to Jerusalem?
What inspired Phillip to go "down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert"?
Who is the angel of the Lord? Acts 8:26
Was Saul present when Stephen was killed?
Yes
Bonus (100 pts): Did Saul want Stephen to die?
What does Saul's conversion teach us?
All answers are correct
When Stephen was selected by his peers to his ministry, he is described as a man "full" of two things. What were those two attributes?
What is faith and the Holy Ghost. (Acts 6:5)
What was Simon known for in his hometown?
What is sorcery? Acts 8:9
Phillip found a man reading the Bible. What prompted Phillip to confront this man?
What is the spirit? Acts 8:28-30
Bonus (200 pts): What scripture from the Old Testament was the eunuch reading when Phillip met him?
What wrongs did Saul do against the Church?
1. Haling men and women to prison (Acts 8:3)
2. Breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord (Acts 9:1)
What can we learn from Simon's conversion?
Open-ended
Stephen preached to the "Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians". They couldn't refute his preaching because of two things. What were those two things?
What is wisdom and the Holy Spirit? Acts 6:10
Did Simon get baptized?
Yes. Acts 8:13
The Eunuch was reading the Old Testament but did not understand. Phillip taught this man about what?
Who is Jesus? Acts 8:34-35
Saul saw a vision of Jesus Christ. What question did Jesus ask Saul?
Why persecutest thou me? (Acts 9:4)
What can we learn from the Eunuch's conversion?
Open-ended?
Why was Stephen attacked (and ultimately killed)?.
They didn’t like what he was saying.
Bonus (100 pts): Identify Stephen's accusations
Simon was amazed by something that Peter and John did and wanted the power to do it as well. What did Simon want to be able to do?
What is the conferring of the Holy Ghost by the laying on of hands? Acts 8:17-19
Before Phillip allowed the eunuch to be baptized, Phillip declared one condition. What was that condition?
If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest
Acts 8:37
Ananias was directed of the Lord to perform what miracle on Saul?
"Putting his hand on him, that he might receive his sight." (Acts 9:10-16)
Saul later changes his name to ____.
He goes on to write ___ out of the 27 books in the New Testament.
Half points for each correct answer.
Saul to Paul.
13 of the 27 books in the New Testament.
What did Stephen see while being attacked?
"...the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God. And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God." Acts 7:55-56
Why was Simon denied the Melchizedek priesthood?
Peter perceived that Simon was in the "gall of bitterness" and that his "heart is not right in the sight of God". Acts 8:20-23
Who caused Phillip to vanish?
Who is the Holy Spirit of the Lord? Acts 8:39-40
After being baptized, Saul began his ministry of the gospel of Christ. In the early stages of his ministry, what response did he get from the Christians and the Jews?
Confusion from the Jews and fear from the Christians (Acts 9:21,26)
Peter later performs 2 miracles in Acts 9. What are those 2 miracles?
1. Raises Tabitha from the dead. (Acts 9:40-41)
2. Healed Æneas of palsy (Acts 9:32-34)