Acts 6:8-15

I. Stephen the first Deacon - full of faith and power. II. A Spirit filled life leads to choosing in ministry, but rejection in the world. III. Exemplary character. IV. Facing those who oppose you. V. His enemies slandered him, but he appeared to others the exact opposite of how he was represented. They made him out to be the devil, but he stood with the countenance of an angel.