FOLLOWING CHRIST SOMETIMES INVOLVES SUFFERING. IN THIS SERMON, WE WILL STUDY STEPHEN THE FIRST CHRISTIAN MARTYR, AND LEARN THAT FIDELITY TO THE GOSPEL WILL SOMETIMES BE MET WITH ANIMOSITY. BUT WE CAN TAKE HEART. CHRIST PERSONALLY CARES FOR HIS SUFFERING FOLLOWERS AND PROVIDES THEM WITH PEACE AND COMFORT EVEN IN DEATH.
