FOREVER TOGETHER-Stephen andPaul

WITNESS









4-29-13









FOREVER TOGETHER---STEPHEN AND PAUL









There are 2 men

In my mind from the Bible

That will be forever

Linked together





Stephen---the first Christian martyr

Who gave up his life for Christ

And Saul---later Paul

Who stood by and approved

Maybe, in fact, even ordered Stephen’s death





Forever together

You and me

Forever linked with God

Forever in God’s word

And in God’s heart

That’s the way it has to be





When they began stoning Stephen

As Saul stood by and watched

Stephen prayed,

“Lord Jesus receive my spirit

Lord do not hold this sin

Against them”





And, of course, God heard Stephen’s prayer

As he hears yours and mine





Out of death---grew life

The death of Stephen---turned in to

The life of Paul

And the beginnings of Christianity





Picture this

You are a great hater of God

And the new Christian movement





You have persecuted many Christians

And it is widely known





As you near


The end of your journey

A light flashes around you---a light from Heaven

You get knocked to the ground

And you hear a voice say,





“Saul Saul why do you persecute me

Go in to the city

And you will be told what to do”





You slowly get up off the ground

You cannot see a thing

Your traveling companions

Don’t know what has happened





The lord sends Ananias


To place hands on you





Scales from Saul’s eyes fall off

Saul can see again

See better than ever

Saul becomes baptized

Filled with the Holy Spirit

And has great vision for God’s new Kingdom





Forever together---Stephen and Paul

Out of death grows life

Life and the vision for a brand new world





How about you and me

Can our life be converted

Can our life be changed

To a life devoted to God

To a life of loving others





Forever together---Stephen and Paul

Forever together---you and me

Forever together---God and us

Tell me Lord---can it be





“For whoever wants to save his life

Will lose it

But whoever loses his life for me

Will find it”
Matthew 16:25





Forever together Lord

You---Stephen---and Paul

Forever together Lord

You and us





Forever together Lord

For out of death comes life





Forever together Lord

You and me





Robert P. Wallman

5-11-11





Ps WITNESS 4-29-13









“But the Lord said to Ananias-“GO! This man is my CHOSEN
instrument

To carry my name before the GENTILES and their kings-and before
the people of Israel-

I will show him how much he MUST SUFER for my name”

Acts 9:15-16



































































































































misc. WITNESS 1-25-14