December 16 2007 – Audio Sermon on Acts 7:60 by Pastor William Hixson

Stephen prays for his persecutors as he dies showing Christlike forgiveness The moment models sacrificial witness and the cost of faithful testimony in the face of hostility. Stephen’s final prayer demonstrates the depth of Christian mercy, the imitation of Christ in suffering, and the way martyrdom can both expose human cruelty and reveal divine glory. His example challenges communities to consider the cost of discipleship, the power of forgiveness to break cycles of violence, and the way faithful witness can catalyze the spread of the gospel even through tragedy

Some good hymns for Acts 7:60 are It Is Well With My Soul by Horatio Spafford, The Old Rugged Cross by George Bennard and Nearer My God to Thee by Sarah F Adams