6:1-4 Focus on the mission.
6:2-5 Delegate authority. The apostles recognized that they couldn’t do everything.
6:1-7 If you try to do everything, you’ll be good at nothing.
6:6 People who serve need prayer and to be ministered to. It keeps their strength up.
6:1-7 One person can’t do everything, but everyone can do something.
6:7 When you focus on the purpose, you get closer to reaching your goal.
6:8,10 Stephen performed miracles, was wise, and full of God’s grace and power. What’s not to love about that? He’s doing good for others. Well, people got jealous and afraid that people would pay more attention to Stephen, so they lied.
Lies cannot stop God. It’s in times of trouble that we see God’s work and power.
Zayrose 