STEPHEN

STEPHEN: one of the seven, commonly called deacons, in the early church. Ac 6:5; 7:59; 8:2; 11:19; 22:20 -- "The Spirit filled Business Man", Elected to supervise benevolences Ac 6:5 -- he overleapt the limitations of his task and became a powerful preacher Ac 7:1-60 -- Possessed a seven-fold Fulness Full of Faith and the Holy Spirit Ac 6:5 Full of Wisdom Ac 6:3,10 Full of Power Ac 6:8 Full of Light Ac 6:15 Fulness of vision Ac 7:55,56 Fulness of Love Ac 7:60 A martyr for the faith Ac 7:56