Stephen Lives for Jesus

Today, we’re learning about a guy named Stephen. He was a leader in the early church and he had an important job. He was in charge of making sure that everyone had food to eat. Stephen was also known for being the very first person to be killed because he believed in Jesus. In Stephen’s day, there were people who hated Jesus so they would bully people who believed in him. One day, a bunch of bullies surrounded Stephen and started throwing rocks at him, eventually killing him. But, Stephen’s response to his attackers is what’s truly amazing about his story and it teaches us an important lesson, too. Instead of getting angry and throwing rocks back at his attackers, he chose to be like Jesus, and forgive the people. Do you know how he had the strength to do that? His strength came from remembering what Jesus had done for him and knowing that he would be in heaven someday. And, that means we can choose to be like Jesus and forgive those that are mean to us, too.