The Paradox of Persecution | Audio Reading | Our Daily Bread Devotional | November 2, 2025

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🗓️ 2 November 2025

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0:00.0	There was great joy in that city.
0:03.9	Acts 8, verse 8.
0:07.7	Welcome to this daily encouragement from our daily bread.
0:12.0	The paradox of persecution was written by Dave Brannan and read by Stephen Tabor.
0:21.7	Acts chapter 7, verse 59, 2.8, verse 8.
0:27.1	While they were stoning him, Stephen prayed,
0:30.7	Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
0:33.7	Then he fell on his knees and cried out,
0:36.6	Lord, do not hold this sin against them.
0:40.1	When he had said this, he fell asleep.
0:43.5	And Saul approved of their killing him.
0:46.0	On that day, a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except
0:51.4	the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.
0:55.2	Godly men buried Stephen and mourned deeply for him.
0:59.2	But Saul began to destroy the church, going from house to house.
1:03.5	He dragged off both men and women and put them in prison.
1:07.2	Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went.
1:11.7	Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Messiah there.
1:16.3	When the crowds heard Philip and saw the signs he performed, they all paid close attention to what he said.
1:22.7	For with shrieks, impure spirits came out of many, and many who were paralyzed or lame were healed.
1:29.0	So there was great joy in that city.
1:34.7	The Paradox of Persecution, written by Dave Brannon.
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