St. Patrick Presbyterian Church, Epc

Twenty years ago, a book by Malcom Gladwell called The Tipping Point was all the rage. In it, he is talking about how big change happens. He says there eventually comes a time when things come to a head and something happens that pushes status quo over the edge. “The tipping point is that magic moment when an idea, trend, or social behavior crosses a threshold, tips, and spreads like wildfire.” (Malcolm Gladwell, The Tipping Point) We see the tipping point this week in Acts 7. How is the gospel going to reach beyond Jerusalem? How is the gospel going to go to Samaria? How is the gospel going to go to the ends of the world? A couple of things happen that bring us to the tipping point. 1) Stephen’s remarks before his accusers about the temple, which is in Jerusalem, being fulfilled in Jesus; and 2) A young zealot named Paul being present when Stephen is attacked by a mob. This Sunday, we look at the longest narrative section by any individual in the book of Acts. Stephen basically stands before a hostile crow