We all need champions to inspire us, and to aspire to. Although Jesus is the Ultimate Champion, he uses human instruments. Since the earliest days of the church, Christ has put certain individuals centre stage. These people, though being sinful and broken, have yet been turned inside out by Christ himself, and then have been used to build a part of his kingdom in the world. They are ordinary people used for extraordinary purposes.

In Acts 6-12, which deals with the years of AD 34-44, we see the fledgling church of Jesus marching forward in some surprising movements. In each new movement, a different person is chosen by Christ to be at the head of the charge. We meet several ‘champions of the faith’...

Stephen the Martyr (6 June)

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Philip the Messenger (13 June)

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Paul the Murderer (20 June)

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Peter the Pioneer (27 June)

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Barnabas the People-Builder (4 July)

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Christ the Champion (11 July, the day of the final)

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