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Paul & Barnabas’ 1
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Missionary Journey
Acts 13b & 14
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From Paphos to
Perga in the
region of
Pamphylia
John Mark
returns home to
Jerusalem
Paul and
Barnabas
continue to
Antioch #2 – in
the Pisidia region
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A Pattern of sharing the Gospel is established:
§ First to the Synagogue (“church” - Temple is in Jerusalem)
§ Went in, sat down, did not call attention to themselves
§ The Leaders of the Synagogue noticed their visitors and
asked if they (Paul and Barnabas) had “words of exhortation
to share” – testimony
§ Paul stood up… (the crowd was mixed with both Jewish and
Gentile followers of the Jewish religion and practices)
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§ God chose Abraham’s Ancestors:
§ In Egypt/slavery, they prospered
§ His mighty power freed them
§ He cared for them in the wilderness – 40 years
§ He overthrew 7 nations in Canaan for them to inherit the
Promise Land
§ All of this took about 450 years
Paul first gave a
historical context:
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§ God sent many prophets to guide Israel – God
was their King!
§ But they wanted to be just like everyone else…
§ They chose Saul, taller than the others,
handsome…but insecure…infirmities lead to his
destruction…
§ He hid when they were looking to crown him
§ He was very jealous of David’s victories
§ Cruel to Israel and to his son
§ Disobeyed God and Samuel several times
§ Eventually, killed himself…
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Then came David – Tribe of Judah – The Lion of Judah
chosen by God
§ God chose because David
worshiped God with all his heart
§ God called David, “A man after
My own heart” – God’s friend
§ And because he did everything
God asked him - obedient
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From King David, God brought to Israel the
Savior Jesus
§ It was to Abraham’s family and
God-fearing Gentiles who God
sent the message of salvation
§ The Jews and rulers did not
realize that they were fulfilling
prophecy by crucifying Jesus
§ Jesus rose from the dead
forgiving all our sins
§ Jesus lives today!
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They were beat-up and kicked out of Pisidian
Antioch – left filled with joy and the Holy Spirit!
§ From Antioch in Pisidia – 2 Antiochs (Syria and Pisidia) they
went to Iconium
§ Followed same pattern – synagogue first and a great number
accepted Jesus as a result of their preaching/teaching
§ The non-believing Jews poisoned the minds of the Gentiles
§ God confirmed His Word by enabling them to do signs and
wonders
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§ The message of Jesus will
often divide people
§ A plot to persecute Paul &
Barnabas stirred; they
escaped and went to Lystra
and Derbe
§ In Lystra, the Lord healed a
man who was crippled from
birth. Paul looked at him and
said, “Stand up…” and he
jumped up and walked!
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§ People of Lystra ran to
what they understood…
Greek mythology
§ Paul and Barnabas tour
their robes and cried out,
“We are human like you!”
§ Msg: God let the nations
choose their way but
never forsaken them –
breathe, rain, joy, etc.
Barnabas = Zeus
Paul = Hermes
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Trouble followed!
§ Jews from Antioch (P) and
Iconium came to Lystra and
caused stir/conflict
§ They dragged Paul out of the
city and stoned him – until they
thought he was dead
§ The believers/disciples gathered
around him, he rose up,
returned to the city then left the
next day
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In
Derbe…
§ Preached and taught in
Derbe, many accepted
Jesus as their Savior
§ Then they returned to
Lystra, Iconium, Antioch
to appoint & strengthen
the new leaders –after
prayer and fasting
§ Returned to Antioch of
Syria – completing their
task
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Ponder…
§ Msg of Jesus divides…
§ He confirms His work with signs
and wonders
§ When ‘worshipped’ – they tour
their robs…
§ God still gives mankind a choice
– free will, breathe life, food,
water, & joy
§ “We must go through many
hardships to enter the kingdom
of God.” 14: 22