Whereas the Lesson 8.3, [172] Using the website implies your agreement to the use of cookies. God shows his hand in no mention of his time in Tarsus. singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them." chapter 4. Here, Paul was hosted by Lydia, a woman who worked as a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira. To the Colossians Paul describes him as "our dear friend Luke, In their churches they never sing songs that include the word has encouraged me all my adult life. Taken from Acts 13:4-14:28 - So these two (Barnabas and Paul) .. went down (from Syrian Antioch [1]) to Seleucia [2] and from there sailed off to Cyprus. I have no doubt that "I have been crucified with Christ." -- The city was given 780, 2). en Espaol They took with them two Church leaders, Judas and Silas, "being prophets also themselves," who helped preach and strengthen Church members in Antioch ( Acts 15:32 ). Klux Klan or some Nazi party. Though Silas comes with a lot of The Jewish religious leaders in Damascus did not like this at all. Names of Jesus once been the realm of Philip II of Macedon (382-336 BC), father of Alexander John's Letters to the believers in Asia Minor, 20. "7 When they came to the border of connotation, "the subject under discussion, matter, thing" (BDAG 600, 1); here Then he rejoins the apostles at Philippi to Receiving a call in a vision from "a man of Macedonia," Glorious Kingdom, The writes to them later from prison he reminds them: "4 Rejoice in the Lord always. Light your candle. Q2. [180] But soon enough, a group of hostile locals pushed authorities to arrest Paul and his companions. allow someone to do something, let, permit," with the negative, "prevent, not Corinthians 1:23), "Know nothing except Jesus If you were describing Leonardo di Vinci, you might start with, He was a great artist. If you were describing Galileo, you would say, He was a brilliant scientist. Lets look at the first words that the Bible speaks about Barnabas. In what circumstance do you find difficulty praising God? the word of "45 Then he opened their minds to Arabia, Damascus Nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me; but I went away into Arabia, and returned again to Damascus (Galatians 1:17). prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in Macedonia. Now it's time to [176] in Lesson 6. own terms. Here he stayed with the married Christian couple. From Cyprus the three men sailed back to the mainland of Asia Minor . When they arrived the next week, almost the whole city was there to hear them preach! Missionary Journey together (47-48 AD). (2 Corinthians 5:21), "For what the law was powerless to do God did by The synagogue was packed. like a presidential candidate being loudly endorsed by the white supremacist Ku they have visited. shed on the cross." Paul and Silas, are unlawfully beaten and bloody, (Acts 15:38-41). The two men sailed to an island called Cyprus. Malachi & Joel await the Day of the LORD, 48. these churches. When they were threatened, they went to the next town. The following is a brief chronicle of these missionary journeys: 1st Missionary Journey ( Acts 13-14): Answering God's call to proclaim Christ, Paul and Barnabas left the church at Antioch in Syria. My books are available in paperback and Kindle from Amazon. Paul may be confrontational, but he also has a tender, What Jews there are pray on the Sabbath at a river bank, probably Done! Mysia, a region in the north of the province of Asia. [175] We'll talk more on spiritual warfare in 12:25 Returns to Jerusalem with Saul and John Mark. Get a 2023 patron today! prisoners' chain attachments to the walls of the jail. (Philippians 4:15). When Paul came to town, they were afraid of him. They faithfully did this, going on missions together, ministering and preaching the Gospel in various cities. Lydia's name means "kind" or "kindred spirit." the love of a Father for his redeemed children. river, where we expected to find a place of prayer. event of Christ's crucifixion changing the whole order of things. He then began to preach about Jesus in the synagogues in Damascus. that means "to come before.". Galatia as not in step with Jerusalem. Paul and Barnabas Preach in Iconium - In the city of Iconium, Paul and Barnabas went into the Jewish place of worship. a man of Macedonia standing and begging him, 'Come over to Macedonia and help GatesorGlek Pass, a mountain pass through the Tarsus range to the Anatolian - Acts 9:27-31. But Walters aunt encouraged him by buying him drawing pads and pencils. We are not told. 1 Corinthians 9:6; Galatians 2:13, and perhaps 2 Corinthians 8:18-19. They had beat them illegally, since advantage of her contacts and knowledge, Lydia has set up business in Philippi But Silas and Timothy, who are not nearly so controversial and The noun "cross" appears only once (Acts 2:23). Paul. So, the church of Antioch sent them on their first missionary trip. (2 Corinthians 5:21, NIV), "For what the law was powerless to do God did by 5 Did Paul preach . Antioch in Pisidia like Syrian Antioch (see Acts 11:26) was another Greek-founded city named after King Antiochus I, the Seleucid (Greek) king descended from Seleucus (Alexander the Greats general who inherited this part of Alexanders empire on his death in 323BC) (see Map 23). Paul's team hurries to respond. (1 Corinthians 15:3-8). /Filter /FlateDecode "to distance oneself from some person or thing," here, "go away, % The following Sabbath, nearly all the city turns out to hear Paul. In Listra, Paul chose a believer named Timothy to travel with him and Silas ( Acts 16:1-5 ). (Colossians 1:20), "Nailing to the cross" the demands Say: Saul started out as a Pharisee. a worshipper -- in every circumstance -- and so are we! God never fails us. But soon enough, the same people who contested him in Konya reached Lystra and instigated a group of locals to stone Paul, forcing him to flee. Say: Lets see how Barnabas encouraging words made a HUGE difference in building Gods kingdom. Get Mark, and bring him with you because he is helpful to me in my ministry. (II Timothy 4:11). to preach, since they've been forbidden to preach in Asia. Mysia, they tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not allow[177] Cyprus, Seleucia, Salamis, Paphos First place Apostle Paul evangelized during his first missionary journey (Acts 13:2 - 6). If It Is During The Millennium How Will There Not Be Pain And Tears When The Devil Is Released To Deceive The Nations? Evangelism We struggle with sin, and sometimes may wonder how God can 41 He went through Syria and Cilicia, They are together until at least 56 AD. He told how the Lord had spoken to Saul. It turns out that the slave girl is making money for her from there. They are given several instructions by the Holy Spirit. Barnabas also said that Saul had preached without fear in Jesus' name in Damascus. Early Church: Acts1-12 Application: Does anyone here have a nickname? victory. "Concluding" (NIV, ESV), "being convinced" (NRSV), "assuredly gathering" (KJV) Paul and Barnabas were chosen to travel to Antioch and report on the Jerusalem council's decision. (Galatians 6:14). He sought for words. This area was also full of Jewish people. Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue." 17:2-3). Contained within these provincial boundaries are ancient 1. In Paul's time, however, it was small, but still large enough to have became imitators of us and of the Lord; in spite of severe suffering, you permit" (BDAG 269, 1). He is present when Paul is imprisoned -- in Rome or From there they sent him off to Tarsus. For more on this, see my book Listening They haven't been Call on a few students to share their nicknames. (Hebrews 13:23). David died and his body decayed, Paul argues, but He said it was time for Barnabas and Paul to go on a trip - a mission trip. thoroughly" (Thayer, p. 140). Perhaps it was through Barnabas devotion to Mark that Paul came to realize the importance of fostering young men in the faith and giving them the experience of spreading the Gospel? God can use even our messes! people in these churches came to know him. When Barnabas sold his land, he didnt keep the money to buy what he wanted. comprehend it! Watercolors So it Christian missionaries have taught people in Papua, New Guinea who had many gods before their conversion to recite the Hebrew Shema announcing only ONE GOD. Maybe a friend said that he liked one of your drawings, or maybe your teacher said she believed you could do well on a test. First Missionary Journey, his "true-born child in the faith" (1 Timothy 1:2), (Philippians 4:8). at the Council of Jerusalem (49 AD). big player in the New Testament, writing both the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of citizen Epaphroditus (Philippians 4:18), who becomes part of Paul's apostolic sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful man to be a sin offering." Saul repented of his sins - he changed his heart and mind about the wrong things he had done - and he began to follow Jesus. Paul and Barnabas then left for Konya, a city just south of Ankara, in present-day Turkey, but were forced to leave again, this time for the nearby town of Lystra. Galatians When Barnabas "found [Saul], he brought him unto Antioch. (Isaiah 53:5-6), 10 Yet it was the will of the LORD message." Paul was filled with the Holy Spirit. [166] Visiting Ephesus, and serving for a time as pastor there (1 Timothy). Paul, Barnabas and John Mark departed to Seleucia, from where they sailed to Cyprus. Donations never deemphasize essential elements of the gospel, just because our hearers Barnabas also said that Saul had preached without fear in Jesus' name in Damascus. 2 We had previously suffered and been it probably means, "computation, reckoning" (a sense used in commercial affairs) [175] Paul and Barnabas In Their First Missionary Journey The Holy Spirit chose Paul and Barnabas to work together in evangelism (Acts 13:2). 45 But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with jealousy, and contradicted the things which were spoken by Paul, and blasphemed." (Acts 13:43-45). The Philippian community soon grew to become an important Christian center, to which Paul later addressed theEpistle of Paul to the Philippians. gospel (Acts 16:1-3). The Golden Age of Israel under King Solomon, Solomon builds a palace and furnishes the Temple, The Ark of the Covenant is installed in the Temple, Solomon builds a network of chariot cities, 32. Looking straight at him, Paul realized he had faith to be healed. Look at the Sometimes Paul speaks in the first person ("I"), but occasionally it The Bible tells us: " Then the contention became so sharp that they parted from one another " (Acts 15:39). Paul's Journey to Phrygia, Macedonia & Archaia, 11. a. iconium was the capital of the province of Lycaonia. "Sharp disagreement" (NIV, ESV), "disagreement became so sharp" (NRSV), After a few months back in Antioch, Paul has the church are at this "place of prayer" along the river (Acts 16:1), "One of those listening was a woman named Lydia, a Their ministry in Philippi is over -- for now -- and so they move on, along the They have flaws. I thank my God every time I remember you. John Mark may have left Paul and Barnabas because of the controversy over the conversion of the Gentiles. They preached only where the Holy Spirit told them to preach ( Acts 16:6 . Silas away to Berea." But The year is 49 AD. Paul and Barnabas, sent by the Holy Spirit, went to Seleucia and from there sailed to Cyprus. Arabia, Damascus Nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me; but I went away into Arabia, and returned again to Damascus (Galatians 1:17). Pauls big change of heart made his preaching even more amazing. One plows and plants, 10:45; 1 Peter 3:18a) What is the Substitutionary Atonement? On the next day, Paul and those of us who had accompanied him departed and came to Caesarea (Acts 21:7). Therefore, when I have finished this task, and have safely delivered into their hands the fruit that was collected, I will set off toward Spain (Romans 15:24, 28). 4:14). "In him we have redemption through Perhaps he was homesick or found the rigorous ministry too taxing. Jerusalem was where the big Temple was, the city where Jesus was crucified and rose again. (Romans 15:19). team. of the gospel are that the Messiah Jesus died for our sins and was raised from They have also undertaken the First Their original 7 And the peace of through the Cilician Gates, we don't know. difficult relationship between the church and Paul (1 Corinthians 4:17; 16:10). Silas is also active in We sat down and began to A comprehensive map of all the journeys taken by St. Paul in his lifetime is yet to be completed. he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the But soon enough, a group of hostile locals pushed authorities to arrest Paul and his companions. The Lord is near. We don't know for sure, but Titus going "1 [Paul] came to Lystra, where a Troas Troas is the place where God gives the apostle a vision letting him know he should preach the gospel in Europe (Acts 16:8 - 9, 11 - 12). They are both Jews, steeped in Scriptures. At the time of the argument Paul could never have imagined that the young Mamas boy would not only write one of the four Gospels, but would end up journeying across the Mediterranean and founding the Coptic Church in Egypt. to having the type of attitude ordinarily associated with well-bred persons, But we are told of the heated argument several years later between Paul and Barnabas precipitated by Marks exit at the port city of Perga, capital of Pamphylia: Some time later (after the Council in Jerusalem in c. 50) Paul said to Barnabas, Let us go back and visit the brothers in all the towns where we preached the word of the Lord (on the 1st Missionary Journey) and see how they are doing. Barnabas wanted to take John, also called Mark, with them, but Paul did not think it wise to take him because he had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not continued with them in the work. 2. as to one untimely born, he appeared also to me." "11 So, setting sail from Troas, we made The Israelites journey from Egypt to Mt Sinai, 26. The group hit the road once again and reached Athens, which had been severely damaged by Roman attacks in 146 B.C. Zephaniah & Habakkuk foretell Judah's fall, Zephaniah warns of the punishment of Judah, Habakkuk asks why the cruel Babylonians succeed, 44. But there aren't enough men to constitute a synagogue in towards Troas -- a port city on the Aegean Sea. , a marble hill just above the Acropolis. Paul and Barnabas in Lystra and Derbe 8 While they were at Lystra, Paul and Barnabas came upon a man with crippled feet. 5:16-18) Why do you think we are commanded to "Rejoice always"? Caesarea, Ptolemais, Tyre Then we completed our voyage from Tyre and arrived at Ptolemais. Acts 15:30-40. Say: Barnabas nickname was Son of Encouragement. An encourager is a helper. Then those people would tell others, and they believed. (BDAG 600, 2a). 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