A Vision and a Voice
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Victory in Jesus!
6 Now when they had gone through Phrygia and the region of Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia. 7 After they had come to Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit did not permit them.
8 So passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas. 9 And a vision appeared to Paul in the night. A man of Macedonia stood and pleaded with him, saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.”
You have been given a VISION.
See the map of the world.
Paul was given a vision to go on a missionary journey to the regions of Asia Minor (Acts 13-15)
In Acts 16 he was working his way back to these cities.. Lystra, Iconium, Pisidian Antioch
BUT GOD HAS OTHER PLANS!
Be ready for God’s redirections.
Closed doors.
6 Now when they had gone through Phrygia and the region of Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia. 7 After they had come to Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit did not permit them.
New Doors Open!
In Troas, something amazing happened.
Now that you have received a vision, seek the face of God and
HEAR HIS VOICE.
8 So passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas. 9 And a vision appeared to Paul in the night. A man of Macedonia stood and pleaded with him, saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.”
This is the part where you ask for the specific region God wants you..
There is always a cry somewhere “COME OVER AND HELP US!”
Paul and Silas obeyed.. after this God gave them a companion, Dr. Luke. Help is on the way!
The rest is history..
Gateway to Europe. ==> launching pad for the Gospel to come to the Americas.
The region of Macedonia, to a city called Philippi, Thessalonica, Athens, Corinth and then Ephesus.
Six Books in the Bible are written to these churches.
Later on God through Ephesus, In Paul’s Third missionary journey, God took the Gospel to the rest of Asia Minor ==> now modern day Turkey.
10 And this continued for two years, so that all who dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.
Asia - a land mass of 60,000 square miles. There was victory!
God gave you a Vision.
Hear His Voice.
He will win the Victory.
Sad - that region of Asia Minor in the Bible — while saturated with the Gospel is now Muslim Turkey.
Christians in Turkey is .2 or .3% of the population. But it has 84 million people, so just 1% will be 800,000 Christians. LET US PRAY FOR THAT!
May seem to be a huge number, but we can pray that like in ancient Turkey “all who dwelt in Turkey will hear the Word of the Lord Jesus”.
RECLAIM Those regions of the world for the Lord Jesus Christ through the Gospel!
Fourth V.
God gave you a Vision.
Hear His Voice.
He will win the Victory.
It takes a Volunteer.