025 Acts 13:13-14 Missionary life

025 Missionary life

Intro: Bring you up to date on where we are at;

Bring you up to date on where we are at;

The Church has exspanded from Jerusalem to Judea and Samaria.

People that were saved came to Antioch in Syria and gentile people were saved

A Church was established and the Church in Jerusalem sent Barnabas to help.

He then called Paul to help, I believe because he knew Paul was called to the gentiles.

Chapter 13 the Holy Spirit sent out Paul and Barnabas to take the Gospel to gentile world.

They sail to Cyprus an Island south west of Antioch home of Barnabus

They preached the Gospel there, ran into opposition with a sorcerer Elymas, over a the soul of Sergius Paulas.

The outcome was victory, the sorcerer was rebuked with blindness and Sergius Paulas was saved.

But out of this also I believe Paul and Barnabas became fearless in preaching the Gospel. Remember they were going to preach to the gentile world, who had heathen gods, an impossible task.

First recorded sermon of Paul; firsts in the book of Acts

First time their was unity among the disciples

First appearing of the Holy Spirit

Peters first message

The first church

The miracle performed by the apostles healing of the lame man

first time Peter and John before the Jewish concel

first church disciple

first time apostles jailed

first decons

first Christian martyre

First time Paul is mentioned in the Bible

First time the whole Church is persicuted Saul made havock on the Church

First time Peter reaches out to Gentiles

I. v. 13 The departing of John Mark

A. pick up John when they came to Cypus

A. They departed from Paphos which was the capital of Cypus

They went to Perga in Pamphylia

Perga in Pamphylia:

They had to sail north in the north in the Mediterranean sea

landed on the cost in Antalya

Then had to travel about seven miles to Perga

Pamphylia is the name of the district.

It is long and narrow (like a hot dog) district that runs along the cost line.

Pisidia is the district to the north.

Galatia is the whole region…

Galatians 1:1–2 KJV 1900

Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;) And all the brethren which are with me, unto the churches of Galatia:

Galatians 1:1 KJV 1900

Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;)

Galatians 1:1–12 KJV 1900

Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;) And all the brethren which are with me, unto the churches of Galatia: Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ, Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father: To whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ. But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed. For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ. But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man. For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.

Gal. 1:

B. John Mark departs why?

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John Mark was the nephew of Barnabas, He came along to be a helper

He came along to be a helper

Why did he leave?

Perhaps he didn’t like Pauls take over/B&P-P&B Natural born leader

Barnabas was his uncle

Barnabas was kind and patience man

Paul was bold and straight forward

Paul had bad reputation because of his past

It also possible knew what lied ahead the journey they had to take through the Taurus Mountains, very difficult and hard journey

The romance of missionary work had worn off and he wanted to go home.

II. v.14a The journey from Perga to Antioch of Pisidia

A. This was not where they came from that was Antioch of Syria

B. Why it doesn’t mention Paul preaching in Perga

Possiblity that he was sick

Galatians 4:13 KJV 1900

Ye know how through infirmity of the flesh I preached the gospel unto you at the first.

ii. When he arrived in Galatia he was a very sick man

a. it didn’t hinder him from continuing on his journey

b. ILL. David Livingston…bad case of hemorids.

departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia

c. A drive we often see in people who have been called to preach

d. Paul sets forth an example:

C. What is behind the words “ departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia”

God doesn’t go into detail here but the jounery they took was not an easy thing to do.

Antioch of Pisidia was 3600 feet high on a plateau up on the

ii. Antioch of Pisidia was 3600 feet high on a plateau up on theTaurus Mountains.

Taurus Mountains. It was a hundred miles from Perga, and it was a hundred miles up and through

1. It was a hundred miles from Perga, and it was a hundred miles up and through and over and around the Taurus Mountains.

and over and around the Taurus Mountains.

2. The Taurus Mountains were jagged, ragged, cliff-like mountains.

The Taurus Mountains were jagged,

3. There were two of the treacherous rivers that had to be crossed

ragged, cliff-like mountains.

4. The mountains were famous for being inhabited by robbers and brutal tribesman, who would robbed and kill anyone who crossed their path.

2 Cor. 11

2 Corinthians 11:26 KJV 1900

In journeyings often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by mine own countrymen, in perils by the heathen, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren;

C. Couple of things we can learn from their unrecorded journey

Even through traveling today is much easier in many cases it can be just as dangerous.

ILL. Third world countries have same traffic laws, no enforces them.

ILL. Traveling to Mongo was isolated and known for thieves.

Devil is still looking to stop God’s people from spreading the Gospel

III. v. 14b Paul begins to preach

A. Preaching is God’s way to spread the good news of the Lord Jesus

A. Paul and Barnabas went to the Jewish synagogue to begin to preach, this became his pattern/possible reasons why.

Paul had a ready made audience

where else you going to find a crowd who is interested in religious things

and it was customary for visiting people to have the right to speak

He was educated in the Old Testement, he had their attendtion

if he stood up in front of a brunch of gentiles he may of cut off or rejected.

He loved Israel

Romans 10:1 KJV 1900

Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.

III. vv. 15-16 Paul begins to preach

A. The Holy Spirit prepares the hearts

The order of the service,

Prayer

Reading of Scripture

Instruction

competent Visitor given opportunity to speak

competentVisitor given opportunity to speak

Paul was competent

There was no pre teams that first came to town

There was no gimicks to drawl a crowd/superman Sunday-drive ins theaters come as you are

Results of letting God work in hearts v 44