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Introduction
Page 1270-1271
Have you ever grown a plant?
To grow something, you have to plant something.
You can set a pot of dirt out and only weeds whose seeds float into it will grow.
But once you plant a seed beneath the soil, it can grow.
However, growth is not automatic nor assured.
The seed must be watered.
If there is no water, the seed will do nothing.
When water is present the seed starts to grow.
Once a plant pushes shoots above the surface of the soil, growth is aided through the air and sun.
The plant still needs water, but it also needs something only God can provide.
In Paul uses plant growth as an illustration of salvation and gospel proclamation (S).
When it comes to the gospel, someone has to plant, someone has to water, but ultimately it is God who brings the increase!
A person must hear the gospel, and so it must be shared or planted.
Then they must often hear it again or be watered.
But only God can cause that seed to take root and begin to grow!
As growth occurs, that new believer needs what only God can provide.
The knowledge that God brings the growth does not release us from the responsibility of planting and watering.
Last week we learned about the gospel being confrontational.
Today we will discuss three requirements for effective gospel proclamation.
Last week we saw the confronting of a false prophet.
Today we learn of Paul and Barnabas Confronting false teaching in Antioch vv.
13-51a.
Last week we learned about the gospel being confrontational.
Today we will discuss three requirements for effective gospel proclamation.
There are three requirements for effective gospel proclamation.
When these requirements are understood the believer is equipped to share Christ.
As Christ is proclaimed, the church will grow and be strengthened.
Requirement #1 for effective gospel proclamation…
1.
When Proclaiming The Gospel There Must Be An Audience vv.
13-15
1.
When Proclaiming The Gospel There Must Be An Audience vv.
13-15
This is a pretty obvious statement.
Yet I believe it is possible to get so focused on sharing the gospel that the audience is ignored.
What do I mean by that?
Each time we share the gospel there are elements of the conversation that are entirely different than anything we have encountered before.
If we let ourselves get into a rut, we can lose focus on the fact that we are witnessing to an eternal being or beings.
All mandates to preach the gospel include a target.
says to make disciples of all nations.
says to preach to every creature.
says to be witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and the ends of the earth.
As we proclaim the gospel in obedience to these commands, we must pay attention to our audience.
There are two things that you need in an audience.
First, you need…
You need…
a.
A restricted audience vv.
13-14a
READ 13-14a
Paphos is where they had just confronted Elymas and led Sergius Paulus to Christ.
They leave Paphos and they sail to Perga in Pamphylia (S).
The reason many of the places add something like “in Pamphylia” is because there were multiple cities with the same name.
Like there is a Lodi in Wisconsin and another in Ohio as well as one here.
And so we say Lodi, CA.
It is here at Perga that John Mark leaves.
This is all we know about John Mark’s leaving.
We are given no details.
We will see a comment made about his departure in ch. 15.
Here all we are told is that he left and went home to Jerusalem.
When we get to ch. 15 we are going to deal with this pretty extensively, for now we will just stick to what we are told.
They are at Perga, John leaves, they travel to Antioch in Pisidia (S).
This is a different Antioch from their sending church.
So this is their audience.
The people of Antioch.
Their audience is restricted here, in the sense that Paul and Barnabas are ministering to a specific group.
This required that they know who the group was and at least some basic distinguishing factors about that group.
Restricted here in the sense that Paul and Barnabas were ministering to a specific group.
This required that they know who the group was and at least some basic distinguishing factors about that group.
When proclaiming the gospel, we need to take our audience into account.
We must know who they are and understand a little about them.
Let me give you an example of what I mean.
You don’t go out to lunch with a Muslim you are trying to reach and have a ham sandwich or pulled pork!
You have a restricted audience.
This is something that missionaries all have to learn, the culture and customs of people.
I am not saying have to learn these things to witnesses.
What I am saying is that we need to keep our eyes open and discern how to approach the audience God has given us.
Child vs. adult.
Lawyer vs. mechanic.
Effective gospel proclamation requires an awareness of who we are addressing.
We must have an audience and we must recognize that it is a restricted audience.
Secondly, you need…
b.
A ready audience vv.
14b-15
READ 14b-15
Paul and Barnabas come into the city, enter the synagogue on the Jewish day of worship, and sit down.
Following their normal service pattern, the Law and Prophets are read.
After this reading the rulers ask if Paul and Barnabas have anything to say.
This is what I referenced last week about traveling Rabbi’s being allowed to speak.
Specifically, The leaders ask if they have a logos, a message of exhortation.
Exhortation – παράκλησις (paraklēsis) comfort; encouragement.
Exhortation, the act of earnestly supporting or encouraging (a response or action).
Exhortation – παράκλησις (paraklēsis)
The leader of the synagogue is asking Paul and Barnabas if they have a message of comfort and encouragement to share!
Can a door get more wide open than that?
This is the point.
The audience here is willing to hear.
They ask Paul and Barnabas to speak to them.
We need to be very careful to share the gospel with those who are willing.
Now, there are things that can be done and ways we can talk that will encourage openness, but we never want to force the gospel on someone.
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