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Barnabas - the Encourager!
Names are interesting and essential for connecting.
Names usually have a meaning.
Hess - name meaning
“German, Dutch, Danish, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): regional name for someone from the territory of Hesse (German Hessen).
South German: from a short form of the personal name Matthäus (see Matthew).
German and Dutch: from the Germanic personal name Hesso” - Ancestry.ca
Hess = haus= house
House - name meaning
“The name House comes from one of the family having worked as a person employed "at the house"; in most cases, this was a religious house or convent.
The surname House is derived from the Old English word hus, which means house.
In some cases, the name House may be af form of the surname Howes.”
Thomson - name meaning
“Thomson is a Scottish patronymic surname meaning "son of Thom, Thomp, Thompkin, or other diminutive of Thomas", itself derived from the Aramaic תום or Tôm, meaning "twin".
The Welsh surname is documented in Cheshire records before and after the 1066 Norman Conquest.”
- Wikipedia
Vincent - name meaning
Latin.
Meaning, "conquering", "winning".
Other names.
Nickname(s), Vince, Vinny, Vinnie, Vin.
Related names, Vincentius, Vicente, Vincente, Vincenzo.
Vincent (Latin: Vincentius) is a male given name derived from the Roman name Vincentius, ...” Wikipedia
What warrants a name change?
In the first century church in Jerusalem, Barnabas was one of a few people for whom his new life in Christ, his character/giftedness and ministry warranted a name change.
Simon/Peter
Saul/Paul
Abram/Abraham
Sarai/Sarah
Jacob/Israel
Joseph was also a good name, a great name - 11th son of Jacob, Mary’s husband/father of Jesus 1/2 brothers and sisters -
James - - came to be called Barnabas because:
Barnabas was - the son encouragement - 4:36-37
Church in Jerusalem - growth and needs - 4:32-35
3,000 added to 120 on the day of Pentecost - 2:41; 1:15
Caring relationship with each other and the Lord - 2:42-46
All things in commonn
Met in houses
Possession sold as needed - distributed to an cared for all
The Lord added to their number - multitudes 5:14 - increasing in number 6:1
Favour among all people - except religious leaders - 4: 1-22
Joseph - Levite, native of Cyprus
Levite - may have never served in the temple
Born in Cyprus
Owned land
OT prohibited Levites from owning land - ;
Could own houses -
field/property not specified as to Cyprus or in Palestine
Encouraged fellow believers/genuine care was who he was - not unique to Joseph/Barnabas but especially came to who he was
Sold field and brought funds to the Apostles’ feet - selfless giving - JESUS
Acts 20:35
BUT - Ananias & Sapphira - also sold and together agreed to lie to the Apostles that all of proceeds of the sale of their property rather than a portion were being.
Their downfall was not in the amount that they gave.
That was for them to decide.
Their downfall was in their premeditated lie to test the Spirit of the Lord - 5:9 - false testimony - re the level of their commitment.
Results:
Great fear - 5:11
While some hesitated to join with the believers - 5:13 - multitudes of both men and women added to the Lord - more than ever - 5:14
2.
He encouraged Saul, a new believer- 9:26-27
Context:
Saul converted on his way to Damascus to threaten and murder disciples of the Lord - 9:1
Ananias befriended Saul, the new believer - 9:10-19
Saul baptized and preached Jesus in the synagogues in Damascus - with strength confounding the Jews - 9:18-22
On threat of death Saul escaped from Damascus - 9:25-25
Encouraging and using our gifts might seem dangerous.
Having arrived in Jerusalem, the disciples did not believe Saul - afraid - 9:26
The disciples in Jerusalem would have heard the same details as Ananias had - 9:13-14
PLUS Saul had part of the stoning of Stephen - Saul approved of the execution - 8:1
BUT Barnabas,
Acts 9:
ILLUSTRATION:
Drug & alcohol rehabs in CIS - Nizhny Novgorod - Dzerzinsk included men who had been in prisons, some for serious crimes including murder.
Using our gifts sometimes makes others uncomfortable.
Ananias re believers
Saul re believers and unbelievers
BUT amazed.
Acts
BUT growth and comfort
Acts 9:
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He encouraged the new believers/church - Antioch in Syria - 11:19-30
Context:
Spread of the Gospel to Gentiles:
Philip - sharing the Gospel outside of Jerusalem
Samaria/Samaritans - 8:4-25
Ethiopian eunuch - diaspara - 8:26-30
Peter:
Cornelius - Gentile in Joppa - 10:9-48
Scattered believers from Jerusalem spoke the Word to Jews and Hellenists - Gr speaking non Jews - 11:19-21
Great number believed in Antioch.
Glad when he saw the grace of God
Glad - encouraged
Grace of God - evidence of repentance that leads to new life in Christ - 11:18, 23
His encouragement/exhortation
Exhorted them all - equally - to remain faithful to the Lord - not the church in Jerusalem
With steadfast purpose
That which is true faith will last - repeated exhortation - continue in the faith
Jn
1 Jn
A good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith
Good
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