Sent in the Spirit
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Transcript
Secular:
Personal
Biblical:
Subject:
What does the Spirit do as we are sent on mission?
Textual:
acts 13.1-15
1 Now there were in the church at Antioch prophets and teachers, Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen a lifelong friend of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. 2 While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” 3 Then after fasting and praying they laid their hands on them and sent them off. 4 So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to Cyprus. 5 When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. And they had John to assist them. 6 When they had gone through the whole island as far as Paphos, they came upon a certain magician, a Jewish false prophet named Bar-Jesus. 7 He was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a man of intelligence, who summoned Barnabas and Saul and sought to hear the word of God. 8 But Elymas the magician (for that is the meaning of his name) opposed them, seeking to turn the proconsul away from the faith. 9 But Saul, who was also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked intently at him 10 and said, “You son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, full of all deceit and villainy, will you not stop making crooked the straight paths of the Lord? 11 And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you will be blind and unable to see the sun for a time.” Immediately mist and darkness fell upon him, and he went about seeking people to lead him by the hand. 12 Then the proconsul believed, when he saw what had occurred, for he was astonished at the teaching of the Lord. 13 Now Paul and his companions set sail from Paphos and came to Perga in Pamphylia. And John left them and returned to Jerusalem, 14 but they went on from Perga and came to Antioch in Pisidia. And on the Sabbath day they went into the synagogue and sat down. 15 After the reading from the Law and the Prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent a message to them, saying, “Brothers, if you have any word of encouragement for the people, say it.”
What does the Spirit do as we are sent on mission?
The Spirit asks us(1-3)
The church is led by godly teachers
The church is worshiping and fasting
The Spirit requests Barnabas and Saul
Fasting and praying and laying of hands
Sent
Airport terminal
The Spirit accompanies us (4-12)
Sent out by the Holy Spirit
Proclaimed the word of God
Had help from John Mark
Opportunity
Asked to come by Sergius Paulus - intelligent man - head of government in Roman providence
Opposition
Bar-Jesus = “son of Jesus”
Elymas = magician
fortune teller
Redirection
Saul opposes Bar-Jesus filled with the Holy Spirit
You son of the devil
You enemy of all righteousness
Full of deceit and villainy
Continually makes crooked the straight paths of the Lord
Blindness for a time - judgment and/or direction to enlightenment (Saul)
Truth over lies
Misleading to needing led
Belief in Jesus
Glory to God
The Spirit advances us (13-15)
Deeper into the Gentile area
Paul - Gentile (Roman) name
Mission bigger than participants lost
Asked to give an account
In the right place to be witnesses