Acts 13
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Filled with the Spirit
Filled with the Spirit
Acts 13:4-12
Barnabas and Saul on Cyprus
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.
Pastor Curt said let what we sing be true:
you can have all this world give me Jesus…
Murphy’s law
can tgo wrong will go wrong
i knew internet was down I did NOT know the audio in the sanctuary was not working,
praise team doesn’t quit and say we can worship today no, they said we goin old school today
I have learned to love Sundays like this one…
left Sunday school to find Cyndi, John, and Austin pulling out the new snake to make things work
secret Life of Walter Mitty
(they finally see this leopard that is rarely seen by humans, they call it a ghost cat, Walter asks the photographer:)
“When are you going to take it?,” Mitty asks O’Connell.
“Sometimes I don’t,” he replies. “If I like a moment, for me, personally, I don’t like to have the distraction of the camera. I just want to stay in it.”
“Stay in it?”
“yeah, right there, right here”
I love days like today because I get to just stay in it, right here,
days like today show that it ain’t about us!
4 So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to Cyprus.
4. Send by the Holy Spirit
Being sent (last week)
13:1-3 Paul and Barnabas sent out
By the Holy Spirit- not their idea but Gods
Any group of Christians can send someone, but if the Spirit doesn’t send them, it won’t amount to eternally effective ministry.
Seleucia - port city
Cyprus- island
Salamis landing city
Paphos opposite side of island
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.
5. Salamis
a. Proclaimed the Word of God
i. In synagogues -
b. John joined them (John-Mark) Barnabas’s cousin
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. 6. Preached throughout the whole island
Paphos- they preached through the whole island
when is the last time you talked Jesus with your family, coworkers, friends, etc
we spend time talking about the things we care about
False prophet Bar-Jesus
when this false prophet showed up they knew what to do not because they knew wheat to do, not because they were smarter but because they were filled with the spirit
Apply pressure inside comes out.
will you be / are you prepared when the pressures of life arise!
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.
7. Proconsul Sergius Paulus
proconsul- the governor of a Roman province holding his appointment from the senate.
Brought in Saul and Barnabas
8 But Elymas the magician (for that is the meaning of his name) opposed them, seeking to turn the proconsul away from the faith.
8. Elymas opposed them
a. Sought to turn the people away from Jesus
9 But Saul, who was also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked intently at him
9. Saul filled with the Holy Spirit
Looked intently at him
filled with the spirit
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?
10. Paul confronted him
a. Son of the devil
b. Enemy of all righteousness
c. Full of deceit and villainy
i. 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.
11. Paul rebukes him curses him
you will not see
he was blinded
12 Then the proconsul believed, when he saw what had occurred, for he was astonished at the teaching of the Lord.
12. Proconsul believed
Closing:
sometimes we come to service and the response is man inst God good!
sometimes there is a clearly defined application…
Paul and Barnabas were equipped to do the work because they were Filled with the Holy Spirit.
Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.
Announcements
no ladies exercise class this week
No bulletin b/c of no internet this week
benediction
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.