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Quick Version of Chapter 13
Holy Spirit tells Christians at Antioch (the place where believers were first called Christians/lost of Gentile believers) that God has a work for Barnabas and Saul.
It’s the first recorded purposeful missionary work - other was kind of “Accidental”
So they send them on their way, John Mark is helping them
they encounter a false prophet named Bar-Jesus who was friends with a very powerful Roman leader.
Bar-Jesus (Elymas) trued tried to keep leader from believing the gospel, but through the power of the Holy Spirit, Saul made him temporarily blind.
when the leader saw that, he believed.
Archeologists have found inscriptions with this leader’s name that show he and his family were Christians
They kept on their missionary journey, but John Mark left in the middle.
At one city called Pisidian, Paul preached at the local Jewish synagogue . . .
some became believers, and other people were interested enough to ask Paul to come preach again the next week.
When Paul prepared to speak the next week, the crowd was so large (nearly the whole city) that the Jewish people got jealous and spoke against Paul.
Probably included a racial component, and they didn’t like all of these gentiles showing up to hear Paul.
I probably would be mad too, lol
Paul and Barnabas declared that if the Jews didn’t want to hear it, they would focus on the Gentiles.
Word of God began to spread, but Jews stirred up leading women and men of the city and drove them out.
Pau and Barnabas shook of the dust and continued their journey with joy
Discussion Time: Lessons from verses 1-3
listen to church members
Lesson - God has assigned roles for us in his church, we are not just supposed to be, “a member”
a couple of roles are listed - prophets and teachers
different gifting, different ministries (service) . . .
same God
get in where God fits you in
in 1 Corinthians 12 some of these titles/gifts are mention
special knowledge, great faith, healing, miracle worker, prophecy, discernment, speaking in tongues, interpretation of tongues, teacher, helps, administration . . . in all of that, make sure you have love
How do I know my role: prayer, be faithful in what you are doing now, even if it is just attendance . . .
show the Lord that you can be responsible
Lesson: God can use/will use a mixture of people from different backgrounds
God’s choosing is the most important component: not heritage, family history, personal history, wealth, part of city/world you are from
don’t assume either way - listen to God
I never assumed I would be pastor because of my father
among the prophets and teachers at Antioch, we have
Barnabas - strong Jewish background, a long time respected church leader from Jerusalem
Simeon who was called Niger (not the N-word) - Niger: a black man, probably from Antioch since city is not listed,
Lucius of Cyrene (city of North Africa) - probably black or mixed, different continent
Manaen - brought up with Herod, probably a rich guy, political influence guy, came from an anti-God background (didn’t turn out like Herod)
God can use you in anyway, God can use others in any way
Lesson: why they were being spiritual, they heard from the Spirit
ministering to the Lord - worshipping/praising, in service?
fasting - automatically includes fasting
ministering/fasting - trying to plug into God, and unplugging from the world
people often want to hear from God but . . .
not dedicated to come to church
not dedicated to come to Bible Study or watch Bible Study
not dedicated to prayer
not dedicated to fasting
only Christian music is heard on Sunday
won’t praise God at church . . .
but want a word
surprise, surprise, many of my spiritual revelations come
during my devotion time
at the gym - listen to an hour of Christian music straight
someone else is preaching/teaching - I am focused on the Word
so I get what they are teaching and extra stuff
all times when I am trying to plug into god and unplug from the world . . .
draw night to God and he will draw night to you
lesson: when God calls, there is some type of being set apart or separating
there will be a change
can’t go with God and stay the same
Here it is geography - they will have to leave the church at Antioch and travel, even though things are going well in Antioch
sometimes we have to set apart from people, previous goals, lifestyle changes
Lesson: the best way to leave the local church is with agreement and purpose
agreement on what God is saying to do
the church as a whole, and the ones leaving agree (One Spirit)
the body working together
won’t always be the case because people can miss God (the church or the individual), but this is how God would have it
but, if someone comes to me, “God has called me to . . .
“ I will give my honest assessment, if they want it (most people don’t)
ministry is kind of like marriage - once they fall in love it’s too late to talk to them
once they get that ministry fever - it’s too late
good to talk to someone in the early stages of romance/ministry
if there is disagreement, everyone should at least pause to pray, consider, reflect . . .
because one side or both sides are missing God!
purpose - leave because of a work for God to be one
not because of restlessness - want to try something new; my friend said the church down the street is popping!
(some church will always be “popping”)
not because someone sat in my seat last Sunday
not because of non-spiritual reasons - I want a coffee bar/family life center/fine women or men at that church
people have left for wrong reasons and God blessed them in the long run to get to the work . . . .
but . . . .
unnecessary suffering and detours
reaping what they have sown
A combination of agreement and called to a specific work, has happened at WMBC - the Solcos to Beaumont
there are other legit reasons - marriage, false teaching, bad leadership
but best way is with agreement and purpose
Lesson: Keeping seeking God after you’ve hear from God
don’t get so excited that you just just run off with the piece of info you have
They got a revelation and sought more revelation: assurance, clarity, ect. . . .
so they kept doing spiritual things (fasting and praying)
ex.
me saying, “I am going to give you $10K . . .
and you run off and spend your rent money . . . .
you didn’t let me say, “next year”
get clarity: when, cash, check, Zelle, cash app
if you get a dream that you know is from God, pray/fast for revelation
we often will tell/ask one or two people and then forget about it
if you feel a calling, spiritually investigate it . . .
assurance, clarity (what, where, who, when)
if you get a spiritual understanding, find out what you are supposed to do with it
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