On the Road Again (2 of 22)
Series: UnStoppable - Acts
Tim Badal
Acts 13:13-41
We're in the second part of our series on the book of Acts. Last spring and last fall we focused on ''Unfinished'' in the first 12 chapters; now we're picking up with Acts 13 under the heading ''Unstoppable.'' Here we'll see the gospel spread throughout the known world through the work of different servants of the Lord and learn valuable lessons through these stories.
Last week in Acts 13:1-12, we saw that the church in Antioch was not that different from our church today. They were serious about God. They were worshiping and praying. As they were doing that, God sent them in a direction they hadn't planned on. We've seen God do that here as well, when He gave us some instructions and we had to decide to obey Him.
In Antioch, they were tasked with sending out two of their best leaders, Paul and Barnabas, as missionaries, without even knowing where they would be going. But these men were faithful to follow God's calling and they found themselves on the island of Cyprus. There they started preaching the gospel and as a result, one of the most influential people on the island-the proconsul Sergius Paulus-was drawn to hear more about what they were preaching. But the opportunity there was not without obstacles. A false prophet named Elymas Bar-Jesus did everything in his power to keep Sergius Paulus from believing the gospel. Paul ended up striking Elymas Bar-Jesus blind, which was part of what eventually prompted Sergius Paulus to come to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ.
We then read in Acts 13:13 that Paul and Barnabas left there for the next stop on their journey. As we'll see, the story of their ministry repeats itself again and again, in different places with different people. They entered a new city, they preached the same gospel, then they encountered both people who were receptive to their teaching and those who rejected it. So, while they were ''On the road aga ...
Series: UnStoppable - Acts
Tim Badal
Acts 13:13-41
We're in the second part of our series on the book of Acts. Last spring and last fall we focused on ''Unfinished'' in the first 12 chapters; now we're picking up with Acts 13 under the heading ''Unstoppable.'' Here we'll see the gospel spread throughout the known world through the work of different servants of the Lord and learn valuable lessons through these stories.
Last week in Acts 13:1-12, we saw that the church in Antioch was not that different from our church today. They were serious about God. They were worshiping and praying. As they were doing that, God sent them in a direction they hadn't planned on. We've seen God do that here as well, when He gave us some instructions and we had to decide to obey Him.
In Antioch, they were tasked with sending out two of their best leaders, Paul and Barnabas, as missionaries, without even knowing where they would be going. But these men were faithful to follow God's calling and they found themselves on the island of Cyprus. There they started preaching the gospel and as a result, one of the most influential people on the island-the proconsul Sergius Paulus-was drawn to hear more about what they were preaching. But the opportunity there was not without obstacles. A false prophet named Elymas Bar-Jesus did everything in his power to keep Sergius Paulus from believing the gospel. Paul ended up striking Elymas Bar-Jesus blind, which was part of what eventually prompted Sergius Paulus to come to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ.
We then read in Acts 13:13 that Paul and Barnabas left there for the next stop on their journey. As we'll see, the story of their ministry repeats itself again and again, in different places with different people. They entered a new city, they preached the same gospel, then they encountered both people who were receptive to their teaching and those who rejected it. So, while they were ''On the road aga ...
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