A TRUTH THAT PREVAILS (7 OF 10)
by Tim Melton
Scripture: Acts 13:1-52
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A Truth That Prevails (7 of 10)
Tim Melton
Series: Acts
Acts 13
To better understand Acts 13 it would help if we recount what has taken place in the previous verses. God has worked in such a way that the gospel has now been shared with the Gentiles. In Antioch there is even now a church where Jews and Gentiles worship together. This would have been unthinkable up until this time, but through the work of the Holy Spirit those that were divided were now reconciled to one another.
As the Antioch church matured in their faith God called them to send out Barnabas and Paul to start churches. Acts 13:3 then says, "3 So after they had fasted and prayed, they placed their hands on them and sent them off."
The early church had no previous models to follow or church books to read. There only option was to remember the example of Jesus and to rely on the Holy Spirit as they looked forward.
Acts 13:4 then continued. Follow along on this map starting at the yellow point and following the red line.
4 The two of them, sent on their way by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia and sailed from there to Cyprus. 5 When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. John was with them as their helper.
Antioch was on the Orontes River, 15 miles upriver from the Mediterranean Sea. Seleucia was the city actually on the water with a port. Barnabas and Saul sailed from Seleucia to Cyprus.
This was a logical first destination. Barnabas was from Cyprus. Because of so much trade and commerce at the port cities, Cyprus was a multicultural island and Barnabas was a good guide as the group began their mission work.
When they arrived in Salamis they first preached in the Jewish synagogue. This became Paul's pattern. Paul would often enter cities for the first time and go to the synagogues. Because the Jews already believed the prophecies, the Old Testament scriptures, and in Yahweh, they at times were more primed to put their fait ...
Tim Melton
Series: Acts
Acts 13
To better understand Acts 13 it would help if we recount what has taken place in the previous verses. God has worked in such a way that the gospel has now been shared with the Gentiles. In Antioch there is even now a church where Jews and Gentiles worship together. This would have been unthinkable up until this time, but through the work of the Holy Spirit those that were divided were now reconciled to one another.
As the Antioch church matured in their faith God called them to send out Barnabas and Paul to start churches. Acts 13:3 then says, "3 So after they had fasted and prayed, they placed their hands on them and sent them off."
The early church had no previous models to follow or church books to read. There only option was to remember the example of Jesus and to rely on the Holy Spirit as they looked forward.
Acts 13:4 then continued. Follow along on this map starting at the yellow point and following the red line.
4 The two of them, sent on their way by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia and sailed from there to Cyprus. 5 When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. John was with them as their helper.
Antioch was on the Orontes River, 15 miles upriver from the Mediterranean Sea. Seleucia was the city actually on the water with a port. Barnabas and Saul sailed from Seleucia to Cyprus.
This was a logical first destination. Barnabas was from Cyprus. Because of so much trade and commerce at the port cities, Cyprus was a multicultural island and Barnabas was a good guide as the group began their mission work.
When they arrived in Salamis they first preached in the Jewish synagogue. This became Paul's pattern. Paul would often enter cities for the first time and go to the synagogues. Because the Jews already believed the prophecies, the Old Testament scriptures, and in Yahweh, they at times were more primed to put their fait ...
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