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tBy REV. p. B. FTTzwATER, D.. D.,
Teacher Of English Bible In the Moody
Bible Institute OF Chicago)
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LESSON FOR AUGUST 7
PAUL IN CYPRUS AND IN ANTI.
OCH OF PlsipIA.
T,EssoN TExT-Acts iS:l-52.

Judea. and In samaria, and unto the ut
termost part Of the earth.--Acts 1:s.
REFERENCE MATERIAL - Matt lS:
mas: 2s:1s-2o; Mark 1913: Luke A:46, ~.
and Barnahas.
JUNIOR ToPIc-saui silences sor-
eerer.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
Paul Begins His missionary Travels.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
Paul Becomes a Missionary.
This marks the beginning Of foreign
missions as the deliberately planned
enterprise of the church.
I, The Gifts of the Church at Anti
och ". ~.
Young as Antioch, the new religious
center, was, she had prophets and
teachers. Such are essential to church
life. Indeed, they are never absent
from the true church. In Ephesians
4:S-J2 Paul says that when Christ as
cended de gave gifts unto men for the
purpose OF perfecting the saints unto
the work of the ministry.
u. Barnabas and Saul Sent Forth
(vv. z, ~.
While the five ministers were pray
ing and fasting, the Spirit Of God COM
manded them to send forth Barnabas
and Saul. The work of evangelizing
the world was laid so heavily upon
these men that they refralned from eat
ing in order to seek the will OF the
Lord in prayer. This Is the kind OF
fasting that meets Gods approval.
From the fact that they were directed
| to send forth those whom the Spirit
called, we learn that the real call to
| Christ's service comes from the Spirit.
| The Spirit calls and the church Sec
Onds the motion by sending those who
are called. They sent the very best
men from the church at Antioch.
~. Preaching the Word Of God in
Cyprus (vv. 4, 81.
| We are not told as to why they first
went to Cyprus, but we infer that 1t
| was because It was the, home OF Bar
nabas. 1t Is most natural that those
who have heard good news should go
with 1t first to their kindred and
| friends. As they went forth they
preached the Word OF God; not civic
righteousness, current history, philosO-
ply, etc. The great need today Is
Spirit-called and Splrlt-filled men
preaching Gods Word.
~. Wlthstood by EIymas the sor.
eerer (vv. 6-12).
When Barnabas and Saul by invita-
ton were telling Serglus paulus Of the
Word of God, Elymas maliciously
sought to turn his mind from the faith.
This Is the first obstacle they encoun-
tered. This opposer is the same one
who came to Adam in Eden and to
Jesus In the wilderness. He Is the
enemy OF God and man. lie now seeks
to bar the gospel as 1t enters upon Its
career OF the conversion Of the hea-
then. Saul denounced him In the most
scathlng terms, calling him the child OF
the devil, full OF guile and villainy, and
pronounced him the enemy OF all right.
eousness, accusing him OF perverting
the right ways of the Lard.
Happily, the deputy needed Saul's
teaching and believed the gospel. II
was In this connection that Saul's
name was changed to Paul.
II v. In the Synagogue at Antioch In
Plsldia wv. is, 16).
From Paphos Paul and Barnabas
went northward to Perga. From
Perga they went into Antioch in Pi
sIdia, where they entered the syna
gogue on the Sabbath day. Though
he was sent to the Gentiles he doe:
not depart from the order OF begin
ming with the Jews. After the usua
reading OF the Scriptures, upon the
Invitation of the rulers, Paul deliv
cred the discourse recorded In verses
17-41. This sermon is worthy of care
: full study. II consists OF four parts
~ Historical (vv. 1921; apologet
icel (vy. 24-S7); (3l doctrinal, wv
3s. 80); az practical wv. 40, Az. 1
sets forth the missionary message fol
all times and lands. Its essence
should ever be the same. In this ser
! mon he presented the glorliied ant
risen Christ as the Savior from siu
basing his proof upon the testimony o
living witnesses and the inspires
Word.
VI. Tho Effect Of the Sermon wv
42-52).
Many OF the Jews and proselyte
. requested them to speak to then
| again. Almost the whole city camI
20 hear the Word OF God the mex
} Sabbath. This great crowd incIte
the Jealousy Of the Jews. This jeal
J onsy could not long be restrained;
broke out In open opposition. Thl
opposition was In turn answered b
Panl's rejection OF them and turnin