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Judea. and in Samaris and unto the ut
termost part OF the earth.-Acts i:s
REFERENCE MATERIAL - Matt ID:
n-33. 2S:ls-9o, Mark l6;l5: Luke 24:46. q.
PRIMARY ToPIc-Adventures of Paul
and BarnRbas
JUNIOR ToPIc-saul silences a 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 ana
teachers Such are essential to church
life. Indeed, they are never absent
from the true church. In Ephesians
4 :S-l2 Paul says that when Christ as
cended lie gave gifts unto men for the
purpose OF perfecting the saints unto
the work OF the ministry.
u. Barnabss and Saul Sent Forth
| tvv. 2. ~.
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 evnngelizinG
the world was laid so heavily upon
these men that they refrained from eat-
| ing In order to seek the Will of the
Lord in prayer. 1his is the kind OF
fasting that meets Gods approval.
From the fact that they were directed
| -, ,,sh. h.. p9r
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.
III. Preaching the Word Of God In
Cyprus wv. 4. 81.
We are not told as to why they FIRST
went to Cyprus, but we infer that Il:
was because II was the home of Bar
nabas. II is most natural that those
who have heard good news should go
with II first TO their kindred and
preached the Word OF God not civic
righteousness. current history. philoso-
ply, etc. The great need today Is
Splrit-caled and Spirit-tlled men
preaching Gods Word.
~. Withstood by Elymss the sor-
cerer (vv. 6-l2).
When Barnabas and Saul by invita-
tion were telling Serglus Paulus OF the
Word OF God, Elynas 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. lie is the
enemy of God and man. He now seeks
To bar the gospel as II enters upon its
| career of the conversion of the hea-
then. Saul denounced him In the most
scathing terms, calling him the child of
the devil, full of guile and villainy, ana
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 Sauls
name was changed to Paul.
v. In the Synagogue at Antioch in
Pisidia wv. 10. 16).
From Paphos Paul and Barnnbas
went northward to Perga. From
Perga they went into Antioch In Pi
sdia, where they entered the synn-
gogue on the Sabbath day. Though
he was sent to the Gentiles he does
not depart from the order of begin
ming with the Jews. After the usual
reading Of the Scriptures. upon the
invitation OF the rulers. Paul deiv.
cred the discourse recorded in verses
l7-41 This sermon is worthy Of care
ful study. Ii consists OF four parts
~ Historical wv. 1929: APOLOGIZE
ical wv. 24-37); (3) doctrinal. wv
3s. 39); az practical tvv. 40. 4D. II
sets forth the missionary message fof
all times and lands. Its essence
should ever be the same. In this ser
risen Christ as the Savior from sin
basing his proof upon the testimony OF
living witnesses and the inspired
Word.
VI. The Effect Of the Sermon wv
42-52).
Many OF the Jews and proselytes
requested them TO speak to then
again. Almost the whole city came
TO hear the Word of God the neIi
Sabbath. This great crowd incited
the jealousy of the Jews. This jeal-
ousy could not long be restrained; II
broke out In open opposition. This
opposition was In turn answered by
paul's rejection of them and turning
20 the Gentiles.
fbe True wiadnp,