The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-07-28
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tBy REV. y. n FfTZwATER, p. D.,
Teacher Of English BFbie ia the N cody
Bible Institute OF Onicago)
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LESSON FOR AUGUST 7
PAUL IN CYPRUS AND IN ANTI.
OCH OF PisiOiA.
LESSON TrXT-Ac,. i,.i-sa

LESSON TExT-Acts ui-sa
GOLDEN TENT-Ye shall be witnesses
unto me both In Jerusalem. and In all
Judea. and In samaria, and unto the ut
termos, part Of the esrth.-Acts is
| REFERENCE MATERIAL - Matt 10:
n-Sa $50 Mark isl6. Luke a.ts. q.
! PRIMARY TOPIc-Adventures OF Paul
| and Rarnabas
JUNIOR TOPIC-saui sllences q sor-
serer.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
Paul Begins Ills Missionary Travel.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
Paul Becomes Missionary.
This marks the beglnsing OF foreign
missions rs the deliberately planned
enterprise OF the church.
!. The GIFTS Of the Church at Anti.
och ". ~.
Young rs Antioch. the new religious
center, was, she had prophets and
teachers. such are essential 10 church
from the true church. In Ephesians
4:s-l2 Paul says that when Christ as
ctnded lie gave gifts unto men for the
purpose of perfccting the saints unto
the work OF the ministry.
u. Barnabss and Saul Sent Forth
wv. 2, ~.
while the i've ministers were pray
Ing and fasting. the Spirit Of God com
manded them 20 send forth Rarnabas
and Saul The work of evangelizing
the world was laid so heavily upon
these men that they refrnlned 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 aud the church sec
onds the molten by sending those who
are called. They sent the very best
men from the church at Antioch.
~. Preaching the Word Of God In
Cyprus wv. 4. %.
We are not told as TO why they first
went To Cyprus. but we infer that u
was because II was the home OF bar
nahas. IL Is most natural that those
who have heard good news should 90
with II nrst 10 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 IL
Spirit-called and spirit-nlled men
preaching Gods Word.
~. withstood by Eiymas the sor.
eerer tyv. 6l2).
when Barnabas and Saul by invita-
ton were telling Sergius Paulus OF the
Word OF God. Eiymas mallciously
sought 10 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. lie 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
scnthlng terms, calling him the child OF
the devil. full OF guile and viilainy, 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.
v. In the Synagogue at Antioch In
Pisldis wv. -. 49,.
From Paphos Paul and Barnabas
Perga they went into Antioch In Pr
sidia. where they entered the syna-
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 deliv-
cred the discourse recorded In verses
i7-4l. This sermon Is worthy OF care
fui study. II consists OF four parts:
O Historical wv. 1920 apologet-
ical wv. 24-3O; go doctrinal. wv.
3S, 39) tp practical wv. 40. Az. II
sets forth the missionary message for
all times and lands. Its essence
should ever be the same. In this SER
mon he presented the glorified ana
risen CNist 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 them
again. Almost the whole city came
10 hear the Word OF God the next
Sabbath. This great crowd melted
the Jealousy of the Jews. This jeal-
ousy could not long be restrained; It
broke out In open opposition. This
opposition was In turn answered by
Paul's rejection Of them and turning
TO the Gentiles.