First Missionary Journey, Part 2 Acts 14 - Bible Study Workshop

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http://www.BibleStudyWorkshop.com6A. Luke 12:51-53, Do you think I came to bring peace on earth?No, I tell you, but division. From now on there will be five inone family divided against each other, three against two andtwo against three.B. Even today the preaching of the cross drives and draws.C. Human hearts polarize for and against Christ.II. Paul and Barnabas are here called “apostles” as were:A. James the Lord’s brother. Galatians 1:19, I saw none of theother apostles – only James, the Lord’s brother.B. Epaphroditus. Philippians 2:25, But I think it is necessary tosend back to you Epaphroditus, my brother, fellow worker andfellow soldier, who is also your messenger, whom you sent totake care of my needs.C. Silvanus and Timothy. Acts 18:5, When Silas and Timothycame from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself exclusively topreaching, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ. 1Thessalonians 2:6, We were not looking for praise from men,not from you or anyone else. As apostles of Christ we couldhave been a burden to you,D. Here, in Acts 14:4, Paul is called an apostle for the first time inScripture.III. Was it the Gospel’s content only or some of Paul’s approaches inpreaching that caused the opposition? Could he have been moreconciliatory?Landmark Publications, Inc., 1045 Maynor Street, Nashville, TN 37216, U.S.A., John C. Sewell, Ph.D., Editor.
http://www.BibleStudyWorkshop.com7Acts 14:5-7, There was a plot afoot among the Gentiles and Jews,together with their leaders, to mistreat them and stone them. Butthey found out about it and fled to the Lycaonian cities of Lystraand Derbe and to the surrounding country, where they continued topreach the good news.I. When both Jews with their religious rulers and Gentiles solidified theiropposition to the preaching of Paul and Barnabas and determined toshamefully treat them and stone them, the apostles learned of their plotand fled to the cities of the province of Lycaonia, Lystia and Derbe, andthe surrounding region.II. Paul and Barnabas, as we would have expected, preached the gospelin this pagan land also.III. Lystra was located only 18-20 miles east of Iconium but it was in adifferent political division of Galatia and its people spoke a differentlanguage.Acts 14:8-10, In Lystra there sat a man crippled in his feet, who waslame from birth and had never walked. He listened to Paul as hewas speaking. Paul looked directly at him, saw that he had faith tobe healed and called out, “Stand up on your feet!” At that, the manjumped up and began to walk.I. At Lystra Paul and Barnabas found an impotent (weak) crippled manwho had never walked.A. This man was born crippled.B. The crippled man heard Paul preach and was observed by Paulto have faith to such a degree that he could be healed.C. Faith on the part of the crippled man was here an element in hisbeing healed.Landmark Publications, Inc., 1045 Maynor Street, Nashville, TN 37216, U.S.A., John C. Sewell, Ph.D., Editor.
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