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INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
Last week we
were...
As we get started this morning let’s take a quick look back at the verses wee read last week.
1. Previously we studied "The Call Of Barnabas And Saul", two men who were...
1.
Last week we studied "The Call Of Barnabas And Saul".
Now we’ve seen previously that they’ve been here in Antioch for awhile.
They had spent a year teaching believers there.
But we saw in these verses last week that here are two men who were...
a. Working with the church at Antioch with other prophets and teachers -
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b. Separated by the Holy Spirit for the work to which He had called them -
them -
c. Sent out by the church with fasting, prayers, and laying on of hands -
hands -
So now let’s pick up with our text for this morning beginning with the next verse, verse 4
Acts 13:
2. Thus "sent out by the Holy Spirit" (), Barnabus and Saul begin their missionary journey...
2. Thus "sent out by the Holy Spirit" (), they began their missionary journey...
missionary journey...
a.
First they go to Seleucia, a port city on the Mediterranean coast, 16 miles away from Antioch
away
b.
Then sailing to Cyprus, an island 130 miles southwest of Seleucia
[Upon their arrival at Cyprus, Barnabas and Saul began their preaching ministry.
We begin our study with a few observations about...]
ministry.
We begin our study with a few observations about...]
I. THE ISLAND OF CYPRUS
A. GEOGRAPHICAL FACTS...
1. 43 miles S of Asia Minor, 76 miles W of Syria
1.
The third largest island of the Mediterranean, after Sicily and Sardinia
and Sardinia
2. Maximum length E-W is 138 miles; maximum width N-S is 60 miles
3.
An area of 3584 square miles
B. BIBLICAL FACTS...
1. Barnabas himself was from Cyprus -
2. The gospel had previously been preached in Cyprus -
2. Barnabas and Saul weren’t the first to preach the gospel there, but it had only been shared with the Jews -
3. The church in Antioch of Syria, where Barnabas and Saul had just come from, had been started by men from Cyprus -
Cyprus -
4. Barnabas and John Mark would later return to Cyprus -
4. Barnabas and John Mark would later return to Cyprus -
So Barnabas and Saul arrive at the port of Salamis and begin preaching the gospel.
[It is interesting the Spirit sent Barnabas and Paul to Cyprus, a place well-known by Barnabas (Perhaps a principle to be gleaned regarding missionary efforts?).
We next read of their preaching in...]
well-known by Barnabas (Perhaps a principle to be gleaned regarding
missionary efforts?).
We next read of their preaching in...]
II.
THE SYNAGOGUES AT SALAMIS
A. BARNABAS AND SAUL PREACH THE WORD...
1.
In the synagogues of the Jews - - Why in the synagogues again?
We’ve already seen that the gospel had already been preached to the Jews on Cyprus and we’ve seen through this study of Acts that Saul was called to preach the gospel to the Gentiles.
So again, why the synagogues?
Well, as the verse says, Saul was chosen to preach to Gentiles, kings, and Israelites.
But then, from a simply practical standpoint,
2. As Jews, Barnabas and Saul would have access
2. It was a ready made crowd of listeners and as Jews, Barnabas and Saul would have had access.
3. Being from Cyprus, Barnabas may have been well-known
4. Starting at Jewish synagogues became Paul's pattern -
cf.
; cf.
; cf.
So we see that this is the beginning of a pattern for Paul’s ministry that he will follow through the years.
He enters a town and goes to the synagogue to share the gospel.
We’ll see this repeated over and over as we continue through the rest of the book of Acts.
B. ACCOMPANIED BY JOHN MARK...
Then the last sentence of verse 5 almost seems like an afterthought.
You wonder why the writer threw it in there.
But remember, the Bible was inspired by the Holy Spirit, so everything is there for a purpose.
That last sentence tells us,
1. “They also had John as their assistant.”
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1.
As their assistant -
This John mentioned here is also known as John Mark, and he is mentioned frequently throughout Paul’s writings.
2. His mother Mary had a home in Jerusalem that was a gathering place for believers - We see this in after one of the many times Peter is rescued from prison.
3.
He had accompanied Barnabas and Saul back to Jerusalem -
4. He was the cousin of Barnabas -
So Barnabas and Saul and John have come to the island of Cyprus, they’ve begun preaching the gospel in the synagogue at Salamis, but they don’t stay there.
The next verse tells us that they travel the island.
They go from Salamis on the eastern coast of the island to Paphos on the western coast.
synagogue in our next study.
But as we continue with Barnabas and
Saul's ministry on the island of Cyprus, we read about...]
III.
THE PROPHET AND PROCONSUL AT PAPHOS
A. A FALSE PROPHET CONFRONTED...
1.
A Jew whose surname was Bar-Jesus -
a. Who was also called Elymas the sorcerer
b.
Who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus
c.
Who sought to prevent Sergius Paulus from hearing the gospel
2. Whom Saul (also called Paul) miraculously blinded -
a. Being filled with the Holy Spirit
1) Paul was not acting on his own initiative
2) He was moved by the Holy Spirit (i.e., inspired)
b.
Able to see Elymas for what he truly was:
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