"•  Lesson 15 (3)  (Acts 13)  •   Set Apart For Me Barnabas and Saul    Acts 13 represents a major turning-point in Luke's record of The was also called Paul"" (Acts""

), will become the central figure throughout the rest of the book. The Lord had described Saul as ""a chosen instrument of mine to""carry my name before the Gentiles and kings and the children of""Israel"" (Acts 9:15). The time has come for Saul to be sent to the""Gentiles as an ambassador of that name. At the  conclusion of Acts 12,""Barnabas and Saul had returned from Jerusalem to Antioch,""""bringing with them John, whose other name was Mark"" (1""2:25).""Antioch will be the .starting point of three great ""missionary"" journeys as Paul carries the gospel into the world of the  Gentiles. Acts 13 documents the launching of that first missionary journey."                                                                         "The Church at Antioch"""In a variety of ways the church at Antioch is a model worthy of study and imitation, even today.""•     We noted the relief sent by disciples in Antioch to the brothers and sisters living in Judea because of a famine in Acts 11:27-30.""•      Acts 13:1 tells us there were prophets and teachers in Antioch of diverse ethnicities and from various locations-Judea, northern""Africa, Cyprus, and Cilicia."*    Twice in Acts 13:2-3 Luke informs us that they were fasting,"demonstrating the serious of their devotion to the worship ofthe  Lord and prayer." "*   While Barnabas and Saul were undoubtedly valuable assets to the church at Antioch, there was a willingness to "send them off" for the sake of spreading the gospel to others.   continue see pdf  attached to lesson15 (3)

161023 The Acts of the Apostles Lesson 16 (4) Acts 14 Speaking Boldly For the Lord

"Witnesses of the Faith (1)""A Study of The Acts of the Apostles""Date:""(7/3)""Lesson 1 (Acts 1)""“You Will Be My Witnesses”""(7/17)                Lesson 2 (Acts 2:1-41)""“Men of Israel, Hear These Words”""(7/24)                Lesson 3 (Acts 2:42-47)""Day by Day""(7/31)                Lesson 4 (Acts 3)""“Repent Therefore, and Turn Back”""(8/7)                  Lesson 5 (Acts 4:1-31)""“We Cannot But Speak”""(8/14)                Lesson 6 (Acts 4:32-5:11)""Of One Heart and Soul""(8/21)                Lesson 7 (Acts 5:12-42)""“We Must Obey God Rather Than Men”""(8/28)                Lesson 8 (Acts 6:1-7)""“Pick Out From Among You Seven Men”""(9/4)                  Lesson 9 (Acts 6:8-7:60)""Stephen, Full of Grace and Power""(9/11)                Lesson 10 (Acts 8)""Those Who Were Scattered""(9/18)                Lesson 11 (Acts 9:1-22)""“Saul, Why Are You Persecuting Me?”""(9/25)                Lesson 12 (Acts 9:23-43)""Preaching Boldly in the Name of Jesus""Witnesses of the Faith (1) © 2016 Jason Hardin. All rights reserved.""No portion of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher.""Unless otherwise noted, scripture quotations are taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®, Bibles, a publishing mi