Acts 11:21 - 30 June 2, 2020

Acts 11:2030 Other believers from Cyprus and Cyrene (in modern-day Libya) also arrive in Antioch and preach to the Greek-speaking Gentiles living there (see 2 on Map 20).

 

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For other uses, see Barnabas (disambiguation).

"Barnabus" redirects here. For other uses, see Barnabus (disambiguation).

Not to be confused with Barabbas or Barrabas.

Saint Barnabas
Apostle, Bishop of Milan and Apostolic Father
Church	Early Church
Metropolis	Milan and Cyprus
See	Milan and Cyprus
Successor	St. Anathalon of Milan
Personal details
Born	unknown Cyprus
Died	Salamis, Cyprus
Alma mater	School of Gamaliel
Sainthood
Feast day	June 11
Venerated in	Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Churches Oriental Orthodox Churches Anglican Communion Lutheran Church
Canonized	Pre-Congregation
Attributes	Red Martyr, Pilgrim's staff; olive branch; holding the Gospel of Matthew
Patronage	Cyprus, Antioch, against hailstorms, invoked as peacemaker
Shrines	Monastery of St Barnabas in Famagusta, Cyprus

Barnabas (/ˈbɑːrnəbəs/; Greek: Βαρνάβας), born Joseph, was according to tradition an early Christian, one of the prominent Christian disciples in Jerusalem. According to Acts 4:36, Barnabas was a Cypriot Jew. Named an apostle in Acts 14:14, he and Paul the Apostle undertook missionary journeys together and defended Gentile converts against the Judaizers. They traveled together making more converts (c. 45–47), and participated in the Council of Jerusalem (c. 50). Barnabas and Paul successfully evangelized among the "God-fearing" Gentiles who attended synagogues in various Hellenized cities of Anatolia.

Barnabas' story appears in the Acts of the Apostles, and Paul mentions him in some of his epistles. Tertullian named him as the author of the Epistle to the Hebrews, but this and other attributions are conjecture. Clement of Alexandria and some scholars have ascribed the Epistle of Barnabas to him, but his authorship is disputed.

Although the date, place, and circumstances of his death are historically unverifiable, Christian tradition holds that Barnabas was martyred at Salamis, Cyprus. He is traditionally identified as the founder of the Cypriot Orthodox Church. The feast day of Barnabas is celebrated on June 11.

Barnabas is usually identified as the cousin of Mark the Evangelist on the basis of the term "anepsios" used in Colossians 4, which carries the connotation of "cousin." Some traditions hold that Aristobulus of Britannia, one of the Seventy Disciples, was the brother of Barnabas.

Acts 11:24 describes Barnabas as "a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith".

Barnabas and Timothy

Philippians 2

¹⁹ Now I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon so that I also may be encouraged when I hear news about you. ²⁰ For I have no one else like-minded who will genuinely care about your interests; ²¹ all seek their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ. ²² But you know his proven character, because he has served with me in the gospel ministry like a son with a father. ²³ Therefore, I hope to send him as soon as I see how things go with me. ²⁴ I am convinced in the Lord that I myself will also come quickly.

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Acts 11:14 -

Acts 11:14 - 20

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Why was Peter necessary? Why not just have the Holy Spirit poured out on the them while the angel was revealing the plan to include the Gentiles?

John 6:1-14 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

The Fourth Sign: Feeding 5,000

6 After this, Jesus crossed the Sea of Galilee (or Tiberias). ² And a huge crowd was following Him because they saw the signs that He was performing by healing the sick. ³ So Jesus went up a mountain and sat down there with His disciples.

⁴ Now the Passover, a Jewish festival, was near. ⁵ Therefore, when Jesus looked up and noticed a huge crowd coming toward Him, He asked Philip, “Where will we buy bread so these people can eat?” ⁶ He asked this to test him, for He Himself knew what He was going to do.

⁷ Philip answered, “Two hundred denarii worth of bread wouldn’t be enough for each of them to have a little.”

⁸ One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to Him, ⁹ “There’s a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish—but what are they for so many?”

¹⁰ Then Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.”

There was plenty of grass in that place, so they sat down. The men numbered about 5,000. ¹¹ Then Jesus took the loaves, and after giving thanks He distributed them to those who were seated—so also with the fish, as much as they wanted.

¹² When they were full, He told His disciples, “Collect the leftovers so that nothing is wasted.” ¹³ So they collected them and filled 12 baskets with the pieces from the five barley loaves that were left over by those who had eaten.

¹⁴ When the people saw the sign^[a] He had done, they said, “This really is the Prophet who was to come into the world!”

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Acts 11:19

diasparentes
διασπαρέντες

having been scattered

Acts 11:19 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

The Church in Antioch

¹⁹ Those who had been scattered as a result of the persecution that started because of Stephen made their way as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the message to no one except Jews.

                      word logos

Acts 11:1 - 13 May 5,2020

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A Tale of Two Cities begins, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,
 it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief,
 it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness,
 it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, 
we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven,
 we were all going direct the other way …”

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The Ministry of the Holy Spirit


1) Receive the Holy Spirit

Acts 8:14-24

14 When the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had welcomed God’s message, they sent Peter and John to them. b 15 After they went down there, they prayed for them, so the Samaritans might receive the Holy Spirit. 16 For He had not yet come down on c any of them; they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. d 17 Then Peter and John laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

18 When Simon saw that the Holy e Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money, 19 saying, “Give me this power too, so that anyone I lay hands on may receive the Holy Spirit.”

20 But Peter told him, “May your silver be destroyed with you, because you thought the gift of God could be obtained with money! f 21 You have no part or share in this matter, because your heart is not right before God. g 22 Therefore repent of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord that the intent of your heart may be forgiven you. 23 For I see you are poisoned by bitterness and bound by iniquity.” h

24 “Please pray i to the Lord for me,” Simon replied, “so that nothing you have said may happen to me

2) Baptized in the Holy Spirit

Acts 1:1-4

1 I wrote the first narrative, Theophilus, about all that Jesus began to do and teach a 2 until the day He was taken up, after He had given orders through the Holy Spirit to the apostles He had chosen. b 3 After He had suffered, He also presented Himself alive to them by many convincing proofs, appearing to them during 40 days and speaking about the kingdom of God. c

The Holy Spirit Promised

4 While He was together d with them, He commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for the Father’s promise. e “This,” He said, “is what you heard from Me; 5 for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.” f

3) Filled with the Holy Spirit

Filled with the Holy Spirit

Filled with the Holy Spirit 

Acts 7:55-56 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

⁵⁵ But Stephen, filled by the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven. He saw God’s glory, with^[a] Jesus standing at the right hand of God, and he said, ⁵⁶ “Look! I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!”