Unit 33 Session 2
A SENT MESSENGER
ACTS 13-14
The early church followed the Lord's leading to proclaim the gospel wherever He sent them, beginning a missionary movement that has not ceased.
Before Jesus ascended to Heaven, He commissioned His disciples to make disciples of all nations (Matthew 28:19). His Spirit first descended upon them on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2:4), and it expanded outward from Jerusalem to the areas just beyond. But now, beginning in chapter 13, the Gospel was rolling out from Jerusalem to the entire world. Paul was God's chosen instrument to make this happen. Paul would embark on a series of missionary journeys into all areas of the Roman world, spreading the Gospel to the Gentiles just as it had already spread among the Jews.
Points to consider:
✞ Missionaries are sent to go wherever
the Lord calls them.
* Reviewing the men mentioned
as prophets and teachers, what
does this teach us about the
church body?
* What can we learn from Saul
and Barnabas' obedience to
listen to God's call?
✞ Missionaries are sent to preach
to whomever will listen.
* How is the gospel a word of
encouragement to us today?
* Why is it hard to persevere in
sharing the Gospel when many
reject it, and how do we endure?
✞ Missionaries are sent to strengthen
the church however they can.
* Where do you mostly see
God's general revelation?
* How can we help believers
to persevere in trials?
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