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 We're in Acts chapter 13 today, going from verse 1 to verse 12.

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 Let me pray for the reading and preaching of God's Word.

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 Heavenly Father,

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 we have gathered around your Word and around your table again,

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 because we are your people.

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 You are our Lord, our King, our God.

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 We worship you.

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 We want to hear you speak to us in your Word.

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 Amen.

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 Address us.

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 Bring conviction by your Spirit.

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 And as we incline our ears, our hearts to you,

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 we pray that you would make us a church

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 that exemplifies the truth that we find in this passage.

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 A church that has a heart toward reaching the lost.

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 A heart to go to the end of the earth.

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 A church where missionaries are set apart

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 and sent out for your glory.

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 For the glory of the name of your Son, Jesus.

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 We pray that you would do that mighty work among us

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 even as we go,

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 as we hear.

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 Use me, Lord.

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 May the words of my mouth

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 and the meditations of all of our hearts

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 be pleasing in your sight.

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 Oh, Lord, our rock and redeemer.

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 In Jesus' name we pray.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Acts chapter 13, verses 1 to 12.

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 Now there were in the church at Antioch

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 prophets and teachers,

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 Barnabas,

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 Simeon who was called Nigel,

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 Lucius of Cyrene,

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 Manan,

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 a lifelong friend of Herod the Tetrarch,

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 and Saul.

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 While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting,

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 the Holy Spirit said,

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 Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul

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 for the work to which I have called them.

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 Then after fasting and praying,

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 they laid their hands on them

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 and sent them off.

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 So being sent out by the Holy Spirit,

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 they went down to Seleucia

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 and from there they sailed to Cyprus.

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 When they arrived at Salamis,

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 they proclaimed the word of God

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 in the synagogues of the Jews

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 and they had John to assist them.

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 When they had gone through the whole island

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 as far as Paphos,

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 they came upon a certain magician,

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 a Jewish false prophet named Bar-Jesus.

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 He was with the proconsul,

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 Sergius Paulus,

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 a man of intelligence

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 who summoned Barnabas and Saul

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 and sought to hear the word of God.

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 But Elimas the magician,

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 for that is the meaning of his name,

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 opposed them,

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 seeking to turn the proconsul

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 away from the faith.

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 But Saul, who was also called Paul,

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 filled with the Holy Spirit,

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 looked intently at him and said,

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 You son of the devil,

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 you enemy of all righteousness,

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 full of all deceit and villainy,

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 will you not stop making crooked

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 the straight paths of the Lord?

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 And now, behold,

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 the hand of the Lord is upon you,

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 and you will be blind

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 and unable to see the sun for a time.

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 Immediately,

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 mist and darkness fell upon him,

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 and he went about seeking people

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 to lead him by the hand.

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 Then the proconsul believed

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 when he saw what had occurred,

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 for he was astonished

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 at the teaching of the Lord.

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 This is God's holy and authoritative word.

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 Far from being of Western religion

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 or white man's religion

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 that it's frequently made out to be nowadays,

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 Christianity from its very inception

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 has been a multi-ethnic

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 and trans-regional movement.

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 The entire Gospel of Luke

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 has a general movement toward Jerusalem,

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 where Jesus dies on the cross

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 and is raised from the dead

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 for the salvation

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 of all those who put their faith in him.

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 And the entire book of Acts,

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 which is Luke's sequel,

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 has a movement away from Jerusalem,

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 outward from Jerusalem to Samaria

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 and to the end of the earth.

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 And we have seen the Gospel spread

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 in Jerusalem and in Samaria,

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 and starting in chapter 13,

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 in earnest we begin to see

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 the mission go forward

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 among the Gentiles

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 to the end of the earth.

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 And at first,

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 the Gospel of Jesus, as we know,

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 took hold primarily in Asia,

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 Africa, and Europe,

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 reaching Jews, Samaritans,

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 Romans, Greeks, Armenians,

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 Copts, Ethiopians, Indians,

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 Berbers, Syrians, and Persians.

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 But then,

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 it spread out even further west and east,

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 reaching the Vandals,

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 the Celts,

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 the Anglo-Saxons,

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 Vikings, Slavs,

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 Turks, Russians, and Chinese.

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 Obviously, it has continued to spread

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 even beyond that,

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 taking hold in North and South America.

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 Just 100 years ago,

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 the countries with the largest

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 population of Christians

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 were in the order.

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 U.S.,

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 Russia,

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 Germany,

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 France,

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 and Britain.

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 But today,

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 it's, again,

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 in order,

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 U.S.,

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 Brazil,

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 Russia,

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 China,

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 and Mexico.

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 Just in 100 years.

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 the gravitational center of Christianity

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 has moved all across the earth,

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 and the gospel has flourished

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 in every single continent,

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 so that one can truly say

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 that there is no such thing

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 as a particular Christian culture

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 or Christian civilization.

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 In fact,

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 there has already been

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 multiple Christian cultures

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 and Christian civilizations.

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 civilizations.

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 Why is this the case?

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 Well, one,

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 because our God

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 is the God of all peoples.

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 And just,

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 not,

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 He's not just for one

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 people group.

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 And two,

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 because Christianity

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 has been,

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 from the beginning,

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 a missionary religion.

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 That's what we see here

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 in Acts chapter 13.

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 This passage teaches us

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 that missionaries

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 are sent out by the Holy Spirit

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 to the end of the earth

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 to proclaim

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 the Word of Christ.

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 And we learn

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 several important things

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 about Christian missionaries.

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 They are,

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 one,

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 sent by the Spirit,

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 two,

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 set apart by the church,

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 three,

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 opposed by the devil,

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 four,

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 filled with the Spirit,

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 and five,

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 focused on the Word.

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 So first,

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 let's look at this

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 in order that missionaries

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 are sent by the Spirit.

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 Look how,

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 look at how Luke emphasizes

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 the initiating role

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 of the Holy Spirit

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 throughout this passage.

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 It says in verse 2

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 that while the church

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 at Antioch

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 were worshiping the Lord

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 and fasting,

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 the Holy Spirit said,

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 set apart for me Barnabas

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 and Saul

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 for the work

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 to which I have called them.

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 The Spirit of God

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 is speaking directly.

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 The triune God

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 reigns over the church

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 and the Lord Jesus

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 is King

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 over His church

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 and for this reason

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 it is His Spirit,

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 the Holy Spirit,

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 that provides

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 the initial impetus

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 for this commissioning

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 of Barnabas and Saul

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 for mission.

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 There's a conceptual

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 connection between

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 the Holy Spirit

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 and His command

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 to set apart

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 for Him

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 Barnabas and Saul.

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 The word holy

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 itself means

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 set apart,

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 consecrated.

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 So then Barnabas

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 and Saul

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 are being set apart

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 for the work

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 of God

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 who is set apart.

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 when you go to weddings,

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 usually the first

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 two rows of seats

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 have a sign

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 that says

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 they are reserved.

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 You may have noticed

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 that there is no such sign

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 on the first two rows

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 in our church.

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 You guys can move up

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 whenever you like.

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 That is not part

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 of the sermon.

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 But,

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 I lost my place.

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 Sorry.

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 You have seats

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 reserved at weddings

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 because they are

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 seats that are

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 set apart.

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 They are consecrated.

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 It is reserved

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 for family members

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 of the bride

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 and the groom.

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 And similarly,

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 Barnabas and Saul

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 have been

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 set apart.

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 Meaning,

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 they are to be

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 set aside

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 for a special purpose,

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 for God's

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 missionary purpose

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 in this case.

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 this is an important

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 point.

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 Because it is not

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 the church

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 or a missions

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 agency

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 or a spiritual

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 mentor

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 that calls

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 people into

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 ministry.

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 It is the spirit

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 of God

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 who calls

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 people

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 into ministry.

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 Some Christian

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 denominations

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 use the language

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 of search

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 and call

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 to refer to

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 local churches

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 hiring their ministers.

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 So,

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 they form

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 a search committee,

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 they start

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 interviewing

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 candidates,

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 they search

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 for ministers,

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 and then

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 when they find

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 someone that they like,

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 they call them.

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 But,

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 strictly speaking,

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 it is not the church

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 that calls

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 a minister.

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 It is God

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 who calls them.

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 Set apart

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 for me,

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 says the Holy Spirit,

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 Barnabas and Saul,

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 for the work

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 to which I

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 have called them.

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 That means,

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 at the very least,

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 that it is incumbent

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 upon missionaries

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 and other Christian

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 laborers

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 to do

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 God's will.

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 God's will.

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 They serve

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 the church,

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 yes.

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 And they evangelize

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 for the sake

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 of the lost,

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 yes.

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 But their Lord,

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 their commander,

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 is not other people.

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 It's not an agency.

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 It's God.

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 It is their delight

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 and privilege

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 to carry out

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 the will

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 of their master.

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 And this is

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 a liberating truth,

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 especially when

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 various people,

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 agencies,

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 institutions,

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 and cultural

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 forces,

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 say and demand

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 conflicting things

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 of us.

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 God's labors

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 are not

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 like politicians

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 who must carry out

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 the will

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 of their voting

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 constituency.

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 We sure can listen

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 and learn from

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 what other people

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 have to say,

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 but ultimately,

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 the Christian laborer

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 must obey

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 the word of God

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 and the spirit

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 of God.

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 They are sent

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 by the spirit.

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 But this doesn't

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 mean that every

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 Christian missionary

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 or minister

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 is a freelancer

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 that is unaccountable

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 to any other

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 group of people.

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 The Holy Spirit

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 calls and sends,

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 but it is the church

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 that sets apart

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 Barnabas and Saul

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 for their missionary work.

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 Look at what the Holy Spirit

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 says in verse 2.

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 Set apart for me,

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 Barnabas and Saul,

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 for the work

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 to which I have

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 called them.

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 the Holy Spirit

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 commands the church

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 to set them apart,

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 to consecrate them,

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 to dedicate them

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 to this mission.

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 It's not the called

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 missionary alone

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 who has a role

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 to play.

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 The local church

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 has a role to play

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 in the sending out

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 of missionaries.

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 Why do I say that

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 this is the role

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 of the local church?

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 Verse 1 says,

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 Now there were

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 in the church

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 at Antioch

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 prophets

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 and teachers.

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 Barnabas,

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 Simeon,

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 who was called

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 Niger,

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 Lucius of Cyrene,

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 Manan,

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 a lifelong friend

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 of Herod the Tetrarch,

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 and Saul.

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 It is the local church,

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 a gathering of God's people

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 in the city of Antioch

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 that while they were

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 worshiping and fasting,

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 together they received

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 this revelation,

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 this instruction

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 from the Lord.

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 This short verse,

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 verse 1,

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 tells us a number

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 of things about

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 the church at Antioch.

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 One,

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 it's a local church.

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 It's not the universal church

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 all over the world.

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 It's a church at Antioch.

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 It's the local church.

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 Barnabas and Saul

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 are not sent off

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 by a separate group

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 or agency.

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 They are sent off

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 by the local church itself.

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 Nor are they sent off

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 to Jerusalem

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 to get approval

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 from the apostolic headquarters

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 or to be sent out

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 by them.

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 Or to use a modern day

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 analogy,

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 they are not sent to Rome

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 to get

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 to papal headquarters.

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 They are not sent

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 to Louisville

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 to get denominational

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 headquarters.

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 No,

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 it's the local church

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 that sends them.

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 Two,

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 the gifts of the Spirit

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 were functioning

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 in this local church.

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 There were prophets

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 and teachers among them,

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 though this verse

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 doesn't mention

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 all of the five-fold

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 ministries listed

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 in Ephesians 4.11,

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 the apostles,

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 the prophets,

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 the evangelists,

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 the teachers,

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 and the pastors.

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 We can tell

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 from chapters 12 and 13

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 that in fact

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 all of those gifts

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 were functioning

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 in this church

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 at Antioch.

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 And prophets

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 and teachers

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 are explicitly mentioned

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 as serving in the church.

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 Prophets receive

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 and communicate

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 what God reveals to them,

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 what the Holy Spirit

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 wants of them

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 to a specific group

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 of people

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 at a particular time.

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 That's what prophets do.

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 Teachers,

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 on the other hand,

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 expound and proclaim

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 the timeless Word of God,

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 stuarting the apostolic

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 deposit of the Gospel,

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 which is for all people

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 at all times.

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 And these two gifts

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 complement each other.

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 Both are necessary.

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 Prophets ensure

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 that the church

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 is open

00:14:38.779 --> 00:14:40.419
 to new insights

00:14:40.419 --> 00:14:41.459
 and initiatives

00:14:41.459 --> 00:14:42.679
 of the Holy Spirit.

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 Teachers ensure

00:14:44.480 --> 00:14:45.120
 that the church

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 is always grounded

00:14:46.279 --> 00:14:47.579
 in the unchanging,

00:14:47.839 --> 00:14:48.259
 universal,

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 and authoritative

00:14:49.179 --> 00:14:50.299
 Word of God.

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 This doesn't necessarily

00:14:53.539 --> 00:14:54.559
 imply that prophets

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 and teachers

00:14:55.079 --> 00:14:56.599
 are different people.

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 It seems here

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 that Peter,

00:14:58.240 --> 00:14:58.420
 Paul,

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 and Barnabas

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 all functioned

00:14:59.980 --> 00:15:01.000
 both as prophets

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 and teachers

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 and apostles,

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 in fact.

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 And the important

00:15:06.180 --> 00:15:06.980
 takeaway is that

00:15:06.980 --> 00:15:07.980
 all of these gifts

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 were functioning

00:15:08.879 --> 00:15:10.019
 within this local church.

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 Third,

00:15:13.460 --> 00:15:14.540
 we see that this church

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 was not defined

00:15:15.600 --> 00:15:16.500
 by ethnicity,

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 race,

00:15:18.480 --> 00:15:20.040
 or socioeconomic class,

00:15:20.759 --> 00:15:22.160
 but by their common

00:15:22.160 --> 00:15:22.500
 commitment

00:15:22.500 --> 00:15:23.259
 to the Lord Jesus.

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 Christians.

00:15:24.840 --> 00:15:25.720
 We know this

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 because verse 1

00:15:26.819 --> 00:15:27.759
 gives us a portrait

00:15:27.759 --> 00:15:29.860
 of a very diverse church.

00:15:30.860 --> 00:15:31.879
 We already know

00:15:31.879 --> 00:15:32.679
 Barnabas and Saul

00:15:32.679 --> 00:15:33.179
 pretty well.

00:15:33.259 --> 00:15:34.240
 That's why Luke

00:15:34.240 --> 00:15:34.700
 doesn't give us

00:15:34.700 --> 00:15:35.439
 another introduction

00:15:35.439 --> 00:15:36.340
 of who they are.

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 And Barnabas

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 was a Jew

00:15:39.059 --> 00:15:39.620
 from the tribe

00:15:39.620 --> 00:15:40.179
 of Levi.

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 He was originally

00:15:41.559 --> 00:15:42.720
 a native of Cyprus,

00:15:43.000 --> 00:15:44.559
 but he had most recently

00:15:44.559 --> 00:15:45.319
 lived in Jerusalem,

00:15:45.439 --> 00:15:46.080
 which is where we first

00:15:46.080 --> 00:15:46.559
 encountered him

00:15:46.559 --> 00:15:47.240
 in Acts 4.

00:15:48.279 --> 00:15:48.720
 Saul,

00:15:49.000 --> 00:15:49.659
 as we know,

00:15:49.740 --> 00:15:50.279
 is a Jew

00:15:50.279 --> 00:15:51.340
 of the tribe

00:15:51.340 --> 00:15:51.980
 of Benjamin,

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 named after King Saul.

00:15:54.300 --> 00:15:55.379
 He was from Tarsus.

00:15:56.399 --> 00:15:57.320
 And then in this church

00:15:57.320 --> 00:15:57.899
 also there was

00:15:57.899 --> 00:15:59.060
 Simeon who was called

00:15:59.060 --> 00:15:59.620
 Niger,

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 and the word Niger

00:16:00.899 --> 00:16:02.860
 means dark complexion

00:16:02.860 --> 00:16:03.980
 or black.

00:16:05.000 --> 00:16:05.820
 So Simeon

00:16:05.820 --> 00:16:06.759
 may have had

00:16:06.759 --> 00:16:07.680
 African origin.

00:16:09.399 --> 00:16:10.379
 Lucius of Cyrene

00:16:10.379 --> 00:16:11.160
 is also mentioned,

00:16:11.379 --> 00:16:11.960
 and Cyrene

00:16:11.960 --> 00:16:12.940
 was in North Africa.

00:16:14.120 --> 00:16:14.759
 And lastly,

00:16:14.879 --> 00:16:15.180
 Manan,

00:16:15.300 --> 00:16:16.300
 a lifelong friend

00:16:16.300 --> 00:16:18.320
 of Herod the Tetrarch.

00:16:19.120 --> 00:16:19.900
 Herod the Tetrarch

00:16:19.899 --> 00:16:21.600
 is not Herod Agrippa

00:16:21.600 --> 00:16:22.480
 that just killed

00:16:22.480 --> 00:16:23.159
 Apostle James

00:16:23.159 --> 00:16:24.019
 in the previous chapter.

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 This is Herod Antipas

00:16:25.840 --> 00:16:26.860
 who is the one

00:16:26.860 --> 00:16:28.419
 ruling at the time

00:16:28.419 --> 00:16:29.740
 of Jesus' ministry

00:16:29.740 --> 00:16:30.539
 that you see

00:16:30.539 --> 00:16:31.459
 throughout the Gospels.

00:16:32.419 --> 00:16:33.439
 And this man

00:16:33.439 --> 00:16:35.559
 was a lifelong friend

00:16:35.559 --> 00:16:36.659
 of Herod the Tetrarch,

00:16:37.319 --> 00:16:38.659
 which means

00:16:38.659 --> 00:16:39.379
 he was likely

00:16:39.379 --> 00:16:39.899
 a member

00:16:39.899 --> 00:16:40.899
 of the nobility

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 with access

00:16:41.939 --> 00:16:42.919
 to the royal court,

00:16:43.039 --> 00:16:43.960
 a very prominent

00:16:43.960 --> 00:16:45.480
 member of society,

00:16:45.639 --> 00:16:46.639
 a high-ranking

00:16:46.639 --> 00:16:48.220
 socioeconomic class.

00:16:48.220 --> 00:16:50.879
 All of these men

00:16:50.879 --> 00:16:52.100
 had diverse

00:16:52.100 --> 00:16:52.980
 racial,

00:16:53.120 --> 00:16:53.320
 ethnic,

00:16:53.399 --> 00:16:54.060
 and socioeconomic

00:16:54.060 --> 00:16:54.660
 backgrounds,

00:16:55.279 --> 00:16:56.180
 but those things

00:16:56.180 --> 00:16:56.860
 were not brought

00:16:56.860 --> 00:16:57.240
 together.

00:16:57.420 --> 00:16:57.960
 They were not brought

00:16:57.960 --> 00:16:58.860
 together by common

00:16:58.860 --> 00:16:59.500
 interests

00:16:59.500 --> 00:17:01.399
 or common hobbies

00:17:01.399 --> 00:17:02.540
 other than

00:17:02.540 --> 00:17:03.860
 their common

00:17:03.860 --> 00:17:04.180
 commitment

00:17:04.180 --> 00:17:04.940
 to the Lord Jesus.

00:17:06.600 --> 00:17:07.120
 Four,

00:17:07.240 --> 00:17:08.240
 this was a local church

00:17:08.240 --> 00:17:08.799
 that regularly

00:17:08.799 --> 00:17:10.519
 prayed and fasted.

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 Note that the

00:17:12.180 --> 00:17:13.160
 prophetic revelations

00:17:13.160 --> 00:17:13.920
 of the Holy Spirit

00:17:13.920 --> 00:17:14.620
 in verse 2

00:17:14.620 --> 00:17:15.519
 is bracketed by

00:17:15.519 --> 00:17:16.680
 mentions of prayer

00:17:16.680 --> 00:17:17.460
 and fasting.

00:17:17.960 --> 00:17:18.539
 Verse 2,

00:17:18.620 --> 00:17:19.259
 the Holy Spirit

00:17:19.259 --> 00:17:19.980
 spoke to them

00:17:19.980 --> 00:17:20.900
 while they were

00:17:20.900 --> 00:17:21.820
 worshiping the Lord

00:17:21.820 --> 00:17:22.440
 and fasting.

00:17:23.000 --> 00:17:23.880
 And then verse 4,

00:17:24.460 --> 00:17:25.700
 after prayer and fasting,

00:17:25.799 --> 00:17:26.720
 they laid their hands

00:17:26.720 --> 00:17:27.580
 on them and sent

00:17:27.580 --> 00:17:28.080
 them off.

00:17:29.440 --> 00:17:31.060
 To pray is to speak

00:17:31.060 --> 00:17:32.140
 with God in the context

00:17:32.140 --> 00:17:32.980
 of our relationship

00:17:32.980 --> 00:17:33.500
 with Him.

00:17:34.580 --> 00:17:36.180
 To fast is to

00:17:36.180 --> 00:17:37.560
 abstain from food

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 and drinks

00:17:38.200 --> 00:17:38.640
 and sometimes

00:17:38.640 --> 00:17:39.420
 other things

00:17:39.420 --> 00:17:40.120
 that ordinarily

00:17:40.120 --> 00:17:41.180
 occupy our time

00:17:41.180 --> 00:17:42.160
 in order to give

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 ourselves more fully

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 to prayer,

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 to discern God's will.

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 It's our way

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 of declaring

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 that we need God.

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 We need the bread

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 of God more

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 than even food

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 to sustain us.

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 This church

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 was attentive

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 to God,

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 was receptive

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 to the voice

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 of the Holy Spirit

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 because they

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 prayed and fasted.

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 And it's this

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 prayerful,

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 Christ-united,

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 Spirit-empowered

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 local church

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 that set apart

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 Barnabas

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 and saw

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 for this

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 particular

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 missionary work

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 that the Spirit

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 of God

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 had called them to.

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 After fasting

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 and praying,

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 it says in verse 3

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 that they lay

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 their hands on them

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 and sent them off.

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 In the book of Acts,

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 the laying on of hands

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 often is associated

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 with the impartation

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 of the Holy Spirit's power.

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 It is probably

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 for that reason

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 that the church

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 in Antioch

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 lays their hands

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 on them in this moment

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 and sends them off.

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 Just like in Acts

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 chapter 6,

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 verse 6,

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 when the 12 apostles

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 appointed the seven

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 to take charge

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 of the distribution

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 of food to widows,

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 they lay their hands

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 on them to authorize

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 their role

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 in the church.

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 So this shows

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 that the church

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 in Antioch

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 is officially

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 commissioning

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 Saul and Barnabas

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 for and publicly

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 recognizing

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 their role

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 as missionaries

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 being sent off.

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 And they're investing

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 in them

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 with the authority

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 that they need

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 to discharge

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 their duties.

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 And this is why

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 it's only after

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 this official commissioning

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 by the church

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 at Antioch

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 that Barnabas

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 starts being called

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 an apostle.

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 In Acts 14,

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 verse 14,

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 he is called

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 an apostle.

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 The word apostle

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 comes from

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 the Greek word

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 apostello.

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 Sounds similar,

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 which means

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 to send.

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 And that's very similar

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 to a word

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 that we often use,

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 maybe more often use,

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 the word missionary,

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 which comes from

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 the Latin word

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 missio.

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 They mean the same thing.

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 They both mean

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 someone who is sent out.

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 And though

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 it's the,

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 I prefer to use

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 the term missionary

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 in our context

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 because using the term

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 apostle can cause

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 confusion

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 because people

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 can confuse

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 someone who is

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 called an apostle

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 with the twelve

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 or with other

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 foundational apostles

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 who are commissioned

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 directly by the risen

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 Lord himself,

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 which none of the

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 apostles or missionaries

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 nowadays are like that.

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 However,

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 there are

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 modern day

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 lowercase a

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 apostles

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 who are missionaries

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 sent out to proclaim

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 or assist

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 in the proclamation

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 of the gospel,

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 the good news

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 of Jesus Christ.

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 I add the phrase

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 to proclaim

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 or to assist

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 in the proclamation

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 of the gospel

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 because that's

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 what some missionaries

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 in fact do.

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 For example,

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 my friend

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 Joyce Lynn

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 who was a seminary

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 friend of mine

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 was a pilot

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 with Mission

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 Aviation Fellowship.

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 She flew planes

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 to remote villages

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 that are parts

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 of the world

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 that are difficult

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 to access

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 to supply missionaries

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 who are proclaiming

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 the gospel.

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 She died in May

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 2020 last year

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 while transporting

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 food

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 and COVID

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 rapid test kits

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 and school supplies

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 to a village

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 in Papua

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 because her

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 plane crashed.

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 She wasn't

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 the primary

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 evangelist

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 or teacher

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 but she was

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 a missionary.

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 She was called

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 the missionary pilot.

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 She was sent out

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 by the church

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 to discharge her duties.

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 This is very similar

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 to the way

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 Epaphroditus

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 is called

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 an apostle

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 in Philippians 2.25.

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 Epaphroditus

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 was not a traditional

00:21:18.959 --> 00:21:20.399
 preaching missionary

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 whether he was

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 sent out

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 by the Philippian church

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 to minister

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 to Paul

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 and his temporal needs

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 because Paul

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 was a preaching

00:21:29.479 --> 00:21:30.399
 missionary.

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 but Epaphroditus

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 was an authorized

00:21:33.060 --> 00:21:33.840
 representative

00:21:33.840 --> 00:21:35.100
 of the Philippian church

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 who delivered

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 to Paul

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 their letter

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 and the supplies

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 a care package

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 for him

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 while he was

00:21:40.900 --> 00:21:41.380
 in prison.

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 And so

00:21:43.640 --> 00:21:44.480
 because of that

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 role

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 the ESV

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 translates

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 the word

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 apostle

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 as messenger.

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 He calls

00:21:49.120 --> 00:21:49.820
 Epaphroditus

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 a messenger

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 but it's the

00:21:51.500 --> 00:21:52.540
 exact same word

00:21:52.540 --> 00:21:53.120
 that is used

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 throughout

00:21:53.580 --> 00:21:54.400
 the New Testament

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 it's the apostle.

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 So missionaries

00:21:57.660 --> 00:21:58.700
 are those

00:21:58.700 --> 00:21:59.420
 who proclaim

00:21:59.420 --> 00:22:00.060
 the gospel

00:22:00.060 --> 00:22:00.620
 who are sent

00:22:00.620 --> 00:22:01.240
 out by the church

00:22:01.240 --> 00:22:01.640
 to proclaim

00:22:01.640 --> 00:22:02.100
 the gospel

00:22:02.100 --> 00:22:02.700
 to assist

00:22:02.700 --> 00:22:03.300
 in the proclamation

00:22:03.300 --> 00:22:03.960
 of the gospel.

00:22:05.600 --> 00:22:06.620
 So because of that

00:22:06.620 --> 00:22:07.340
 by definition

00:22:07.340 --> 00:22:08.740
 being an apostle

00:22:08.740 --> 00:22:09.600
 or being a missionary

00:22:09.600 --> 00:22:10.320
 involves

00:22:10.320 --> 00:22:11.700
 a kind of travel.

00:22:12.820 --> 00:22:14.000
 It entails

00:22:14.000 --> 00:22:14.640
 a change

00:22:14.640 --> 00:22:15.519
 in geographic

00:22:15.519 --> 00:22:16.120
 locale.

00:22:17.300 --> 00:22:18.120
 Verses 4 to 5

00:22:18.120 --> 00:22:18.740
 tell us that

00:22:18.740 --> 00:22:19.960
 Paul and Barnabas

00:22:19.960 --> 00:22:21.060
 assisted by John

00:22:21.060 --> 00:22:22.519
 traveled 16 miles

00:22:22.519 --> 00:22:23.279
 to Seleucia

00:22:23.279 --> 00:22:24.160
 where they got

00:22:24.160 --> 00:22:24.580
 on a ship

00:22:24.580 --> 00:22:24.960
 to sail

00:22:24.960 --> 00:22:26.100
 62 miles

00:22:26.099 --> 00:22:26.799
 to Cyprus

00:22:26.799 --> 00:22:27.539
 and then

00:22:27.539 --> 00:22:28.119
 arrived at

00:22:28.119 --> 00:22:28.639
 Salamis

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 and then

00:22:29.159 --> 00:22:29.439
 later

00:22:29.439 --> 00:22:30.019
 they traveled

00:22:30.019 --> 00:22:30.619
 to Paphas

00:22:30.619 --> 00:22:30.980
 which is

00:22:30.980 --> 00:22:31.259
 another

00:22:31.259 --> 00:22:32.759
 112 miles

00:22:32.759 --> 00:22:33.859
 away from

00:22:33.859 --> 00:22:34.419
 Salamis.

00:22:35.279 --> 00:22:36.179
 All that to say

00:22:36.179 --> 00:22:37.899
 it is the church's

00:22:37.899 --> 00:22:38.740
 role to set

00:22:38.740 --> 00:22:39.799
 apart missionaries

00:22:39.799 --> 00:22:40.719
 and send them

00:22:40.719 --> 00:22:41.219
 out from

00:22:41.219 --> 00:22:41.939
 their congregation.

00:22:44.359 --> 00:22:45.279
 I'm focusing

00:22:45.279 --> 00:22:45.559
 on this

00:22:45.559 --> 00:22:46.079
 because we

00:22:46.079 --> 00:22:46.619
 as a church

00:22:46.619 --> 00:22:47.039
 are walking

00:22:47.039 --> 00:22:47.459
 through this

00:22:47.459 --> 00:22:47.980
 right now.

00:22:48.319 --> 00:22:49.039
 We're trying

00:22:49.039 --> 00:22:50.219
 to learn

00:22:50.219 --> 00:22:51.099
 about how

00:22:51.099 --> 00:22:51.719
 we can send

00:22:51.719 --> 00:22:52.319
 out missionaries

00:22:52.319 --> 00:22:52.959
 from our midst.

00:22:54.579 --> 00:22:55.000
 And I think

00:22:55.000 --> 00:22:55.699
 setting apart

00:22:55.700 --> 00:22:56.299
 missionaries

00:22:56.299 --> 00:22:56.860
 as a local

00:22:56.860 --> 00:22:57.180
 church

00:22:57.180 --> 00:22:57.740
 at the very

00:22:57.740 --> 00:22:58.559
 least involves

00:22:58.559 --> 00:22:59.059
 assessing

00:22:59.059 --> 00:22:59.799
 and affirming

00:22:59.799 --> 00:23:00.340
 their missionary

00:23:00.340 --> 00:23:00.779
 call

00:23:00.779 --> 00:23:02.700
 and in preparing

00:23:02.700 --> 00:23:03.539
 and dedicating

00:23:03.539 --> 00:23:04.380
 them for that

00:23:04.380 --> 00:23:04.700
 call.

00:23:05.299 --> 00:23:05.819
 Remember that

00:23:05.819 --> 00:23:06.460
 the Holy Spirit

00:23:06.460 --> 00:23:07.580
 commanded the church

00:23:07.580 --> 00:23:08.279
 to set apart

00:23:08.279 --> 00:23:08.920
 the missionaries.

00:23:09.039 --> 00:23:09.519
 Assessment

00:23:09.519 --> 00:23:10.440
 is necessary

00:23:10.440 --> 00:23:11.900
 because some

00:23:11.900 --> 00:23:13.519
 people romanticize

00:23:13.519 --> 00:23:14.480
 traveling to

00:23:14.480 --> 00:23:15.420
 exotic places

00:23:15.420 --> 00:23:16.259
 as missionaries

00:23:16.259 --> 00:23:17.720
 without understanding

00:23:17.720 --> 00:23:18.559
 the price

00:23:18.559 --> 00:23:20.380
 and the persecution

00:23:20.380 --> 00:23:21.660
 that missions

00:23:21.660 --> 00:23:22.360
 work entails.

00:23:22.359 --> 00:23:24.219
 the church

00:23:24.219 --> 00:23:24.939
 needs to

00:23:24.939 --> 00:23:25.500
 ensure

00:23:25.500 --> 00:23:26.039
 that

00:23:26.039 --> 00:23:26.619
 what

00:23:26.619 --> 00:23:27.199
 motivates

00:23:27.199 --> 00:23:27.439
 these

00:23:27.439 --> 00:23:27.859
 missionaries

00:23:27.859 --> 00:23:28.500
 are God's

00:23:28.500 --> 00:23:28.919
 call

00:23:28.919 --> 00:23:29.399
 and not

00:23:29.399 --> 00:23:29.799
 their own

00:23:29.799 --> 00:23:30.199
 fancy.

00:23:31.759 --> 00:23:32.539
 The church

00:23:32.539 --> 00:23:32.879
 needs to

00:23:32.879 --> 00:23:33.179
 make sure

00:23:33.179 --> 00:23:33.479
 that they

00:23:33.479 --> 00:23:34.059
 are suited

00:23:34.059 --> 00:23:34.439
 for the

00:23:34.439 --> 00:23:34.719
 task

00:23:34.719 --> 00:23:35.000
 that they

00:23:35.000 --> 00:23:35.699
 are being

00:23:35.699 --> 00:23:36.259
 sent out

00:23:36.259 --> 00:23:36.479
 for.

00:23:37.139 --> 00:23:37.859
 If they're

00:23:37.859 --> 00:23:38.500
 going to

00:23:38.500 --> 00:23:39.279
 be primary

00:23:39.279 --> 00:23:39.899
 teachers

00:23:39.899 --> 00:23:40.479
 then they

00:23:40.479 --> 00:23:41.159
 better be

00:23:41.159 --> 00:23:41.899
 scripturally

00:23:41.899 --> 00:23:42.419
 competent

00:23:42.419 --> 00:23:43.259
 and theologically

00:23:43.259 --> 00:23:43.699
 equipped.

00:23:44.959 --> 00:23:45.679
 They better

00:23:45.679 --> 00:23:46.379
 have a strong

00:23:46.379 --> 00:23:47.379
 personal walk

00:23:47.379 --> 00:23:48.019
 with Jesus.

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 Robust

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 spiritual

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 disciplines

00:23:50.500 --> 00:23:50.940
 because

00:23:50.940 --> 00:23:51.819
 switching

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 your locale

00:23:52.579 --> 00:23:52.900
 doesn't

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 automatically

00:23:53.420 --> 00:23:53.880
 make you

00:23:53.880 --> 00:23:54.180
 a more

00:23:54.180 --> 00:23:54.600
 devout

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 Christian.

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 A Christian

00:23:57.900 --> 00:23:58.259
 that does

00:23:58.259 --> 00:23:58.759
 not read

00:23:58.759 --> 00:23:59.640
 his or her

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 Bible

00:24:00.140 --> 00:24:01.400
 or pray

00:24:01.400 --> 00:24:01.920
 here at

00:24:01.920 --> 00:24:02.240
 home

00:24:02.240 --> 00:24:03.240
 is not

00:24:03.240 --> 00:24:03.640
 all of a

00:24:03.640 --> 00:24:03.799
 sudden

00:24:03.799 --> 00:24:04.140
 going to

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 start

00:24:04.380 --> 00:24:04.900
 doing that

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 just because

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 they were

00:24:05.960 --> 00:24:06.440
 sent out

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 abroad.

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 Note that

00:24:09.660 --> 00:24:10.259
 Barnabas and

00:24:10.259 --> 00:24:10.620
 Saul have

00:24:10.620 --> 00:24:11.340
 already proven

00:24:11.340 --> 00:24:12.059
 their worth

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 by this time.

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 Barnabas had

00:24:13.700 --> 00:24:14.140
 a proven

00:24:14.140 --> 00:24:14.900
 record of

00:24:14.900 --> 00:24:15.539
 proclaiming

00:24:15.539 --> 00:24:15.840
 the Lord

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 Jesus.

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 He was

00:24:16.559 --> 00:24:16.840
 already

00:24:16.840 --> 00:24:17.579
 recognized

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 by the

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 apostles

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 for his

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 godliness

00:24:19.279 --> 00:24:19.899
 in chapter

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 4.

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 In Acts

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 11

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 verse 24

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 he described

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 Barnabas as

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 a good

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 man full

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 of the

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 Holy Spirit

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 and of

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 faith.

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 And that's

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 why the

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 Jerusalem

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 church sent

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 him out

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 in the

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 first place

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 to Antioch

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 to minister

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 to the

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 new

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 converts

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 there.

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 Similarly

00:24:34.240 --> 00:24:34.839
 after his

00:24:34.839 --> 00:24:35.319
 conversion

00:24:35.319 --> 00:24:36.460
 Saul

00:24:36.460 --> 00:24:36.839
 it says

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 in Acts

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 9

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 19

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 to 20

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 for some

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 days

00:24:39.399 --> 00:24:39.859
 was with

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 the

00:24:39.980 --> 00:24:40.440
 disciples

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 at

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 Damascus

00:24:41.399 --> 00:24:41.619
 and

00:24:41.619 --> 00:24:42.259
 immediately

00:24:42.259 --> 00:24:42.879
 proclaimed

00:24:42.879 --> 00:24:43.279
 Jesus

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 in the

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 synagogue.

00:24:44.960 --> 00:24:45.279
 Saul

00:24:45.279 --> 00:24:45.639
 loses

00:24:45.639 --> 00:24:46.339
 no time

00:24:46.339 --> 00:24:46.740
 he knows

00:24:46.740 --> 00:24:46.960
 that he

00:24:46.960 --> 00:24:47.279
 is called

00:24:47.279 --> 00:24:47.700
 to proclaim

00:24:47.700 --> 00:24:48.180
 the gospel

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 and right

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 there where

00:24:49.200 --> 00:24:49.620
 he was

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 in Damascus

00:24:50.279 --> 00:24:51.000
 where he

00:24:51.000 --> 00:24:51.539
 was converted

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 he starts

00:24:52.080 --> 00:24:52.720
 proclaiming

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 the Lord

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 Jesus

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 and then

00:24:54.819 --> 00:24:55.200
 he does

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 this in

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 Arabia

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 according to

00:24:57.140 --> 00:24:57.480
 Galatians

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 1

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 16

00:24:58.080 --> 00:24:58.500
 to 18

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 and then

00:24:58.880 --> 00:24:59.160
 he goes

00:24:59.160 --> 00:24:59.700
 to Jerusalem

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 to do

00:25:00.059 --> 00:25:00.460
 the same

00:25:00.460 --> 00:25:00.779
 thing

00:25:00.779 --> 00:25:01.039
 in Acts

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 9

00:25:01.360 --> 00:25:01.779
 26

00:25:01.779 --> 00:25:02.400
 to 29

00:25:02.400 --> 00:25:03.160
 and then

00:25:03.160 --> 00:25:03.559
 presumably

00:25:03.559 --> 00:25:04.019
 he's doing

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 the same

00:25:04.480 --> 00:25:04.779
 thing

00:25:04.779 --> 00:25:05.519
 in Tarsus

00:25:05.519 --> 00:25:05.900
 which is

00:25:05.900 --> 00:25:06.080
 where

00:25:06.080 --> 00:25:06.539
 Barnabas

00:25:06.539 --> 00:25:06.920
 finds

00:25:06.920 --> 00:25:07.120
 him

00:25:07.119 --> 00:25:07.939
 and recruits

00:25:07.939 --> 00:25:08.099
 him

00:25:08.099 --> 00:25:08.279
 for

00:25:08.279 --> 00:25:08.479
 this

00:25:08.479 --> 00:25:08.879
 ministry

00:25:08.879 --> 00:25:09.359
 work

00:25:09.359 --> 00:25:09.559
 in

00:25:09.559 --> 00:25:10.259
 Antioch

00:25:10.259 --> 00:25:12.179
 they're

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 not

00:25:12.439 --> 00:25:13.079
 sending

00:25:13.079 --> 00:25:16.579
 there's

00:25:16.579 --> 00:25:17.059
 I mean

00:25:17.059 --> 00:25:17.359
 there's

00:25:17.359 --> 00:25:17.619
 no

00:25:17.619 --> 00:25:18.359
 expendable

00:25:18.359 --> 00:25:18.859
 member

00:25:18.859 --> 00:25:19.119
 in the

00:25:19.119 --> 00:25:19.399
 church

00:25:19.399 --> 00:25:20.479
 but

00:25:20.479 --> 00:25:21.019
 to use

00:25:21.019 --> 00:25:21.639
 the term

00:25:21.639 --> 00:25:22.019
 today

00:25:22.019 --> 00:25:22.339
 they're

00:25:22.339 --> 00:25:22.639
 not

00:25:22.639 --> 00:25:23.199
 sending

00:25:23.199 --> 00:25:24.019
 expendable

00:25:24.019 --> 00:25:24.399
 people

00:25:24.399 --> 00:25:27.199
 they're

00:25:27.199 --> 00:25:27.459
 not

00:25:27.459 --> 00:25:27.839
 they're

00:25:27.839 --> 00:25:28.279
 sending

00:25:28.279 --> 00:25:28.639
 their

00:25:28.639 --> 00:25:28.939
 very

00:25:28.939 --> 00:25:29.539
 best

00:25:29.539 --> 00:25:34.339
 the most

00:25:34.339 --> 00:25:34.859
 faithful

00:25:34.859 --> 00:25:35.259
 men and

00:25:35.259 --> 00:25:35.420
 women

00:25:35.420 --> 00:25:35.700
 that's

00:25:35.700 --> 00:25:35.899
 what

00:25:35.899 --> 00:25:36.500
 the

00:25:36.500 --> 00:25:36.680
 church

00:25:36.680 --> 00:25:36.859
 should

00:25:36.859 --> 00:25:37.099
 do

00:25:37.099 --> 00:25:39.279
 it

00:25:39.279 --> 00:25:39.599
 appears

00:25:39.599 --> 00:25:39.899
 to me

00:25:39.899 --> 00:25:40.079
 that

00:25:40.079 --> 00:25:40.299
 God

00:25:40.299 --> 00:25:40.480
 has

00:25:40.480 --> 00:25:40.940
 called

00:25:40.940 --> 00:25:41.180
 some

00:25:41.180 --> 00:25:41.379
 of

00:25:41.379 --> 00:25:41.680
 us

00:25:41.680 --> 00:25:42.000
 as

00:25:42.000 --> 00:25:42.619
 missionaries

00:25:42.619 --> 00:25:44.259
 and that

00:25:44.259 --> 00:25:44.599
 means

00:25:44.599 --> 00:25:44.879
 in the

00:25:44.879 --> 00:25:45.139
 coming

00:25:45.139 --> 00:25:45.500
 months

00:25:45.500 --> 00:25:45.839
 and years

00:25:45.839 --> 00:25:46.180
 we will

00:25:46.180 --> 00:25:46.420
 have

00:25:46.420 --> 00:25:46.639
 to do

00:25:46.639 --> 00:25:46.779
 the

00:25:46.779 --> 00:25:47.059
 hard

00:25:47.059 --> 00:25:47.359
 work

00:25:47.359 --> 00:25:47.559
 of

00:25:47.559 --> 00:25:47.940
 setting

00:25:47.940 --> 00:25:48.379
 them

00:25:48.379 --> 00:25:48.819
 apart

00:25:48.819 --> 00:25:49.740
 and

00:25:49.740 --> 00:25:50.119
 sending

00:25:50.119 --> 00:25:50.359
 them

00:25:50.359 --> 00:25:50.700
 off

00:25:50.700 --> 00:25:53.240
 to

00:25:53.240 --> 00:25:53.659
 set

00:25:53.659 --> 00:25:54.079
 apart

00:25:54.079 --> 00:25:54.339
 for

00:25:54.339 --> 00:25:54.619
 missionary

00:25:54.619 --> 00:25:54.859
 work

00:25:54.859 --> 00:25:55.339
 necessarily

00:25:55.339 --> 00:25:55.720
 means

00:25:55.720 --> 00:25:55.859
 that

00:25:55.859 --> 00:25:55.980
 we

00:25:55.980 --> 00:25:56.200
 may

00:25:56.200 --> 00:25:56.519
 not

00:25:56.519 --> 00:25:56.839
 use

00:25:56.839 --> 00:25:57.000
 them

00:25:57.000 --> 00:25:57.279
 for

00:25:57.279 --> 00:25:57.599
 other

00:25:57.599 --> 00:25:57.960
 work

00:25:57.960 --> 00:26:00.039
 it

00:26:00.039 --> 00:26:00.360
 means

00:26:00.360 --> 00:26:00.579
 that

00:26:00.579 --> 00:26:00.740
 we

00:26:00.740 --> 00:26:01.120
 lose

00:26:01.120 --> 00:26:01.440
 them

00:26:01.440 --> 00:26:02.120
 at

00:26:02.120 --> 00:26:02.279
 least

00:26:02.279 --> 00:26:02.460
 for

00:26:02.460 --> 00:26:02.600
 a

00:26:02.600 --> 00:26:02.920
 time

00:26:02.920 --> 00:26:03.620
 from

00:26:03.620 --> 00:26:03.799
 our

00:26:03.799 --> 00:26:04.100
 local

00:26:04.100 --> 00:26:04.680
 congregation

00:26:04.680 --> 00:26:06.620
 it

00:26:06.620 --> 00:26:06.840
 means

00:26:06.840 --> 00:26:06.980
 we

00:26:06.980 --> 00:26:07.160
 will

00:26:07.160 --> 00:26:07.380
 miss

00:26:07.380 --> 00:26:07.579
 their

00:26:07.579 --> 00:26:08.059
 contribution

00:26:08.059 --> 00:26:08.340
 to

00:26:08.340 --> 00:26:08.519
 our

00:26:08.519 --> 00:26:08.860
 church

00:26:08.860 --> 00:26:09.019
 we

00:26:09.019 --> 00:26:09.100
 will

00:26:09.100 --> 00:26:09.240
 miss

00:26:09.240 --> 00:26:09.480
 their

00:26:09.480 --> 00:26:10.059
 personality

00:26:10.059 --> 00:26:10.380
 their

00:26:10.380 --> 00:26:10.840
 character

00:26:10.840 --> 00:26:11.079
 their

00:26:11.079 --> 00:26:11.559
 gifts

00:26:11.559 --> 00:26:13.039
 but

00:26:13.039 --> 00:26:13.400
 that

00:26:13.400 --> 00:26:13.860
 hard

00:26:13.860 --> 00:26:14.240
 work

00:26:14.240 --> 00:26:14.559
 is

00:26:14.559 --> 00:26:15.140
 necessary

00:26:15.140 --> 00:26:15.620
 because

00:26:15.620 --> 00:26:15.880
 there

00:26:15.880 --> 00:26:16.000
 are

00:26:16.000 --> 00:26:16.420
 people

00:26:16.420 --> 00:26:17.059
 in

00:26:17.059 --> 00:26:17.220
 the

00:26:17.220 --> 00:26:17.480
 world

00:26:17.480 --> 00:26:17.720
 who

00:26:17.720 --> 00:26:17.880
 have

00:26:17.880 --> 00:26:18.279
 not

00:26:18.279 --> 00:26:18.779
 heard

00:26:18.779 --> 00:26:18.980
 the

00:26:18.980 --> 00:26:19.279
 gospel

00:26:19.279 --> 00:26:19.480
 of

00:26:19.480 --> 00:26:19.700
 Jesus

00:26:19.700 --> 00:26:20.100
 Christ

00:26:20.100 --> 00:26:24.640
 and

00:26:24.640 --> 00:26:24.819
 our

00:26:24.819 --> 00:26:25.100
 Lord

00:26:25.100 --> 00:26:25.420
 Jesus

00:26:25.420 --> 00:26:25.740
 has

00:26:25.740 --> 00:26:26.340
 commanded

00:26:26.340 --> 00:26:26.799
 us

00:26:26.799 --> 00:26:27.579
 to

00:26:27.579 --> 00:26:27.839
 go

00:26:27.839 --> 00:26:28.139
 to

00:26:28.139 --> 00:26:28.339
 the

00:26:28.339 --> 00:26:28.519
 end

00:26:28.519 --> 00:26:28.659
 of

00:26:28.659 --> 00:26:28.779
 the

00:26:28.779 --> 00:26:29.079
 earth

00:26:29.079 --> 00:26:33.480
 in

00:26:33.480 --> 00:26:33.699
 3

00:26:33.699 --> 00:26:34.079
 John

00:26:34.079 --> 00:26:34.439
 5

00:26:34.439 --> 00:26:34.559
 to

00:26:34.559 --> 00:26:34.720
 8

00:26:34.720 --> 00:26:35.059
 apostle

00:26:35.059 --> 00:26:35.339
 John

00:26:35.339 --> 00:26:35.740
 commends

00:26:35.740 --> 00:26:36.159
 believers

00:26:36.159 --> 00:26:36.500
 who

00:26:36.500 --> 00:26:36.740
 are

00:26:36.740 --> 00:26:37.319
 actually

00:26:37.319 --> 00:26:37.919
 supporting

00:26:37.919 --> 00:26:38.919
 these

00:26:38.919 --> 00:26:39.619
 missionaries

00:26:39.619 --> 00:26:39.819
 who are

00:26:39.819 --> 00:26:40.079
 visiting

00:26:40.079 --> 00:26:40.379
 them

00:26:40.379 --> 00:26:40.859
 and then

00:26:40.859 --> 00:26:41.199
 sending

00:26:41.199 --> 00:26:41.419
 them

00:26:41.419 --> 00:26:41.799
 off

00:26:41.799 --> 00:26:42.740
 and he

00:26:42.740 --> 00:26:42.939
 says

00:26:42.939 --> 00:26:43.159
 this

00:26:43.159 --> 00:26:43.299
 you

00:26:43.299 --> 00:26:43.439
 will

00:26:43.439 --> 00:26:43.599
 do

00:26:43.599 --> 00:26:43.859
 well

00:26:43.859 --> 00:26:44.079
 to

00:26:44.079 --> 00:26:44.419
 send

00:26:44.419 --> 00:26:44.599
 them

00:26:44.599 --> 00:26:44.779
 on

00:26:44.779 --> 00:26:44.960
 their

00:26:44.960 --> 00:26:45.259
 journey

00:26:45.259 --> 00:26:45.399
 in

00:26:45.399 --> 00:26:45.519
 a

00:26:45.519 --> 00:26:45.819
 manner

00:26:45.819 --> 00:26:46.379
 worthy

00:26:46.379 --> 00:26:46.639
 of

00:26:46.639 --> 00:26:47.079
 God

00:26:47.079 --> 00:26:48.220
 for

00:26:48.220 --> 00:26:48.339
 they

00:26:48.339 --> 00:26:48.480
 have

00:26:48.480 --> 00:26:48.699
 gone

00:26:48.699 --> 00:26:48.960
 out

00:26:48.960 --> 00:26:49.099
 for

00:26:49.099 --> 00:26:49.240
 the

00:26:49.240 --> 00:26:49.500
 sake

00:26:49.500 --> 00:26:49.659
 of

00:26:49.659 --> 00:26:49.779
 the

00:26:49.779 --> 00:26:50.139
 name

00:26:50.139 --> 00:26:51.179
 accepting

00:26:51.179 --> 00:26:51.599
 nothing

00:26:51.599 --> 00:26:51.879
 from

00:26:51.879 --> 00:26:52.039
 the

00:26:52.039 --> 00:26:52.519
 Gentiles

00:26:52.519 --> 00:26:52.839
 therefore

00:26:52.839 --> 00:26:53.399
 we

00:26:53.399 --> 00:26:53.659
 ought

00:26:53.659 --> 00:26:53.799
 to

00:26:53.799 --> 00:26:54.379
 support

00:26:54.379 --> 00:26:54.799
 people

00:26:54.799 --> 00:26:55.079
 like

00:26:57.579 --> 00:26:57.859
 workers

00:26:57.859 --> 00:26:58.279
 for

00:26:58.279 --> 00:26:58.439
 the

00:26:58.439 --> 00:26:58.799
 truth

00:26:58.799 --> 00:27:00.480
 John

00:27:00.480 --> 00:27:00.679
 is

00:27:00.679 --> 00:27:00.960
 saying

00:27:00.960 --> 00:27:01.199
 here

00:27:01.199 --> 00:27:01.379
 that

00:27:01.379 --> 00:27:01.679
 instead

00:27:01.679 --> 00:27:02.059
 of

00:27:02.059 --> 00:27:02.639
 expecting

00:27:02.639 --> 00:27:03.240
 missionaries

00:27:03.240 --> 00:27:03.539
 that we

00:27:03.539 --> 00:27:04.159
 send off

00:27:04.159 --> 00:27:04.419
 to be

00:27:04.419 --> 00:27:04.779
 supported

00:27:04.779 --> 00:27:05.179
 by the

00:27:05.179 --> 00:27:05.460
 people

00:27:05.460 --> 00:27:05.740
 that they

00:27:05.740 --> 00:27:05.879
 are

00:27:05.879 --> 00:27:06.419
 ministering

00:27:06.419 --> 00:27:06.759
 to

00:27:06.759 --> 00:27:07.519
 that

00:27:07.519 --> 00:27:07.899
 we

00:27:07.899 --> 00:27:08.279
 should

00:27:08.279 --> 00:27:08.819
 support

00:27:08.819 --> 00:27:09.179
 them

00:27:09.179 --> 00:27:11.879
 furnish

00:27:11.879 --> 00:27:12.099
 their

00:27:12.099 --> 00:27:12.519
 needs

00:27:12.519 --> 00:27:13.859
 pay

00:27:13.859 --> 00:27:14.079
 their

00:27:14.079 --> 00:27:14.619
 expenses

00:27:14.619 --> 00:27:15.599
 because

00:27:15.599 --> 00:27:16.339
 missionaries

00:27:16.339 --> 00:27:16.799
 are

00:27:16.799 --> 00:27:17.359
 ministering

00:27:17.359 --> 00:27:18.240
 and

00:27:18.240 --> 00:27:18.500
 they're

00:27:18.500 --> 00:27:18.759
 usually

00:27:18.759 --> 00:27:19.039
 going

00:27:19.039 --> 00:27:19.179
 to

00:27:19.179 --> 00:27:19.519
 areas

00:27:19.519 --> 00:27:19.720
 where

00:27:19.720 --> 00:27:19.899
 there

00:27:19.899 --> 00:27:20.019
 are

00:27:20.019 --> 00:27:20.319
 not

00:27:20.319 --> 00:27:21.339
 other

00:27:21.339 --> 00:27:21.740
 established

00:27:21.740 --> 00:27:22.139
 churches

00:27:22.139 --> 00:27:25.779
 and

00:27:25.779 --> 00:27:26.599
 that's

00:27:26.599 --> 00:27:26.839
 why

00:27:26.839 --> 00:27:27.199
 missionary

00:27:27.199 --> 00:27:27.439
 work

00:27:27.440 --> 00:27:27.779
 is often

00:27:27.779 --> 00:27:27.920
 a

00:27:27.920 --> 00:27:28.120
 lonely

00:27:28.120 --> 00:27:28.519
 work

00:27:28.519 --> 00:27:29.380
 that's

00:27:29.380 --> 00:27:29.559
 why

00:27:29.559 --> 00:27:29.880
 in the

00:27:29.880 --> 00:27:30.100
 early

00:27:30.100 --> 00:27:30.480
 church

00:27:30.480 --> 00:27:30.980
 their

00:27:30.980 --> 00:27:32.100
 mode of

00:27:32.100 --> 00:27:32.500
 operation

00:27:32.500 --> 00:27:32.860
 is always

00:27:32.860 --> 00:27:33.200
 to send

00:27:33.200 --> 00:27:33.400
 out

00:27:33.400 --> 00:27:34.039
 teams

00:27:34.039 --> 00:27:37.960
 in this

00:27:37.960 --> 00:27:38.200
 case

00:27:38.200 --> 00:27:38.759
 Barnabas

00:27:38.759 --> 00:27:39.340
 Saul

00:27:39.340 --> 00:27:39.880
 and

00:27:39.880 --> 00:27:40.140
 John

00:27:40.140 --> 00:27:40.460
 Mark

00:27:40.460 --> 00:27:40.620
 who

00:27:40.620 --> 00:27:40.700
 is

00:27:40.700 --> 00:27:41.100
 assisting

00:27:41.100 --> 00:27:41.420
 them

00:27:41.420 --> 00:27:43.680
 so that

00:27:43.680 --> 00:27:44.160
 missionaries

00:27:44.160 --> 00:27:44.580
 go as

00:27:44.580 --> 00:27:45.299
 extensions

00:27:45.299 --> 00:27:45.900
 of

00:27:45.900 --> 00:27:46.160
 the

00:27:46.160 --> 00:27:46.539
 sending

00:27:46.539 --> 00:27:47.080
 church

00:27:47.080 --> 00:27:48.059
 assuming

00:27:48.059 --> 00:27:48.299
 that

00:27:48.299 --> 00:27:48.519
 they're

00:27:48.519 --> 00:27:48.799
 not

00:27:48.799 --> 00:27:49.160
 joining

00:27:49.160 --> 00:27:49.299
 an

00:27:49.299 --> 00:27:49.720
 existing

00:27:49.720 --> 00:27:50.460
 church

00:27:50.460 --> 00:27:50.680
 where

00:27:50.680 --> 00:27:50.820
 they're

00:27:50.820 --> 00:27:51.120
 going

00:27:51.120 --> 00:27:52.519
 and

00:27:52.519 --> 00:27:52.660
 they

00:27:52.660 --> 00:27:52.799
 will

00:27:52.799 --> 00:27:53.100
 need

00:27:53.100 --> 00:27:53.259
 the

00:27:53.259 --> 00:27:53.600
 church's

00:27:53.600 --> 00:27:54.039
 financial

00:27:54.039 --> 00:27:54.680
 support

00:27:54.680 --> 00:27:55.779
 emotional

00:27:55.779 --> 00:27:56.460
 support

00:27:56.460 --> 00:27:57.299
 spiritual

00:27:57.299 --> 00:27:57.900
 support

00:27:57.900 --> 00:27:58.799
 they need

00:27:58.799 --> 00:27:58.940
 the

00:27:58.940 --> 00:27:59.380
 church's

00:27:59.380 --> 00:27:59.880
 prayer

00:27:59.880 --> 00:28:03.380
 isn't

00:28:03.380 --> 00:28:03.819
 it amazing

00:28:03.819 --> 00:28:04.360
 3 John

00:28:04.360 --> 00:28:05.180
 5 says

00:28:05.180 --> 00:28:05.620
 we ought

00:28:05.620 --> 00:28:06.000
 to send

00:28:06.000 --> 00:28:06.360
 them off

00:28:06.360 --> 00:28:06.600
 in a

00:28:06.600 --> 00:28:06.880
 manner

00:28:06.880 --> 00:28:07.440
 worthy

00:28:07.440 --> 00:28:08.019
 of

00:28:08.019 --> 00:28:09.799
 God

00:28:09.799 --> 00:28:13.579
 what a

00:28:13.579 --> 00:28:13.940
 call

00:28:13.940 --> 00:28:15.700
 we ought

00:28:15.700 --> 00:28:16.340
 to give

00:28:16.340 --> 00:28:17.120
 them a

00:28:17.120 --> 00:28:17.779
 send off

00:28:17.779 --> 00:28:18.360
 worthy

00:28:18.360 --> 00:28:19.100
 of

00:28:19.100 --> 00:28:20.079
 God

00:28:20.079 --> 00:28:24.039
 why

00:28:24.039 --> 00:28:24.399
 because

00:28:24.399 --> 00:28:24.839
 they are

00:28:24.839 --> 00:28:25.659
 God's

00:28:25.659 --> 00:28:26.439
 workers

00:28:26.439 --> 00:28:27.019
 because

00:28:27.019 --> 00:28:27.199
 the

00:28:27.199 --> 00:28:27.399
 Holy

00:28:27.399 --> 00:28:27.960
 Spirit

00:28:27.960 --> 00:28:28.819
 called

00:28:28.819 --> 00:28:29.119
 them

00:28:29.119 --> 00:28:32.240
 because

00:28:32.240 --> 00:28:32.559
 they are

00:28:32.559 --> 00:28:33.659
 Christ's

00:28:33.659 --> 00:28:34.299
 representatives

00:28:34.299 --> 00:28:34.799
 because

00:28:34.799 --> 00:28:35.539
 remember

00:28:35.539 --> 00:28:37.240
 that's

00:28:37.240 --> 00:28:37.539
 the Lord

00:28:37.539 --> 00:28:37.859
 that they

00:28:37.859 --> 00:28:38.220
 serve

00:28:38.220 --> 00:28:38.599
 that's

00:28:38.599 --> 00:28:38.879
 the Lord

00:28:38.879 --> 00:28:39.179
 that they

00:28:39.179 --> 00:28:39.659
 represent

00:28:39.659 --> 00:28:40.539
 if we

00:28:40.539 --> 00:28:41.179
 were hosting

00:28:41.179 --> 00:28:41.720
 and sending

00:28:41.720 --> 00:28:42.079
 off

00:28:42.079 --> 00:28:42.879
 the king

00:28:42.879 --> 00:28:43.460
 himself

00:28:43.460 --> 00:28:44.419
 would we

00:28:44.419 --> 00:28:45.179
 be sparing

00:28:45.179 --> 00:28:45.740
 in our

00:28:45.740 --> 00:28:46.359
 expenses

00:28:46.359 --> 00:28:49.039
 would we

00:28:49.039 --> 00:28:49.599
 treat him

00:28:49.599 --> 00:28:49.979
 like a

00:28:49.979 --> 00:28:50.319
 beggar

00:28:50.319 --> 00:28:54.379
 we must

00:28:54.379 --> 00:28:55.000
 not shirk

00:28:55.000 --> 00:28:55.240
 our

00:28:55.240 --> 00:28:56.019
 responsibility

00:28:56.019 --> 00:28:56.359
 as a

00:28:56.359 --> 00:28:56.539
 church

00:28:56.539 --> 00:28:56.899
 to set

00:28:56.899 --> 00:28:57.319
 apart

00:28:57.319 --> 00:28:58.379
 and send

00:28:58.379 --> 00:28:59.359
 missionaries

00:28:59.359 --> 00:29:01.679
 because

00:29:01.679 --> 00:29:02.139
 churches

00:29:02.139 --> 00:29:02.319
 have

00:29:02.319 --> 00:29:02.759
 sometimes

00:29:02.759 --> 00:29:03.419
 not done

00:29:03.419 --> 00:29:03.799
 this

00:29:03.799 --> 00:29:05.240
 sometimes

00:29:05.240 --> 00:29:05.719
 missionaries

00:29:05.719 --> 00:29:06.059
 are not

00:29:06.059 --> 00:29:06.599
 sent

00:29:06.599 --> 00:29:08.079
 they

00:29:08.079 --> 00:29:08.279
 just

00:29:08.279 --> 00:29:08.599
 go

00:29:08.599 --> 00:29:13.659
 but

00:29:13.659 --> 00:29:13.859
 that's

00:29:13.859 --> 00:29:14.019
 not

00:29:14.019 --> 00:29:14.339
 the way

00:29:14.339 --> 00:29:14.439
 it

00:29:14.439 --> 00:29:14.619
 should

00:29:14.619 --> 00:29:15.299
 be

00:29:15.299 --> 00:29:17.339
 it's

00:29:17.339 --> 00:29:17.480
 the

00:29:17.480 --> 00:29:18.000
 church's

00:29:18.000 --> 00:29:18.599
 responsibility

00:29:18.599 --> 00:29:19.259
 to set

00:29:19.259 --> 00:29:19.599
 apart

00:29:19.599 --> 00:29:19.799
 the

00:29:19.799 --> 00:29:20.279
 missionaries

00:29:20.279 --> 00:29:20.599
 for the

00:29:20.599 --> 00:29:20.839
 service

00:29:20.839 --> 00:29:21.019
 of

00:29:21.019 --> 00:29:21.240
 God

00:29:21.240 --> 00:29:24.919
 third

00:29:24.919 --> 00:29:25.099
 a

00:29:25.099 --> 00:29:25.339
 missionary

00:29:25.339 --> 00:29:25.679
 that is

00:29:25.679 --> 00:29:25.980
 sent

00:29:25.980 --> 00:29:26.199
 by

00:29:26.199 --> 00:29:26.439
 God

00:29:26.439 --> 00:29:26.619
 and

00:29:26.619 --> 00:29:26.779
 set

00:29:26.779 --> 00:29:27.059
 apart

00:29:27.059 --> 00:29:27.240
 by

00:29:27.240 --> 00:29:27.399
 the

00:29:27.399 --> 00:29:27.759
 church

00:29:27.759 --> 00:29:28.000
 will

00:29:28.000 --> 00:29:28.439
 undoubtedly

00:29:28.439 --> 00:29:28.659
 be

00:29:28.659 --> 00:29:29.079
 opposed

00:29:29.079 --> 00:29:29.339
 by

00:29:29.339 --> 00:29:29.519
 the

00:29:29.519 --> 00:29:29.799
 devil

00:29:29.799 --> 00:29:31.319
 that's

00:29:31.319 --> 00:29:31.459
 my

00:29:31.459 --> 00:29:31.719
 third

00:29:31.719 --> 00:29:32.000
 point

00:29:32.000 --> 00:29:32.279
 please

00:29:32.279 --> 00:29:32.519
 follow

00:29:32.519 --> 00:29:32.740
 along

00:29:32.740 --> 00:29:32.980
 as I

00:29:32.980 --> 00:29:33.139
 read

00:29:33.139 --> 00:29:33.399
 verses

00:29:33.399 --> 00:29:33.719
 6

00:29:33.719 --> 00:29:33.879
 to

00:29:33.879 --> 00:29:34.119
 8

00:29:34.119 --> 00:29:34.759
 when

00:29:34.759 --> 00:29:34.899
 they

00:29:34.899 --> 00:29:35.059
 had

00:29:35.059 --> 00:29:35.339
 gone

00:29:35.339 --> 00:29:35.539
 through

00:29:35.539 --> 00:29:35.679
 the

00:29:35.679 --> 00:29:35.879
 whole

00:29:35.880 --> 00:29:36.200
 island

00:29:36.200 --> 00:29:36.600
 as far

00:29:36.600 --> 00:29:36.760
 as

00:29:36.760 --> 00:29:37.300
 pathos

00:29:37.300 --> 00:29:37.540
 they

00:29:37.540 --> 00:29:37.860
 came

00:29:37.860 --> 00:29:38.140
 upon

00:29:38.140 --> 00:29:38.340
 a

00:29:38.340 --> 00:29:38.520
 certain

00:29:38.520 --> 00:29:38.980
 magician

00:29:38.980 --> 00:29:39.260
 a

00:29:39.260 --> 00:29:39.520
 Jewish

00:29:39.520 --> 00:29:39.840
 false

00:29:39.840 --> 00:29:40.120
 prophet

00:29:40.120 --> 00:29:40.340
 named

00:29:40.340 --> 00:29:40.580
 Bar

00:29:40.580 --> 00:29:40.940
 Jesus

00:29:40.940 --> 00:29:41.880
 he

00:29:41.880 --> 00:29:42.020
 was

00:29:42.020 --> 00:29:42.260
 with

00:29:42.260 --> 00:29:42.400
 the

00:29:42.400 --> 00:29:43.020
 proconsul

00:29:43.020 --> 00:29:43.600
 Sergius

00:29:43.600 --> 00:29:44.040
 Paulus

00:29:44.040 --> 00:29:44.280
 a man

00:29:44.280 --> 00:29:44.380
 of

00:29:44.380 --> 00:29:44.940
 intelligence

00:29:44.940 --> 00:29:45.640
 who

00:29:45.640 --> 00:29:45.960
 summoned

00:29:45.960 --> 00:29:46.400
 Barnabas

00:29:46.400 --> 00:29:46.580
 and

00:29:46.580 --> 00:29:46.780
 Saul

00:29:46.780 --> 00:29:46.940
 and

00:29:46.940 --> 00:29:47.140
 sought

00:29:47.140 --> 00:29:47.280
 to

00:29:47.280 --> 00:29:47.460
 hear

00:29:47.460 --> 00:29:47.620
 the

00:29:47.620 --> 00:29:47.760
 word

00:29:47.760 --> 00:29:47.900
 of

00:29:47.900 --> 00:29:48.200
 God

00:29:48.200 --> 00:29:48.760
 but

00:29:48.760 --> 00:29:49.580
 Elemus

00:29:49.580 --> 00:29:49.800
 the

00:29:49.800 --> 00:29:50.180
 magician

00:29:50.180 --> 00:29:50.780
 for that

00:29:50.780 --> 00:29:50.880
 is

00:29:50.880 --> 00:29:50.980
 the

00:29:50.980 --> 00:29:51.140
 meaning

00:29:51.140 --> 00:29:51.280
 of

00:29:51.280 --> 00:29:51.420
 his

00:29:51.420 --> 00:29:51.640
 name

00:29:51.640 --> 00:29:52.340
 opposed

00:29:52.340 --> 00:29:52.720
 them

00:29:52.720 --> 00:29:53.680
 seeking

00:29:53.680 --> 00:29:53.900
 to

00:29:53.900 --> 00:29:54.200
 turn

00:29:54.200 --> 00:29:54.360
 the

00:29:54.360 --> 00:29:54.860
 proconsul

00:29:54.860 --> 00:29:55.200
 away

00:29:55.200 --> 00:29:55.460
 from

00:29:55.460 --> 00:29:55.620
 the

00:29:55.620 --> 00:29:55.920
 faith

00:29:55.920 --> 00:29:57.140
 just

00:29:57.140 --> 00:29:57.320
 as

00:29:57.320 --> 00:29:57.640
 Peter

00:29:57.640 --> 00:29:58.200
 confronted

00:29:58.200 --> 00:29:58.740
 Simon

00:29:58.740 --> 00:29:58.960
 the

00:29:58.960 --> 00:29:59.280
 magician

00:29:59.279 --> 00:29:59.579
 in

00:29:59.579 --> 00:29:59.899
 chapter

00:29:59.899 --> 00:30:00.299
 8

00:30:00.299 --> 00:30:00.980
 Barnabas

00:30:00.980 --> 00:30:01.139
 and

00:30:01.139 --> 00:30:01.339
 Saul

00:30:01.339 --> 00:30:02.000
 encounter

00:30:02.000 --> 00:30:02.759
 Elemus

00:30:02.759 --> 00:30:02.940
 the

00:30:02.940 --> 00:30:03.240
 magician

00:30:03.240 --> 00:30:03.579
 here

00:30:03.579 --> 00:30:03.720
 in

00:30:03.720 --> 00:30:03.940
 chapter

00:30:03.940 --> 00:30:04.440
 13

00:30:04.440 --> 00:30:06.079
 like

00:30:06.079 --> 00:30:06.680
 Simon

00:30:06.680 --> 00:30:07.359
 Elemus

00:30:07.359 --> 00:30:07.920
 was

00:30:07.920 --> 00:30:08.259
 not

00:30:08.259 --> 00:30:08.399
 a

00:30:08.399 --> 00:30:08.680
 magician

00:30:08.680 --> 00:30:08.899
 in

00:30:08.899 --> 00:30:09.019
 the

00:30:09.019 --> 00:30:09.259
 sense

00:30:09.259 --> 00:30:09.399
 of

00:30:09.399 --> 00:30:09.660
 someone

00:30:09.660 --> 00:30:09.859
 who

00:30:09.859 --> 00:30:10.220
 uses

00:30:10.220 --> 00:30:10.940
 sleight

00:30:10.940 --> 00:30:11.099
 of

00:30:11.099 --> 00:30:11.599
 hand

00:30:11.599 --> 00:30:12.339
 or

00:30:12.339 --> 00:30:13.259
 illusions

00:30:13.259 --> 00:30:14.759
 to

00:30:14.759 --> 00:30:15.539
 entertain

00:30:15.539 --> 00:30:16.139
 people

00:30:16.139 --> 00:30:17.619
 like

00:30:17.619 --> 00:30:18.000
 Daniel

00:30:18.000 --> 00:30:21.440
 that's

00:30:21.440 --> 00:30:21.680
 totally

00:30:21.680 --> 00:30:22.019
 fine

00:30:22.019 --> 00:30:22.339
 activity

00:30:22.339 --> 00:30:27.159
 Simon

00:30:27.159 --> 00:30:27.339
 the

00:30:27.339 --> 00:30:27.579
 magician

00:30:27.579 --> 00:30:27.759
 and

00:30:27.759 --> 00:30:28.199
 Elemus

00:30:28.199 --> 00:30:28.539
 the

00:30:28.539 --> 00:30:28.819
 magician

00:30:28.819 --> 00:30:29.299
 are

00:30:29.299 --> 00:30:30.859
 sorcerers

00:30:30.859 --> 00:30:31.379
 they're

00:30:31.379 --> 00:30:32.579
 men

00:30:32.579 --> 00:30:32.720
 who

00:30:32.720 --> 00:30:33.079
 practice

00:30:33.079 --> 00:30:33.819
 witchcraft

00:30:33.819 --> 00:30:36.039
 they're

00:30:36.039 --> 00:30:36.379
 people

00:30:36.379 --> 00:30:36.539
 who

00:30:36.539 --> 00:30:36.619
 are

00:30:36.619 --> 00:30:37.099
 associated

00:30:37.099 --> 00:30:37.339
 with

00:30:37.339 --> 00:30:37.480
 the

00:30:37.480 --> 00:30:37.919
 occult

00:30:37.919 --> 00:30:38.240
 who

00:30:38.240 --> 00:30:39.000
 traverse

00:30:39.000 --> 00:30:39.259
 in

00:30:39.259 --> 00:30:39.399
 the

00:30:39.399 --> 00:30:39.659
 realm

00:30:39.659 --> 00:30:39.879
 of

00:30:39.879 --> 00:30:40.099
 evil

00:30:40.099 --> 00:30:40.639
 spirits

00:30:40.639 --> 00:30:41.159
 and

00:30:41.159 --> 00:30:41.799
 demons

00:30:41.799 --> 00:30:43.679
 who

00:30:43.679 --> 00:30:43.939
 call

00:30:43.939 --> 00:30:44.139
 down

00:30:44.139 --> 00:30:44.559
 curses

00:30:44.559 --> 00:30:44.740
 on

00:30:44.740 --> 00:30:44.980
 people

00:30:44.980 --> 00:30:45.139
 who

00:30:45.139 --> 00:30:45.339
 use

00:30:45.339 --> 00:30:46.379
 incantations

00:30:46.379 --> 00:30:50.179
 and

00:30:50.179 --> 00:30:50.339
 he

00:30:50.339 --> 00:30:50.480
 is

00:30:50.480 --> 00:30:50.819
 described

00:30:50.819 --> 00:30:51.000
 here

00:30:51.000 --> 00:30:51.119
 as

00:30:51.119 --> 00:30:51.259
 a

00:30:51.259 --> 00:30:51.519
 Jewish

00:30:51.519 --> 00:30:51.879
 false

00:30:51.879 --> 00:30:52.179
 prophet

00:30:52.180 --> 00:30:52.519
 named

00:30:52.519 --> 00:30:52.840
 Bar

00:30:52.840 --> 00:30:53.240
 Jesus

00:30:53.240 --> 00:30:54.960
 he

00:30:54.960 --> 00:30:55.080
 was

00:30:55.080 --> 00:30:55.240
 a

00:30:55.240 --> 00:30:55.460
 Jew

00:30:55.460 --> 00:30:55.720
 but

00:30:55.720 --> 00:30:56.060
 evidently

00:30:56.060 --> 00:30:56.240
 not

00:30:56.240 --> 00:30:56.420
 a

00:30:56.420 --> 00:30:56.740
 faithful

00:30:56.740 --> 00:30:57.039
 Jew

00:30:57.039 --> 00:30:57.299
 because

00:30:57.299 --> 00:30:57.460
 he

00:30:57.460 --> 00:30:57.620
 is

00:30:57.620 --> 00:30:58.080
 described

00:30:58.080 --> 00:30:58.220
 as

00:30:58.220 --> 00:30:58.360
 a

00:30:58.360 --> 00:30:58.720
 false

00:30:58.720 --> 00:30:59.140
 prophet

00:30:59.140 --> 00:30:59.860
 unlike

00:30:59.860 --> 00:31:00.140
 the

00:31:00.140 --> 00:31:00.440
 true

00:31:00.440 --> 00:31:00.820
 prophets

00:31:00.820 --> 00:31:00.980
 of

00:31:00.980 --> 00:31:01.120
 the

00:31:01.120 --> 00:31:01.340
 Lord

00:31:01.340 --> 00:31:01.500
 in

00:31:01.500 --> 00:31:01.620
 the

00:31:01.620 --> 00:31:01.840
 church

00:31:01.840 --> 00:31:01.980
 at

00:31:01.980 --> 00:31:02.320
 Antioch

00:31:02.320 --> 00:31:02.460
 who

00:31:02.460 --> 00:31:02.980
 received

00:31:02.980 --> 00:31:03.460
 the

00:31:03.460 --> 00:31:03.860
 command

00:31:03.860 --> 00:31:04.019
 of

00:31:04.019 --> 00:31:04.120
 the

00:31:04.120 --> 00:31:04.320
 Holy

00:31:04.320 --> 00:31:04.759
 Spirit

00:31:04.759 --> 00:31:05.900
 this

00:31:05.900 --> 00:31:06.920
 Elemus

00:31:06.920 --> 00:31:07.320
 is

00:31:07.320 --> 00:31:07.480
 a

00:31:07.480 --> 00:31:07.759
 false

00:31:07.759 --> 00:31:08.120
 prophet

00:31:08.120 --> 00:31:08.320
 who

00:31:08.320 --> 00:31:09.000
 opposes

00:31:09.000 --> 00:31:09.759
 the

00:31:09.759 --> 00:31:10.100
 voice

00:31:10.100 --> 00:31:10.519
 of the

00:31:10.519 --> 00:31:10.820
 Spirit

00:31:10.820 --> 00:31:11.759
 the

00:31:11.759 --> 00:31:12.019
 Word

00:31:12.019 --> 00:31:12.180
 of

00:31:12.180 --> 00:31:12.519
 God

00:31:12.519 --> 00:31:13.560
 Elemus

00:31:13.560 --> 00:31:13.860
 was

00:31:13.860 --> 00:31:14.340
 with

00:31:14.340 --> 00:31:14.600
 the

00:31:14.600 --> 00:31:15.160
 proconsul

00:31:15.160 --> 00:31:15.680
 it says

00:31:15.680 --> 00:31:16.519
 which

00:31:16.519 --> 00:31:16.920
 implies

00:31:16.920 --> 00:31:17.180
 that he

00:31:17.180 --> 00:31:17.500
 served

00:31:17.500 --> 00:31:17.779
 as an

00:31:17.779 --> 00:31:18.420
 advisor

00:31:18.420 --> 00:31:18.700
 a

00:31:22.180 --> 00:31:22.600
 of

00:31:22.600 --> 00:31:22.799
 the

00:31:22.799 --> 00:31:23.060
 Roman

00:31:23.060 --> 00:31:23.600
 province

00:31:23.600 --> 00:31:23.820
 was

00:31:23.820 --> 00:31:24.200
 appointed

00:31:24.200 --> 00:31:24.500
 by

00:31:24.500 --> 00:31:24.680
 the

00:31:24.680 --> 00:31:24.920
 Roman

00:31:24.920 --> 00:31:25.420
 senate

00:31:25.420 --> 00:31:26.340
 and

00:31:26.340 --> 00:31:26.460
 the

00:31:26.460 --> 00:31:26.960
 proconsul

00:31:26.960 --> 00:31:27.340
 himself

00:31:27.340 --> 00:31:27.960
 was

00:31:27.960 --> 00:31:28.600
 interested

00:31:28.600 --> 00:31:29.100
 in what

00:31:29.100 --> 00:31:29.580
 Saul and

00:31:29.580 --> 00:31:29.940
 Barnabas

00:31:29.940 --> 00:31:30.120
 were

00:31:30.120 --> 00:31:30.740
 proclaiming

00:31:30.740 --> 00:31:30.960
 all

00:31:30.960 --> 00:31:31.340
 throughout

00:31:31.340 --> 00:31:32.360
 the

00:31:32.360 --> 00:31:32.740
 region

00:31:32.740 --> 00:31:37.900
 however

00:31:37.900 --> 00:31:39.440
 Elemus

00:31:39.440 --> 00:31:39.640
 the

00:31:39.640 --> 00:31:39.920
 magician

00:31:39.920 --> 00:31:40.400
 opposed

00:31:40.400 --> 00:31:40.720
 them

00:31:40.720 --> 00:31:42.519
 he

00:31:42.519 --> 00:31:42.660
 was

00:31:42.660 --> 00:31:43.480
 contradicting

00:31:43.480 --> 00:31:43.860
 what they

00:31:43.860 --> 00:31:44.180
 were saying

00:31:44.180 --> 00:31:44.299
 he

00:31:44.299 --> 00:31:44.420
 was

00:31:44.420 --> 00:31:45.259
 undermining

00:31:45.259 --> 00:31:45.560
 what

00:31:45.560 --> 00:31:45.680
 they

00:31:45.680 --> 00:31:45.779
 were

00:31:45.779 --> 00:31:45.940
 saying

00:31:45.940 --> 00:31:46.060
 he

00:31:46.060 --> 00:31:46.100
 was

00:31:46.100 --> 00:31:46.220
 trying

00:31:46.220 --> 00:31:46.360
 to

00:31:46.360 --> 00:31:46.980
 discredit

00:31:46.980 --> 00:31:47.380
 Saul

00:31:47.380 --> 00:31:47.580
 and

00:31:47.580 --> 00:31:48.019
 Barnabas

00:31:48.019 --> 00:31:48.460
 they

00:31:48.460 --> 00:31:48.840
 stood

00:31:48.840 --> 00:31:49.019
 in

00:31:49.019 --> 00:31:49.140
 the

00:31:49.140 --> 00:31:49.360
 way

00:31:49.360 --> 00:31:49.519
 and

00:31:49.519 --> 00:31:49.680
 he

00:31:49.680 --> 00:31:50.080
 tried

00:31:50.080 --> 00:31:50.759
 actively

00:31:50.759 --> 00:31:51.039
 to

00:31:51.039 --> 00:31:51.519
 turn

00:31:51.519 --> 00:31:51.680
 the

00:31:51.680 --> 00:31:52.240
 proconsul

00:31:52.240 --> 00:31:52.820
 away

00:31:52.820 --> 00:31:53.320
 from

00:31:53.320 --> 00:31:53.519
 the

00:31:53.519 --> 00:31:53.860
 faith

00:31:53.860 --> 00:31:55.960
 I

00:31:55.960 --> 00:31:56.160
 wonder

00:31:56.160 --> 00:31:56.920
 why

00:31:56.920 --> 00:31:57.299
 I

00:31:57.299 --> 00:31:57.380
 mean

00:31:57.380 --> 00:31:57.660
 obviously

00:31:57.660 --> 00:31:57.900
 he

00:31:57.900 --> 00:31:58.000
 is

00:31:58.000 --> 00:31:58.140
 the

00:31:58.140 --> 00:31:58.539
 representative

00:31:58.539 --> 00:31:58.700
 of

00:31:58.700 --> 00:31:58.820
 the

00:31:58.820 --> 00:31:59.060
 devil

00:31:59.060 --> 00:31:59.400
 that's

00:31:59.400 --> 00:31:59.580
 why

00:31:59.580 --> 00:31:59.799
 he's

00:31:59.799 --> 00:32:00.019
 called

00:32:00.019 --> 00:32:00.180
 the

00:32:00.180 --> 00:32:00.340
 son

00:32:00.340 --> 00:32:00.460
 of

00:32:00.460 --> 00:32:00.560
 the

00:32:00.560 --> 00:32:00.799
 devil

00:32:00.799 --> 00:32:03.000
 but

00:32:03.000 --> 00:32:03.460
 probably

00:32:03.460 --> 00:32:03.860
 also

00:32:03.860 --> 00:32:04.220
 because

00:32:04.220 --> 00:32:04.360
 the

00:32:04.360 --> 00:32:04.640
 limousine

00:32:04.640 --> 00:32:04.980
 magician

00:32:04.980 --> 00:32:05.259
 was

00:32:05.259 --> 00:32:05.560
 well

00:32:05.560 --> 00:32:05.980
 aware

00:32:05.980 --> 00:32:06.560
 that

00:32:06.560 --> 00:32:06.680
 if

00:32:06.680 --> 00:32:06.820
 the

00:32:06.820 --> 00:32:07.400
 proconsul

00:32:07.400 --> 00:32:07.560
 were

00:32:07.560 --> 00:32:07.700
 to

00:32:07.700 --> 00:32:07.860
 come

00:32:07.860 --> 00:32:08.019
 to

00:32:08.019 --> 00:32:08.460
 faith

00:32:08.460 --> 00:32:08.600
 in

00:32:08.600 --> 00:32:08.720
 the

00:32:08.720 --> 00:32:08.900
 Lord

00:32:08.900 --> 00:32:09.279
 Jesus

00:32:09.279 --> 00:32:09.580
 and

00:32:09.580 --> 00:32:09.720
 to

00:32:09.720 --> 00:32:09.980
 pledge

00:32:09.980 --> 00:32:10.360
 allegiance

00:32:10.360 --> 00:32:10.600
 to

00:32:10.600 --> 00:32:11.019
 him

00:32:11.019 --> 00:32:11.740
 that

00:32:11.740 --> 00:32:11.940
 would

00:32:11.940 --> 00:32:12.100
 be

00:32:12.100 --> 00:32:12.299
 the

00:32:12.299 --> 00:32:12.480
 end

00:32:12.480 --> 00:32:12.620
 of

00:32:12.620 --> 00:32:12.840
 his

00:32:12.840 --> 00:32:13.320
 career

00:32:13.320 --> 00:32:18.480
 this

00:32:18.480 --> 00:32:18.560
 is

00:32:18.560 --> 00:32:18.660
 a

00:32:18.660 --> 00:32:18.820
 good

00:32:18.820 --> 00:32:19.259
 reminder

00:32:19.259 --> 00:32:19.440
 of

00:32:19.440 --> 00:32:19.560
 the

00:32:19.559 --> 00:32:19.799
 fact

00:32:19.799 --> 00:32:19.960
 that

00:32:19.960 --> 00:32:20.119
 the

00:32:20.119 --> 00:32:20.579
 gospel

00:32:20.579 --> 00:32:20.799
 of

00:32:20.799 --> 00:32:21.079
 Jesus

00:32:21.079 --> 00:32:21.740
 is

00:32:21.740 --> 00:32:22.500
 disruptive

00:32:22.500 --> 00:32:25.099
 it

00:32:25.099 --> 00:32:26.099
 disrupts

00:32:26.099 --> 00:32:27.019
 families

00:32:27.019 --> 00:32:29.460
 Christians

00:32:29.460 --> 00:32:29.899
 in other

00:32:29.899 --> 00:32:30.440
 cultures

00:32:30.440 --> 00:32:32.220
 are often

00:32:32.220 --> 00:32:32.940
 disowned

00:32:32.940 --> 00:32:33.639
 by their

00:32:33.639 --> 00:32:33.940
 own

00:32:33.940 --> 00:32:34.359
 family

00:32:34.359 --> 00:32:34.759
 members

00:32:34.759 --> 00:32:35.059
 after

00:32:35.059 --> 00:32:35.259
 their

00:32:35.259 --> 00:32:35.700
 conversion

00:32:35.700 --> 00:32:38.019
 it

00:32:38.019 --> 00:32:38.819
 disrupts

00:32:38.819 --> 00:32:39.419
 careers

00:32:39.419 --> 00:32:40.740
 witches

00:32:40.740 --> 00:32:41.139
 and

00:32:41.139 --> 00:32:41.819
 sorcerers

00:32:41.819 --> 00:32:42.139
 lose

00:32:42.139 --> 00:32:42.359
 their

00:32:42.359 --> 00:32:42.779
 jobs

00:32:42.779 --> 00:32:43.460
 imams

00:32:43.460 --> 00:32:44.019
 and

00:32:44.019 --> 00:32:44.460
 Buddhist

00:32:44.460 --> 00:32:44.859
 monks

00:32:44.859 --> 00:32:45.059
 and

00:32:45.059 --> 00:32:45.460
 Hindu

00:32:45.460 --> 00:32:45.960
 gurus

00:32:45.960 --> 00:32:46.399
 and

00:32:46.399 --> 00:32:46.899
 atheist

00:32:46.899 --> 00:32:47.559
 philosophers

00:32:47.559 --> 00:32:48.179
 lose

00:32:48.179 --> 00:32:48.460
 their

00:32:48.460 --> 00:32:49.079
 credibility

00:32:49.079 --> 00:32:50.379
 people

00:32:50.379 --> 00:32:50.639
 who

00:32:50.639 --> 00:32:50.899
 make

00:32:50.899 --> 00:32:51.119
 and

00:32:51.119 --> 00:32:51.519
 sell

00:32:51.519 --> 00:32:52.019
 idols

00:32:52.019 --> 00:32:52.659
 pendants

00:32:52.659 --> 00:32:53.359
 talismans

00:32:53.359 --> 00:32:53.939
 lose

00:32:53.939 --> 00:32:54.199
 their

00:32:54.199 --> 00:32:54.740
 profit

00:32:54.740 --> 00:32:55.879
 it's

00:32:55.879 --> 00:32:56.039
 no

00:32:56.039 --> 00:32:56.439
 wonder

00:32:56.439 --> 00:32:56.819
 then

00:32:56.819 --> 00:32:57.099
 that

00:32:57.099 --> 00:32:57.799
 missionaries

00:32:57.799 --> 00:32:58.079
 are

00:32:58.079 --> 00:32:58.839
 opposed

00:32:58.839 --> 00:33:03.000
 missionaries

00:33:03.000 --> 00:33:03.519
 are making

00:33:03.519 --> 00:33:04.179
 forays

00:33:04.179 --> 00:33:04.559
 into

00:33:04.559 --> 00:33:05.299
 enemy

00:33:05.299 --> 00:33:06.339
 territory

00:33:06.339 --> 00:33:07.259
 the

00:33:07.259 --> 00:33:07.659
 spiritual

00:33:07.659 --> 00:33:08.039
 forces

00:33:08.039 --> 00:33:08.240
 of

00:33:08.240 --> 00:33:08.539
 evil

00:33:08.539 --> 00:33:09.119
 will

00:33:09.119 --> 00:33:10.460
 oppose

00:33:10.460 --> 00:33:10.819
 them

00:33:10.819 --> 00:33:12.079
 that

00:33:12.079 --> 00:33:12.240
 is

00:33:12.240 --> 00:33:12.859
 guaranteed

00:33:12.859 --> 00:33:17.220
 we

00:33:17.220 --> 00:33:17.399
 should

00:33:17.399 --> 00:33:17.539
 be

00:33:17.539 --> 00:33:17.980
 prepared

00:33:17.980 --> 00:33:18.279
 for

00:33:18.279 --> 00:33:18.500
 it

00:33:18.500 --> 00:33:19.680
 we

00:33:19.680 --> 00:33:19.799
 should

00:33:19.799 --> 00:33:20.200
 prepare

00:33:20.200 --> 00:33:20.400
 the

00:33:20.400 --> 00:33:20.819
 missionaries

00:33:20.819 --> 00:33:21.079
 that we

00:33:21.079 --> 00:33:21.319
 set

00:33:21.319 --> 00:33:21.579
 apart

00:33:21.579 --> 00:33:21.740
 in

00:33:21.740 --> 00:33:22.000
 sand

00:33:22.000 --> 00:33:22.299
 for

00:33:22.299 --> 00:33:22.539
 it

00:33:22.539 --> 00:33:23.940
 we

00:33:23.940 --> 00:33:24.119
 should

00:33:24.119 --> 00:33:24.700
 pray

00:33:24.700 --> 00:33:24.960
 for

00:33:24.960 --> 00:33:25.279
 them

00:33:25.279 --> 00:33:26.220
 for

00:33:26.220 --> 00:33:26.480
 God's

00:33:26.480 --> 00:33:26.920
 protection

00:33:26.920 --> 00:33:27.200
 over

00:33:27.200 --> 00:33:27.440
 them

00:33:27.440 --> 00:33:28.799
 that

00:33:28.799 --> 00:33:28.920
 they

00:33:28.920 --> 00:33:29.059
 might

00:33:29.059 --> 00:33:29.240
 be

00:33:29.240 --> 00:33:29.759
 fortified

00:33:29.759 --> 00:33:29.940
 with

00:33:29.940 --> 00:33:30.059
 the

00:33:30.059 --> 00:33:30.240
 armor

00:33:30.240 --> 00:33:30.400
 of

00:33:30.400 --> 00:33:30.640
 God

00:33:30.640 --> 00:33:34.619
 in

00:33:34.619 --> 00:33:34.779
 order

00:33:34.779 --> 00:33:35.000
 to

00:33:35.000 --> 00:33:35.799
 counter

00:33:35.799 --> 00:33:36.160
 Satan

00:33:36.160 --> 00:33:36.380
 and the

00:33:36.380 --> 00:33:36.579
 evil

00:33:36.579 --> 00:33:37.000
 spirits

00:33:37.000 --> 00:33:37.279
 under

00:33:37.279 --> 00:33:37.460
 his

00:33:37.460 --> 00:33:37.720
 command

00:33:37.720 --> 00:33:38.220
 we

00:33:38.220 --> 00:33:38.440
 must

00:33:38.440 --> 00:33:38.640
 be

00:33:38.640 --> 00:33:39.059
 filled

00:33:39.059 --> 00:33:39.380
 with

00:33:39.380 --> 00:33:39.599
 the

00:33:39.599 --> 00:33:39.940
 Holy

00:33:39.940 --> 00:33:40.359
 Spirit

00:33:40.359 --> 00:33:41.960
 that's

00:33:41.960 --> 00:33:42.119
 my

00:33:42.119 --> 00:33:42.400
 fourth

00:33:42.400 --> 00:33:42.660
 point

00:33:42.660 --> 00:33:42.819
 it

00:33:42.819 --> 00:33:42.960
 says

00:33:42.960 --> 00:33:43.119
 in

00:33:43.119 --> 00:33:43.380
 verses

00:33:43.380 --> 00:33:43.680
 9

00:33:43.680 --> 00:33:43.799
 to

00:33:43.799 --> 00:33:44.059
 11

00:33:44.059 --> 00:33:44.299
 but

00:33:44.299 --> 00:33:44.859
 Saul

00:33:44.859 --> 00:33:45.460
 was

00:33:45.460 --> 00:33:45.779
 also

00:33:45.779 --> 00:33:46.140
 called

00:33:46.140 --> 00:33:46.640
 Paul

00:33:46.640 --> 00:33:47.339
 filled

00:33:47.339 --> 00:33:47.579
 with

00:33:47.579 --> 00:33:47.740
 the

00:33:47.740 --> 00:33:47.919
 Holy

00:33:47.919 --> 00:33:48.220
 Spirit

00:33:48.220 --> 00:33:48.439
 looked

00:33:48.439 --> 00:33:48.919
 intently

00:33:48.919 --> 00:33:49.199
 at

00:33:49.199 --> 00:33:49.399
 him

00:33:49.399 --> 00:33:49.559
 and

00:33:49.559 --> 00:33:49.859
 said

00:33:49.859 --> 00:33:50.579
 you

00:33:50.579 --> 00:33:50.980
 son

00:33:50.980 --> 00:33:51.099
 of

00:33:51.099 --> 00:33:51.220
 the

00:33:51.220 --> 00:33:51.439
 devil

00:33:51.439 --> 00:33:51.939
 you

00:33:51.939 --> 00:33:52.199
 enemy

00:33:52.199 --> 00:33:52.379
 of

00:33:52.379 --> 00:33:52.579
 all

00:33:52.579 --> 00:33:53.000
 righteousness

00:33:53.000 --> 00:33:53.679
 full

00:33:53.679 --> 00:33:53.879
 of

00:33:53.879 --> 00:33:54.039
 all

00:33:54.039 --> 00:33:54.379
 deceit

00:33:54.379 --> 00:33:54.519
 and

00:33:54.519 --> 00:33:54.859
 villainy

00:33:54.859 --> 00:33:55.039
 will

00:33:55.039 --> 00:33:55.279
 you

00:33:55.279 --> 00:33:55.619
 not

00:33:55.619 --> 00:33:56.179
 stop

00:33:56.179 --> 00:33:56.859
 making

00:33:56.859 --> 00:33:57.399
 crooked

00:33:57.399 --> 00:33:57.879
 the

00:33:57.879 --> 00:33:58.199
 straight

00:33:58.199 --> 00:33:58.519
 path

00:33:58.519 --> 00:33:58.659
 of

00:33:58.659 --> 00:33:58.779
 the

00:33:58.779 --> 00:33:59.000
 Lord

00:33:59.000 --> 00:34:00.039
 and

00:34:00.039 --> 00:34:00.259
 now

00:34:00.259 --> 00:34:00.859
 behold

00:34:00.859 --> 00:34:01.099
 the

00:34:01.099 --> 00:34:01.439
 hand

00:34:01.439 --> 00:34:01.559
 of

00:34:01.559 --> 00:34:01.699
 the

00:34:01.699 --> 00:34:01.960
 Lord

00:34:01.960 --> 00:34:02.159
 is

00:34:02.159 --> 00:34:02.519
 upon

00:34:02.519 --> 00:34:02.899
 you

00:34:02.899 --> 00:34:03.399
 and

00:34:03.399 --> 00:34:03.539
 you

00:34:03.539 --> 00:34:03.759
 will

00:34:03.759 --> 00:34:04.000
 be

00:34:04.000 --> 00:34:04.419
 blind

00:34:04.419 --> 00:34:04.579
 and

00:34:04.579 --> 00:34:04.919
 unable

00:34:04.919 --> 00:34:05.139
 to

00:34:05.139 --> 00:34:05.279
 see

00:34:05.279 --> 00:34:05.439
 the

00:34:05.439 --> 00:34:05.659
 sun

00:34:05.659 --> 00:34:05.899
 for

00:34:05.899 --> 00:34:06.039
 a

00:34:06.039 --> 00:34:06.419
 time

00:34:06.419 --> 00:34:07.859
 immediately

00:34:07.859 --> 00:34:08.279
 missed

00:34:08.279 --> 00:34:08.400
 the

00:34:08.400 --> 00:34:08.679
 darkness

00:34:08.679 --> 00:34:08.980
 fell

00:34:08.980 --> 00:34:09.400
 upon him

00:34:09.400 --> 00:34:09.599
 and he

00:34:09.599 --> 00:34:09.739
 went

00:34:09.739 --> 00:34:09.960
 about

00:34:09.960 --> 00:34:10.219
 seeking

00:34:10.219 --> 00:34:10.559
 people

00:34:10.559 --> 00:34:10.719
 to

00:34:10.719 --> 00:34:10.879
 lead

00:34:10.879 --> 00:34:11.000
 him

00:34:11.000 --> 00:34:11.179
 by

00:34:11.179 --> 00:34:11.339
 the

00:34:11.339 --> 00:34:11.619
 hand

00:34:11.619 --> 00:34:12.839
 these

00:34:12.839 --> 00:34:13.099
 verses

00:34:13.099 --> 00:34:13.279
 are

00:34:13.279 --> 00:34:13.599
 full

00:34:13.599 --> 00:34:13.759
 of

00:34:13.759 --> 00:34:14.239
 ironic

00:34:14.239 --> 00:34:15.719
 contrasts

00:34:15.719 --> 00:34:16.079
 Elimas

00:34:16.079 --> 00:34:17.139
 Aramaic

00:34:17.139 --> 00:34:17.419
 name

00:34:17.419 --> 00:34:17.599
 is

00:34:17.599 --> 00:34:17.939
 Bar

00:34:17.939 --> 00:34:18.379
 Jesus

00:34:18.379 --> 00:34:18.699
 which

00:34:18.699 --> 00:34:18.959
 means

00:34:18.959 --> 00:34:19.419
 son

00:34:19.419 --> 00:34:19.859
 of

00:34:19.859 --> 00:34:20.299
 Jesus

00:34:20.299 --> 00:34:21.239
 and

00:34:21.239 --> 00:34:21.579
 Jesus

00:34:21.579 --> 00:34:22.119
 means

00:34:22.119 --> 00:34:22.839
 Yehovah

00:34:22.839 --> 00:34:23.279
 is

00:34:23.279 --> 00:34:23.879
 savior

00:34:23.879 --> 00:34:24.779
 but

00:34:24.779 --> 00:34:25.179
 instead

00:34:25.179 --> 00:34:25.599
 Saul

00:34:25.599 --> 00:34:26.019
 calls

00:34:26.019 --> 00:34:26.379
 him

00:34:26.379 --> 00:34:27.019
 you

00:34:27.019 --> 00:34:27.500
 son

00:34:27.500 --> 00:34:27.739
 of

00:34:27.739 --> 00:34:27.879
 the

00:34:27.879 --> 00:34:28.399
 devil

00:34:28.399 --> 00:34:30.639
 Bar

00:34:30.639 --> 00:34:31.019
 Jesus

00:34:31.019 --> 00:34:31.519
 true

00:34:31.519 --> 00:34:31.980
 allegiance

00:34:31.980 --> 00:34:32.259
 is

00:34:32.259 --> 00:34:32.619
 not

00:34:32.619 --> 00:34:32.959
 the

00:34:32.959 --> 00:34:33.399
 Lord

00:34:33.399 --> 00:34:34.799
 but

00:34:34.799 --> 00:34:35.039
 the

00:34:35.039 --> 00:34:35.339
 devil

00:34:35.339 --> 00:34:36.319
 he

00:34:36.319 --> 00:34:36.419
 is

00:34:36.419 --> 00:34:36.559
 not

00:34:36.559 --> 00:34:36.759
 the

00:34:36.759 --> 00:34:36.980
 son

00:34:36.980 --> 00:34:37.159
 of

00:34:37.159 --> 00:34:37.459
 Jesus

00:34:37.459 --> 00:34:37.819
 he

00:34:37.819 --> 00:34:38.019
 does

00:34:38.019 --> 00:34:38.219
 not

00:34:38.219 --> 00:34:38.739
 resemble

00:34:38.739 --> 00:34:39.159
 Jesus

00:34:39.159 --> 00:34:39.459
 he

00:34:39.459 --> 00:34:39.639
 is

00:34:39.639 --> 00:34:39.819
 a

00:34:39.819 --> 00:34:39.959
 son

00:34:39.959 --> 00:34:40.099
 of

00:34:40.099 --> 00:34:40.199
 the

00:34:40.219 --> 00:34:40.500
 devil

00:34:40.500 --> 00:34:41.959
 unlike

00:34:41.959 --> 00:34:42.259
 John

00:34:42.259 --> 00:34:42.419
 the

00:34:42.419 --> 00:34:42.659
 Baptist

00:34:42.659 --> 00:34:42.879
 who

00:34:42.879 --> 00:34:43.119
 made

00:34:43.119 --> 00:34:43.699
 straight

00:34:43.699 --> 00:34:43.899
 the

00:34:43.899 --> 00:34:44.259
 path

00:34:44.259 --> 00:34:44.419
 of

00:34:44.419 --> 00:34:44.519
 the

00:34:44.519 --> 00:34:44.879
 Lord

00:34:44.879 --> 00:34:45.859
 Elimas

00:34:45.859 --> 00:34:46.459
 makes

00:34:46.459 --> 00:34:46.959
 crooked

00:34:46.959 --> 00:34:47.199
 the

00:34:47.199 --> 00:34:47.500
 straight

00:34:47.500 --> 00:34:47.879
 paths

00:34:47.879 --> 00:34:48.000
 of

00:34:48.000 --> 00:34:48.119
 the

00:34:48.119 --> 00:34:48.359
 Lord

00:34:48.359 --> 00:34:50.339
 furthermore

00:34:50.339 --> 00:34:50.759
 Saul

00:34:50.759 --> 00:34:50.939
 he

00:34:50.939 --> 00:34:51.119
 says

00:34:51.119 --> 00:34:51.339
 is

00:34:51.339 --> 00:34:52.000
 filled

00:34:52.000 --> 00:34:52.179
 with

00:34:52.179 --> 00:34:52.279
 the

00:34:52.279 --> 00:34:52.439
 Holy

00:34:52.439 --> 00:34:52.919
 Spirit

00:34:52.919 --> 00:34:54.119
 but

00:34:54.119 --> 00:34:54.299
 that

00:34:54.299 --> 00:34:55.059
 contrasts

00:34:55.059 --> 00:34:55.239
 with

00:34:55.239 --> 00:34:55.859
 Elimas

00:34:55.859 --> 00:34:56.139
 who

00:34:56.139 --> 00:34:56.279
 is

00:34:56.279 --> 00:34:56.919
 full

00:34:56.919 --> 00:34:57.219
 of

00:34:57.219 --> 00:34:57.480
 all

00:34:57.480 --> 00:34:58.039
 deceit

00:34:58.039 --> 00:34:58.219
 and

00:34:58.219 --> 00:34:59.339
 villainy

00:34:59.339 --> 00:35:00.739
 and

00:35:00.739 --> 00:35:01.039
 therefore

00:35:01.039 --> 00:35:01.480
 Saul

00:35:01.480 --> 00:35:02.059
 pronounces

00:35:02.059 --> 00:35:02.419
 God's

00:35:02.419 --> 00:35:02.739
 judgment

00:35:02.739 --> 00:35:02.959
 of

00:35:02.959 --> 00:35:03.279
 Elimas

00:35:03.279 --> 00:35:03.480
 and

00:35:03.480 --> 00:35:03.619
 he

00:35:03.619 --> 00:35:04.119
 struck

00:35:04.119 --> 00:35:04.339
 with

00:35:04.339 --> 00:35:04.899
 temporary

00:35:04.899 --> 00:35:05.500
 blindness

00:35:05.500 --> 00:35:06.500
 unable

00:35:06.500 --> 00:35:06.699
 to

00:35:06.699 --> 00:35:06.839
 see

00:35:06.839 --> 00:35:06.980
 the

00:35:06.980 --> 00:35:07.279
 sun

00:35:07.279 --> 00:35:07.619
 for

00:35:07.619 --> 00:35:07.839
 a

00:35:07.839 --> 00:35:08.279
 time

00:35:08.279 --> 00:35:09.299
 and

00:35:09.300 --> 00:35:09.780
 darkness

00:35:09.780 --> 00:35:10.200
 fell

00:35:10.200 --> 00:35:10.560
 upon

00:35:10.560 --> 00:35:10.760
 him

00:35:10.760 --> 00:35:11.080
 and

00:35:11.080 --> 00:35:11.380
 that's

00:35:11.380 --> 00:35:11.740
 ironic

00:35:11.740 --> 00:35:12.140
 also

00:35:12.140 --> 00:35:12.539
 because

00:35:12.539 --> 00:35:13.360
 according to

00:35:13.360 --> 00:35:13.780
 the eastern

00:35:13.780 --> 00:35:14.519
 bible dictionary

00:35:14.519 --> 00:35:15.039
 Elimas

00:35:15.039 --> 00:35:15.820
 the name

00:35:15.820 --> 00:35:16.400
 is derived

00:35:16.400 --> 00:35:16.760
 from the

00:35:16.760 --> 00:35:17.820
 arabic word

00:35:17.820 --> 00:35:18.780
 Elim

00:35:18.780 --> 00:35:20.019
 which means

00:35:20.019 --> 00:35:20.580
 aware

00:35:20.580 --> 00:35:21.480
 or knowing

00:35:21.480 --> 00:35:25.160
 Elimas

00:35:25.160 --> 00:35:25.600
 his name

00:35:25.600 --> 00:35:26.180
 indicates that

00:35:26.180 --> 00:35:26.700
 he knows

00:35:26.700 --> 00:35:27.440
 and sees

00:35:27.440 --> 00:35:27.980
 things that

00:35:27.980 --> 00:35:28.600
 other people

00:35:28.600 --> 00:35:29.320
 do not

00:35:29.320 --> 00:35:29.820
 he's the

00:35:29.820 --> 00:35:30.180
 magician

00:35:30.180 --> 00:35:31.500
 but here

00:35:31.500 --> 00:35:31.880
 he is

00:35:31.880 --> 00:35:32.200
 punished

00:35:32.200 --> 00:35:32.460
 with

00:35:32.460 --> 00:35:33.080
 blindness

00:35:33.080 --> 00:35:34.000
 becoming

00:35:34.000 --> 00:35:34.500
 unaware

00:35:34.500 --> 00:35:35.160
 of even

00:35:35.160 --> 00:35:35.840
 his immediate

00:35:35.840 --> 00:35:36.400
 surroundings

00:35:36.400 --> 00:35:37.300
 not able

00:35:37.300 --> 00:35:37.760
 to see

00:35:37.760 --> 00:35:37.980
 what

00:35:37.980 --> 00:35:38.300
 other

00:35:38.300 --> 00:35:38.619
 people

00:35:38.619 --> 00:35:39.059
 see

00:35:39.059 --> 00:35:42.740
 and

00:35:42.740 --> 00:35:42.960
 note

00:35:42.960 --> 00:35:43.180
 that

00:35:43.180 --> 00:35:43.500
 Saul

00:35:43.500 --> 00:35:43.860
 doesn't

00:35:43.860 --> 00:35:44.340
 try to

00:35:44.340 --> 00:35:44.639
 out

00:35:44.639 --> 00:35:45.200
 debate

00:35:45.200 --> 00:35:46.059
 Elimas

00:35:46.059 --> 00:35:47.300
 he relies

00:35:47.300 --> 00:35:47.539
 on the

00:35:47.539 --> 00:35:47.740
 power

00:35:47.740 --> 00:35:47.900
 of the

00:35:47.900 --> 00:35:48.079
 Holy

00:35:48.079 --> 00:35:48.559
 Spirit

00:35:48.559 --> 00:35:48.820
 to

00:35:48.820 --> 00:35:49.119
 smite

00:35:49.119 --> 00:35:49.360
 him

00:35:49.360 --> 00:35:50.220
 and

00:35:50.220 --> 00:35:50.420
 he

00:35:50.420 --> 00:35:50.780
 knew

00:35:50.780 --> 00:35:51.039
 what

00:35:51.039 --> 00:35:51.200
 to

00:35:51.200 --> 00:35:51.440
 do

00:35:51.440 --> 00:35:51.579
 in

00:35:51.579 --> 00:35:51.700
 this

00:35:51.700 --> 00:35:52.220
 situation

00:35:52.220 --> 00:35:52.579
 because

00:35:52.579 --> 00:35:52.960
 he

00:35:52.960 --> 00:35:53.200
 was

00:35:53.200 --> 00:35:53.740
 filled

00:35:53.740 --> 00:35:54.099
 with

00:35:54.099 --> 00:35:54.280
 the

00:35:54.280 --> 00:35:54.500
 Holy

00:35:54.500 --> 00:35:54.880
 Spirit

00:35:54.880 --> 00:35:55.960
 he

00:35:55.960 --> 00:35:56.099
 was

00:35:56.099 --> 00:35:56.539
 attentive

00:35:56.539 --> 00:35:56.860
 to

00:35:56.860 --> 00:35:57.119
 the

00:35:57.119 --> 00:35:57.760
 promptings

00:35:57.760 --> 00:35:57.880
 of

00:35:57.880 --> 00:35:57.980
 the

00:35:57.980 --> 00:35:58.160
 Holy

00:35:58.160 --> 00:35:58.500
 Spirit

00:35:58.500 --> 00:35:59.660
 he

00:35:59.660 --> 00:36:00.139
 knew

00:36:00.139 --> 00:36:00.340
 he

00:36:00.340 --> 00:36:00.460
 was

00:36:00.460 --> 00:36:00.960
 familiar

00:36:00.960 --> 00:36:01.240
 with

00:36:01.240 --> 00:36:01.360
 the

00:36:01.360 --> 00:36:01.599
 voice

00:36:01.599 --> 00:36:01.720
 of

00:36:01.720 --> 00:36:01.860
 the

00:36:01.860 --> 00:36:02.099
 Spirit

00:36:02.099 --> 00:36:03.980
 only

00:36:03.980 --> 00:36:04.280
 those

00:36:04.280 --> 00:36:04.420
 who

00:36:04.420 --> 00:36:04.539
 are

00:36:04.539 --> 00:36:04.860
 full

00:36:04.860 --> 00:36:05.280
 of the

00:36:05.280 --> 00:36:05.579
 Spirit

00:36:05.579 --> 00:36:05.920
 can

00:36:06.400 --> 00:36:06.480
 become

00:36:06.480 --> 00:36:06.720
 those

00:36:06.720 --> 00:36:06.840
 who

00:36:06.840 --> 00:36:06.960
 are

00:36:06.960 --> 00:36:07.240
 full

00:36:07.240 --> 00:36:07.500
 of

00:36:07.500 --> 00:36:07.880
 deceit

00:36:07.880 --> 00:36:08.039
 and

00:36:08.039 --> 00:36:08.519
 villainy

00:36:08.519 --> 00:36:10.340
 it's

00:36:10.340 --> 00:36:10.559
 a bit

00:36:10.559 --> 00:36:10.880
 jarring

00:36:10.880 --> 00:36:11.260
 to see

00:36:11.260 --> 00:36:11.720
 the phrase

00:36:11.720 --> 00:36:12.300
 the hand

00:36:12.300 --> 00:36:12.579
 of the

00:36:12.579 --> 00:36:12.800
 Lord

00:36:12.800 --> 00:36:13.380
 is upon

00:36:13.380 --> 00:36:13.559
 you

00:36:13.559 --> 00:36:13.740
 here

00:36:13.740 --> 00:36:14.579
 to refer

00:36:14.579 --> 00:36:15.139
 to God's

00:36:15.139 --> 00:36:15.460
 judgment

00:36:15.460 --> 00:36:15.660
 of

00:36:15.660 --> 00:36:16.039
 Elimas

00:36:16.039 --> 00:36:16.860
 in

00:36:16.860 --> 00:36:17.099
 Luke

00:36:17.099 --> 00:36:17.440
 1

00:36:17.440 --> 00:36:18.180
 66

00:36:18.180 --> 00:36:18.880
 Luke

00:36:18.880 --> 00:36:19.220
 used

00:36:19.220 --> 00:36:19.360
 the

00:36:19.360 --> 00:36:19.639
 exact

00:36:19.639 --> 00:36:19.920
 same

00:36:19.920 --> 00:36:20.320
 phrase

00:36:20.320 --> 00:36:20.700
 to

00:36:20.700 --> 00:36:20.920
 refer

00:36:20.920 --> 00:36:21.119
 to

00:36:21.119 --> 00:36:21.360
 John

00:36:21.360 --> 00:36:21.519
 the

00:36:21.519 --> 00:36:21.860
 Baptist

00:36:21.860 --> 00:36:22.500
 saying

00:36:22.500 --> 00:36:22.660
 the

00:36:22.660 --> 00:36:23.000
 hand

00:36:23.000 --> 00:36:23.099
 of

00:36:23.099 --> 00:36:23.240
 the

00:36:23.240 --> 00:36:23.420
 Lord

00:36:23.420 --> 00:36:23.680
 was

00:36:23.680 --> 00:36:24.099
 with

00:36:24.099 --> 00:36:24.519
 him

00:36:24.519 --> 00:36:25.300
 and

00:36:25.300 --> 00:36:25.519
 Luke

00:36:25.519 --> 00:36:25.800
 also

00:36:25.800 --> 00:36:26.059
 used

00:36:26.059 --> 00:36:26.220
 that

00:36:26.220 --> 00:36:26.500
 same

00:36:26.500 --> 00:36:26.820
 language

00:36:26.820 --> 00:36:26.980
 in

00:36:26.980 --> 00:36:27.200
 Acts

00:36:27.200 --> 00:36:27.460
 11

00:36:27.460 --> 00:36:27.800
 21

00:36:27.800 --> 00:36:28.099
 to

00:36:28.099 --> 00:36:28.220
 say

00:36:28.220 --> 00:36:28.360
 that

00:36:28.360 --> 00:36:28.500
 the

00:36:28.500 --> 00:36:28.800
 hand

00:36:28.800 --> 00:36:28.920
 of

00:36:28.920 --> 00:36:29.039
 the

00:36:29.039 --> 00:36:29.300
 Lord

00:36:29.300 --> 00:36:29.780
 was

00:36:29.780 --> 00:36:30.160
 with

00:36:30.160 --> 00:36:30.519
 those

00:36:30.519 --> 00:36:30.680
 who

00:36:30.680 --> 00:36:30.960
 preached

00:36:30.960 --> 00:36:31.120
 the

00:36:31.120 --> 00:36:31.280
 Lord

00:36:31.280 --> 00:36:31.600
 Jesus

00:36:31.600 --> 00:36:31.800
 to

00:36:31.800 --> 00:36:31.920
 the

00:36:31.920 --> 00:36:32.440
 Hellenists

00:36:32.440 --> 00:36:33.019
 at

00:36:33.019 --> 00:36:33.840
 Antioch

00:36:33.840 --> 00:36:34.700
 the

00:36:34.700 --> 00:36:35.240
 only

00:36:35.240 --> 00:36:35.680
 difference

00:36:35.680 --> 00:36:35.960
 in the

00:36:35.960 --> 00:36:36.260
 expression

00:36:36.260 --> 00:36:36.500
 is

00:36:36.500 --> 00:36:36.640
 the

00:36:36.640 --> 00:36:37.220
 preposition

00:36:37.220 --> 00:36:37.580
 in

00:36:37.580 --> 00:36:37.840
 those

00:36:37.840 --> 00:36:38.019
 two

00:36:38.019 --> 00:36:38.420
 occasions

00:36:38.420 --> 00:36:38.640
 the

00:36:38.640 --> 00:36:38.800
 hand

00:36:38.800 --> 00:36:38.920
 of

00:36:38.920 --> 00:36:39.039
 the

00:36:39.039 --> 00:36:39.260
 Lord

00:36:39.260 --> 00:36:39.920
 was

00:36:39.920 --> 00:36:40.660
 with

00:36:40.660 --> 00:36:41.140
 them

00:36:41.140 --> 00:36:42.060
 but

00:36:42.060 --> 00:36:42.320
 here

00:36:42.320 --> 00:36:42.500
 the

00:36:42.500 --> 00:36:42.760
 hand

00:36:42.760 --> 00:36:42.860
 of

00:36:42.860 --> 00:36:42.980
 the

00:36:42.980 --> 00:36:43.260
 Lord

00:36:43.260 --> 00:36:43.600
 is

00:36:43.600 --> 00:36:44.600
 upon

00:36:44.600 --> 00:36:45.740
 Elimas

00:36:45.740 --> 00:36:47.180
 that's

00:36:47.180 --> 00:36:47.360
 a

00:36:47.360 --> 00:36:47.780
 fearful

00:36:47.780 --> 00:36:48.200
 thing

00:36:48.200 --> 00:36:49.960
 if

00:36:49.960 --> 00:36:50.200
 you

00:36:50.200 --> 00:36:50.780
 follow

00:36:50.780 --> 00:36:51.060
 the

00:36:51.060 --> 00:36:51.340
 Lord

00:36:51.340 --> 00:36:51.900
 you

00:36:51.900 --> 00:36:52.039
 are

00:36:52.039 --> 00:36:52.340
 going

00:36:52.340 --> 00:36:52.740
 with

00:36:52.740 --> 00:36:53.039
 the

00:36:53.039 --> 00:36:53.340
 spirit

00:36:53.340 --> 00:36:53.500
 of

00:36:53.500 --> 00:36:53.620
 the

00:36:53.620 --> 00:36:53.760
 Lord

00:36:53.760 --> 00:36:53.960
 then

00:36:53.960 --> 00:36:54.120
 the

00:36:54.120 --> 00:36:54.340
 hand

00:36:54.340 --> 00:36:54.440
 of

00:36:54.440 --> 00:36:54.560
 the

00:36:54.560 --> 00:36:54.740
 Lord

00:36:54.740 --> 00:36:55.840
 empowers

00:36:55.840 --> 00:36:56.120
 you

00:36:56.120 --> 00:36:56.320
 and

00:36:56.320 --> 00:36:56.920
 pushes

00:36:59.300 --> 00:36:59.920
 the

00:36:59.920 --> 00:37:00.280
 Lord

00:37:00.280 --> 00:37:01.580
 if

00:37:01.580 --> 00:37:01.680
 you

00:37:01.680 --> 00:37:01.780
 are

00:37:01.780 --> 00:37:02.039
 following

00:37:02.039 --> 00:37:02.220
 the

00:37:02.220 --> 00:37:02.560
 course

00:37:02.560 --> 00:37:02.680
 of

00:37:02.680 --> 00:37:02.840
 this

00:37:02.840 --> 00:37:03.180
 world

00:37:03.180 --> 00:37:03.500
 going

00:37:03.500 --> 00:37:03.700
 with

00:37:03.700 --> 00:37:03.880
 the

00:37:03.880 --> 00:37:04.280
 evil

00:37:04.280 --> 00:37:04.860
 spirit

00:37:04.860 --> 00:37:05.480
 then

00:37:05.480 --> 00:37:05.660
 the

00:37:05.660 --> 00:37:05.980
 hand

00:37:05.980 --> 00:37:06.120
 of

00:37:06.120 --> 00:37:06.260
 the

00:37:06.260 --> 00:37:06.600
 Lord

00:37:06.600 --> 00:37:06.860
 the

00:37:06.860 --> 00:37:07.480
 immovable

00:37:07.480 --> 00:37:07.820
 hand

00:37:07.820 --> 00:37:07.920
 of

00:37:07.920 --> 00:37:08.039
 the

00:37:08.039 --> 00:37:08.180
 Lord

00:37:08.180 --> 00:37:08.620
 stands

00:37:08.620 --> 00:37:08.760
 in

00:37:08.760 --> 00:37:08.880
 your

00:37:08.880 --> 00:37:09.160
 way

00:37:09.160 --> 00:37:14.100
 it's

00:37:14.100 --> 00:37:14.500
 kind of a

00:37:14.500 --> 00:37:14.760
 side

00:37:14.760 --> 00:37:15.019
 point

00:37:15.019 --> 00:37:15.360
 but note

00:37:15.360 --> 00:37:15.539
 here

00:37:15.539 --> 00:37:15.800
 also

00:37:15.800 --> 00:37:16.060
 that

00:37:16.060 --> 00:37:16.320
 when

00:37:16.320 --> 00:37:16.519
 Luke

00:37:16.519 --> 00:37:17.060
 that

00:37:17.060 --> 00:37:17.440
 this

00:37:17.440 --> 00:37:17.600
 is

00:37:17.600 --> 00:37:17.840
 where

00:37:17.840 --> 00:37:18.200
 Luke

00:37:18.200 --> 00:37:18.480
 starts

00:37:18.480 --> 00:37:18.660
 to

00:37:18.660 --> 00:37:19.019
 use

00:37:19.019 --> 00:37:20.560
 Saul's

00:37:20.560 --> 00:37:21.220
 Roman

00:37:21.220 --> 00:37:21.620
 name

00:37:21.620 --> 00:37:22.100
 Paul

00:37:22.100 --> 00:37:22.860
 to

00:37:22.860 --> 00:37:23.120
 refer

00:37:23.120 --> 00:37:23.340
 to

00:37:23.340 --> 00:37:23.580
 him

00:37:23.580 --> 00:37:25.000
 it

00:37:25.000 --> 00:37:25.120
 says

00:37:25.120 --> 00:37:25.240
 in

00:37:25.240 --> 00:37:25.400
 verse

00:37:25.400 --> 00:37:25.640
 9

00:37:25.640 --> 00:37:25.860
 but

00:37:25.860 --> 00:37:26.300
 Saul

00:37:26.300 --> 00:37:26.620
 was

00:37:26.620 --> 00:37:26.900
 also

00:37:26.900 --> 00:37:27.420
 called

00:37:27.420 --> 00:37:28.039
 Paul

00:37:28.039 --> 00:37:28.920
 this

00:37:28.920 --> 00:37:29.219
 shows

00:37:29.219 --> 00:37:29.440
 that

00:37:29.440 --> 00:37:29.659
 Saul

00:37:29.659 --> 00:37:29.840
 did

00:37:29.840 --> 00:37:30.059
 not

00:37:30.059 --> 00:37:30.719
 change

00:37:30.719 --> 00:37:30.940
 his

00:37:30.940 --> 00:37:31.139
 name

00:37:31.139 --> 00:37:31.320
 to

00:37:31.320 --> 00:37:31.539
 Paul

00:37:31.539 --> 00:37:31.699
 he

00:37:31.699 --> 00:37:31.860
 just

00:37:31.860 --> 00:37:32.119
 had

00:37:32.119 --> 00:37:32.579
 multiple

00:37:32.579 --> 00:37:33.000
 names

00:37:33.000 --> 00:37:33.219
 he

00:37:33.219 --> 00:37:33.480
 had

00:37:33.480 --> 00:37:34.199
 his

00:37:34.199 --> 00:37:35.360
 Jewish

00:37:35.360 --> 00:37:35.779
 name

00:37:35.779 --> 00:37:36.159
 Saul

00:37:36.159 --> 00:37:36.340
 and

00:37:36.340 --> 00:37:36.460
 then

00:37:36.460 --> 00:37:36.579
 he

00:37:36.579 --> 00:37:36.800
 had

00:37:36.800 --> 00:37:37.099
 his

00:37:37.099 --> 00:37:37.380
 Roman

00:37:37.380 --> 00:37:37.719
 name

00:37:37.719 --> 00:37:38.360
 Paul

00:37:38.360 --> 00:37:41.699
 maybe

00:37:41.699 --> 00:37:42.059
 Luke

00:37:42.059 --> 00:37:42.219
 is

00:37:42.219 --> 00:37:42.639
 reflecting

00:37:42.639 --> 00:37:43.099
 Paul's

00:37:43.099 --> 00:37:43.420
 actual

00:37:43.420 --> 00:37:43.880
 practice

00:37:43.880 --> 00:37:44.139
 this

00:37:44.139 --> 00:37:44.340
 might

00:37:44.340 --> 00:37:44.519
 be

00:37:44.519 --> 00:37:44.759
 when

00:37:44.759 --> 00:37:45.039
 Paul

00:37:45.039 --> 00:37:45.360
 started

00:37:45.360 --> 00:37:45.739
 using

00:37:45.739 --> 00:37:46.119
 the

00:37:46.119 --> 00:37:46.300
 name

00:37:46.300 --> 00:37:46.559
 Paul

00:37:46.559 --> 00:37:46.759
 for

00:37:46.759 --> 00:37:47.199
 himself

00:37:47.199 --> 00:37:49.159
 in

00:37:49.159 --> 00:37:49.480
 all

00:37:49.480 --> 00:37:49.619
 of

00:37:49.619 --> 00:37:49.739
 his

00:37:49.739 --> 00:37:50.019
 letters

00:37:50.019 --> 00:37:50.500
 Paul

00:37:50.500 --> 00:37:50.920
 refers

00:37:50.920 --> 00:37:51.079
 to

00:37:51.079 --> 00:37:51.480
 himself

00:37:51.480 --> 00:37:51.719
 as

00:37:51.719 --> 00:37:52.039
 Paul

00:37:52.039 --> 00:37:52.420
 not

00:37:52.420 --> 00:37:52.820
 Saul

00:37:52.820 --> 00:37:55.659
 refusing

00:37:55.659 --> 00:37:55.900
 to

00:37:55.900 --> 00:37:56.360
 use

00:37:56.360 --> 00:37:57.139
 the

00:37:57.139 --> 00:37:57.460
 name

00:37:57.460 --> 00:37:58.079
 that

00:37:58.079 --> 00:37:58.179
 he

00:37:58.179 --> 00:37:58.280
 had

00:37:58.280 --> 00:37:58.500
 taken

00:37:58.500 --> 00:37:58.699
 from

00:37:58.699 --> 00:37:58.880
 the

00:37:58.880 --> 00:37:59.199
 first

00:37:59.199 --> 00:37:59.800
 Israelite

00:37:59.800 --> 00:38:00.099
 king

00:38:00.099 --> 00:38:00.880
 instead

00:38:00.880 --> 00:38:01.440
 taking

00:38:01.440 --> 00:38:01.619
 on

00:38:01.619 --> 00:38:01.720
 the

00:38:01.720 --> 00:38:01.940
 name

00:38:01.940 --> 00:38:02.119
 that

00:38:02.119 --> 00:38:02.400
 means

00:38:02.400 --> 00:38:03.000
 small

00:38:03.000 --> 00:38:03.840
 or

00:38:03.840 --> 00:38:04.280
 humble

00:38:04.280 --> 00:38:06.300
 a

00:38:06.300 --> 00:38:06.639
 Roman

00:38:06.639 --> 00:38:07.000
 name

00:38:07.000 --> 00:38:07.300
 that

00:38:07.300 --> 00:38:07.800
 his

00:38:07.800 --> 00:38:08.679
 Gentile

00:38:08.679 --> 00:38:09.159
 audience

00:38:09.159 --> 00:38:09.360
 that

00:38:09.360 --> 00:38:09.460
 he

00:38:09.460 --> 00:38:09.599
 was

00:38:09.599 --> 00:38:10.059
 ministering

00:38:10.059 --> 00:38:10.260
 to

00:38:10.260 --> 00:38:10.480
 would

00:38:10.480 --> 00:38:10.820
 relate

00:38:10.820 --> 00:38:11.059
 to

00:38:11.059 --> 00:38:17.280
 finally

00:38:17.280 --> 00:38:17.800
 missionaries

00:38:17.800 --> 00:38:17.960
 are

00:38:17.960 --> 00:38:18.480
 focused

00:38:18.480 --> 00:38:18.659
 on

00:38:18.659 --> 00:38:18.780
 the

00:38:18.780 --> 00:38:19.039
 word

00:38:19.039 --> 00:38:20.579
 Luke

00:38:20.579 --> 00:38:20.920
 ends

00:38:20.920 --> 00:38:21.119
 this

00:38:21.119 --> 00:38:21.440
 account

00:38:21.440 --> 00:38:21.579
 in

00:38:21.579 --> 00:38:21.720
 verse

00:38:21.720 --> 00:38:21.980
 12

00:38:21.980 --> 00:38:22.179
 by

00:38:22.179 --> 00:38:22.420
 telling

00:38:22.420 --> 00:38:22.579
 us

00:38:22.579 --> 00:38:22.760
 that

00:38:22.760 --> 00:38:23.179
 then

00:38:23.179 --> 00:38:23.320
 the

00:38:23.320 --> 00:38:23.800
 proconsul

00:38:23.800 --> 00:38:24.300
 believed

00:38:24.300 --> 00:38:24.699
 when he

00:38:24.699 --> 00:38:24.960
 saw

00:38:24.960 --> 00:38:25.220
 what

00:38:25.220 --> 00:38:25.400
 had

00:38:25.400 --> 00:38:25.860
 occurred

00:38:25.860 --> 00:38:26.440
 for

00:38:26.440 --> 00:38:26.539
 he

00:38:26.539 --> 00:38:26.680
 was

00:38:26.680 --> 00:38:27.280
 astonished

00:38:27.280 --> 00:38:27.539
 at

00:38:27.539 --> 00:38:27.700
 the

00:38:27.700 --> 00:38:28.079
 teaching

00:38:28.079 --> 00:38:28.400
 of

00:38:28.400 --> 00:38:28.559
 the

00:38:28.559 --> 00:38:28.820
 Lord

00:38:28.820 --> 00:38:29.880
 this

00:38:29.880 --> 00:38:29.980
 is

00:38:29.980 --> 00:38:30.099
 a

00:38:30.099 --> 00:38:30.340
 similar

00:38:30.340 --> 00:38:30.740
 reaction

00:38:30.740 --> 00:38:30.900
 as

00:38:30.900 --> 00:38:31.019
 the

00:38:31.019 --> 00:38:31.300
 one

00:38:31.300 --> 00:38:31.860
 that

00:38:31.860 --> 00:38:32.180
 Jesus'

00:38:32.400 --> 00:38:32.860
 onlookers

00:38:32.860 --> 00:38:33.120
 had

00:38:33.120 --> 00:38:33.260
 in

00:38:33.260 --> 00:38:33.480
 Mark

00:38:33.480 --> 00:38:33.740
 1

00:38:33.740 --> 00:38:34.200
 27

00:38:34.200 --> 00:38:34.360
 and

00:38:34.360 --> 00:38:34.800
 28

00:38:34.800 --> 00:38:35.460
 when

00:38:35.460 --> 00:38:35.780
 Jesus

00:38:35.780 --> 00:38:35.980
 was

00:38:35.980 --> 00:38:36.280
 teaching

00:38:36.280 --> 00:38:36.420
 it

00:38:36.420 --> 00:38:36.559
 says

00:38:36.559 --> 00:38:36.700
 that

00:38:36.700 --> 00:38:36.980
 they

00:38:36.980 --> 00:38:37.440
 were

00:38:37.440 --> 00:38:38.220
 amazed

00:38:38.220 --> 00:38:38.880
 so

00:38:38.880 --> 00:38:39.000
 that

00:38:39.000 --> 00:38:39.120
 they

00:38:39.120 --> 00:38:39.539
 questioned

00:38:39.539 --> 00:38:39.780
 among

00:38:39.780 --> 00:38:40.120
 themselves

00:38:40.120 --> 00:38:40.460
 saying

00:38:40.460 --> 00:38:40.700
 what

00:38:40.700 --> 00:38:41.019
 is

00:38:41.019 --> 00:38:41.320
 this

00:38:41.320 --> 00:38:41.480
 a

00:38:41.480 --> 00:38:41.720
 new

00:38:41.720 --> 00:38:42.360
 teaching

00:38:42.360 --> 00:38:42.820
 with

00:38:42.820 --> 00:38:43.760
 authority

00:38:43.760 --> 00:38:45.300
 he

00:38:45.300 --> 00:38:45.800
 commands

00:38:45.800 --> 00:38:46.160
 even

00:38:46.160 --> 00:38:46.380
 the

00:38:46.380 --> 00:38:46.820
 unclean

00:38:46.820 --> 00:38:47.180
 spirits

00:38:47.180 --> 00:38:47.360
 and

00:38:47.360 --> 00:38:47.539
 they

00:38:47.539 --> 00:38:47.900
 obey

00:38:47.900 --> 00:38:48.240
 him

00:38:48.240 --> 00:38:49.460
 in

00:38:49.460 --> 00:38:49.579
 a

00:38:49.579 --> 00:38:49.780
 similar

00:38:49.780 --> 00:38:50.039
 way

00:38:50.039 --> 00:38:50.440
 people

00:38:50.440 --> 00:38:51.079
 realize

00:38:51.079 --> 00:38:51.400
 that

00:38:51.400 --> 00:38:52.200
 that

00:38:52.200 --> 00:38:52.380
 when

00:38:52.380 --> 00:38:55.059
 what

00:38:55.059 --> 00:38:55.380
 Paul

00:38:55.380 --> 00:38:55.619
 was

00:38:55.619 --> 00:38:56.059
 preaching

00:38:56.059 --> 00:38:56.940
 was

00:38:56.940 --> 00:38:57.240
 not

00:38:57.240 --> 00:38:57.820
 just

00:38:57.820 --> 00:38:58.680
 a

00:38:58.680 --> 00:38:59.200
 mere

00:38:59.200 --> 00:38:59.720
 teaching

00:38:59.720 --> 00:39:00.000
 without

00:39:00.000 --> 00:39:00.559
 power

00:39:00.559 --> 00:39:00.720
 and

00:39:00.720 --> 00:39:01.019
 authority

00:39:01.019 --> 00:39:01.220
 but

00:39:01.220 --> 00:39:01.400
 that

00:39:01.400 --> 00:39:01.519
 it

00:39:01.519 --> 00:39:01.700
 was

00:39:01.700 --> 00:39:02.079
 a

00:39:02.079 --> 00:39:02.460
 teaching

00:39:02.460 --> 00:39:02.680
 that

00:39:02.680 --> 00:39:02.820
 had

00:39:02.820 --> 00:39:03.380
 authority

00:39:03.380 --> 00:39:04.000
 and

00:39:04.000 --> 00:39:04.599
 power

00:39:04.599 --> 00:39:05.099
 and

00:39:05.099 --> 00:39:05.180
 he

00:39:05.180 --> 00:39:05.340
 was

00:39:05.340 --> 00:39:06.059
 astonished

00:39:06.059 --> 00:39:06.460
 by it

00:39:06.460 --> 00:39:06.559
 when

00:39:06.559 --> 00:39:06.720
 he

00:39:06.720 --> 00:39:07.140
 saw

00:39:07.140 --> 00:39:07.760
 how

00:39:07.760 --> 00:39:08.280
 Elemus

00:39:08.280 --> 00:39:08.559
 was

00:39:08.559 --> 00:39:08.980
 struck

00:39:08.980 --> 00:39:09.180
 with

00:39:09.180 --> 00:39:09.579
 blindness

00:39:09.579 --> 00:39:11.519
 these

00:39:11.519 --> 00:39:12.079
 miraculous

00:39:12.079 --> 00:39:12.619
 signs

00:39:12.619 --> 00:39:12.900
 and

00:39:12.900 --> 00:39:13.320
 wonders

00:39:13.320 --> 00:39:13.680
 serve

00:39:13.680 --> 00:39:13.880
 to

00:39:13.880 --> 00:39:14.780
 authenticate

00:39:14.780 --> 00:39:15.000
 the

00:39:15.000 --> 00:39:15.320
 gospel

00:39:15.320 --> 00:39:15.820
 message

00:39:15.820 --> 00:39:17.619
 and

00:39:17.619 --> 00:39:17.800
 that

00:39:17.800 --> 00:39:18.340
 relationship

00:39:18.340 --> 00:39:18.619
 is

00:39:18.619 --> 00:39:19.039
 important

00:39:19.039 --> 00:39:19.960
 God

00:39:19.960 --> 00:39:20.220
 does

00:39:20.220 --> 00:39:20.720
 not

00:39:20.720 --> 00:39:21.380
 perform

00:39:21.380 --> 00:39:21.800
 signs

00:39:21.800 --> 00:39:22.000
 and

00:39:22.000 --> 00:39:22.320
 wonders

00:39:22.320 --> 00:39:22.740
 through

00:39:22.740 --> 00:39:22.980
 his

00:39:22.980 --> 00:39:23.380
 people

00:39:23.380 --> 00:39:23.960
 just

00:39:23.960 --> 00:39:24.160
 to

00:39:24.160 --> 00:39:24.480
 show

00:39:24.480 --> 00:39:24.860
 off

00:39:24.860 --> 00:39:25.100
 or

00:39:25.100 --> 00:39:25.280
 to

00:39:25.280 --> 00:39:25.700
 entertain

00:39:25.700 --> 00:39:26.200
 people

00:39:26.200 --> 00:39:28.800
 in

00:39:28.800 --> 00:39:29.200
 scripture

00:39:29.200 --> 00:39:29.460
 the

00:39:29.460 --> 00:39:29.860
 signs

00:39:29.860 --> 00:39:30.600
 always

00:39:30.600 --> 00:39:31.420
 signify

00:39:31.420 --> 00:39:31.880
 something

00:39:31.880 --> 00:39:32.100
 they

00:39:32.100 --> 00:39:32.900
 point

00:39:32.900 --> 00:39:33.100
 to

00:39:33.100 --> 00:39:33.500
 something

00:39:33.500 --> 00:39:33.860
 namely

00:39:33.860 --> 00:39:34.260
 to

00:39:34.260 --> 00:39:34.660
 the

00:39:34.660 --> 00:39:35.120
 gospel

00:39:35.120 --> 00:39:35.800
 to

00:39:35.800 --> 00:39:35.940
 the

00:39:35.940 --> 00:39:36.340
 person

00:39:36.340 --> 00:39:36.600
 and

00:39:36.600 --> 00:39:37.000
 work

00:39:37.000 --> 00:39:37.240
 of

00:39:37.240 --> 00:39:37.580
 Jesus

00:39:37.580 --> 00:39:38.120
 Christ

00:39:38.120 --> 00:39:39.600
 signs

00:39:39.600 --> 00:39:39.800
 and

00:39:39.800 --> 00:39:40.059
 wonders

00:39:40.059 --> 00:39:40.260
 are

00:39:40.260 --> 00:39:40.740
 impressive

00:39:40.740 --> 00:39:41.140
 and

00:39:41.140 --> 00:39:41.539
 often

00:39:41.539 --> 00:39:41.980
 especially

00:39:41.980 --> 00:39:42.240
 in

00:39:42.240 --> 00:39:42.539
 cases

00:39:42.539 --> 00:39:42.740
 of

00:39:42.740 --> 00:39:43.140
 healing

00:39:43.140 --> 00:39:43.360
 they

00:39:43.360 --> 00:39:43.519
 do

00:39:43.519 --> 00:39:43.840
 much

00:39:43.840 --> 00:39:44.460
 good

00:39:44.460 --> 00:39:44.660
 to

00:39:44.660 --> 00:39:45.200
 improve

00:39:45.200 --> 00:39:45.380
 the

00:39:45.380 --> 00:39:45.880
 conditions

00:39:45.880 --> 00:39:46.140
 and

00:39:46.140 --> 00:39:46.280
 the

00:39:46.280 --> 00:39:46.620
 lives

00:39:46.620 --> 00:39:46.780
 of

00:39:46.780 --> 00:39:47.120
 people

00:39:47.120 --> 00:39:48.000
 but

00:39:48.000 --> 00:39:48.660
 still

00:39:48.660 --> 00:39:49.059
 in

00:39:49.059 --> 00:39:49.220
 and

00:39:49.220 --> 00:39:49.440
 of

00:39:49.440 --> 00:39:49.980
 themselves

00:39:49.980 --> 00:39:50.460
 these

00:39:50.460 --> 00:39:50.820
 signs

00:39:50.820 --> 00:39:51.039
 and

00:39:51.039 --> 00:39:51.420
 wonders

00:39:51.420 --> 00:39:52.260
 save

00:39:52.260 --> 00:39:53.260
 nobody

00:39:53.260 --> 00:39:58.559
 Romans

00:39:58.559 --> 00:39:59.139
 1 16

00:39:59.139 --> 00:39:59.539
 says

00:39:59.539 --> 00:39:59.800
 it is

00:39:59.800 --> 00:39:59.960
 the

00:39:59.960 --> 00:40:00.440
 gospel

00:40:00.440 --> 00:40:01.260
 that is

00:40:01.260 --> 00:40:01.780
 the power

00:40:01.780 --> 00:40:02.139
 of God

00:40:02.139 --> 00:40:02.820
 for salvation

00:40:02.820 --> 00:40:04.300
 to everyone

00:40:04.300 --> 00:40:05.059
 who believes

00:40:05.059 --> 00:40:07.619
 this is

00:40:07.619 --> 00:40:08.019
 why

00:40:08.019 --> 00:40:08.579
 missionaries

00:40:08.579 --> 00:40:09.019
 are either

00:40:09.019 --> 00:40:09.619
 proclaiming

00:40:09.619 --> 00:40:10.059
 the word

00:40:10.059 --> 00:40:10.880
 or assisting

00:40:10.880 --> 00:40:11.960
 or enabling

00:40:11.960 --> 00:40:12.719
 the proclamation

00:40:12.719 --> 00:40:13.400
 of the word

00:40:13.400 --> 00:40:15.239
 note this

00:40:15.239 --> 00:40:15.679
 emphasis

00:40:15.679 --> 00:40:16.639
 throughout the

00:40:16.639 --> 00:40:17.019
 passage

00:40:17.019 --> 00:40:17.400
 what did

00:40:17.400 --> 00:40:17.779
 Paul and

00:40:17.779 --> 00:40:18.320
 Barnabas do

00:40:18.320 --> 00:40:18.599
 when they

00:40:18.599 --> 00:40:19.179
 arrived at

00:40:19.179 --> 00:40:19.719
 Salamis

00:40:19.719 --> 00:40:20.840
 in verse

00:40:20.840 --> 00:40:21.279
 5

00:40:21.279 --> 00:40:22.559
 they

00:40:22.559 --> 00:40:23.059
 proclaim

00:40:23.059 --> 00:40:23.599
 the word

00:40:23.599 --> 00:40:24.019
 of God

00:40:24.019 --> 00:40:25.500
 why did

00:40:25.500 --> 00:40:25.619
 the

00:40:25.619 --> 00:40:26.199
 proconsul

00:40:26.199 --> 00:40:26.940
 summon

00:40:26.940 --> 00:40:27.599
 Saul and

00:40:27.599 --> 00:40:27.920
 Barnabas

00:40:27.920 --> 00:40:28.239
 to come

00:40:28.239 --> 00:40:28.599
 to him

00:40:28.599 --> 00:40:29.139
 he says

00:40:29.139 --> 00:40:29.480
 in verse

00:40:29.480 --> 00:40:29.699
 7

00:40:29.699 --> 00:40:30.380
 to hear

00:40:30.380 --> 00:40:31.059
 the word

00:40:31.059 --> 00:40:31.639
 of God

00:40:31.639 --> 00:40:33.519
 this is

00:40:33.519 --> 00:40:33.920
 what our

00:40:33.920 --> 00:40:34.480
 life and

00:40:34.480 --> 00:40:34.980
 ministry

00:40:34.980 --> 00:40:35.819
 should be

00:40:35.819 --> 00:40:36.239
 about

00:40:36.239 --> 00:40:36.859
 Jesus

00:40:36.859 --> 00:40:37.779
 is the

00:40:37.779 --> 00:40:38.179
 son of

00:40:38.179 --> 00:40:38.519
 God

00:40:38.519 --> 00:40:38.980
 and son

00:40:38.980 --> 00:40:39.379
 of man

00:40:39.379 --> 00:40:39.839
 who lived

00:40:39.839 --> 00:40:40.599
 the perfect

00:40:40.599 --> 00:40:41.099
 life of

00:40:41.099 --> 00:40:41.579
 righteousness

00:40:41.579 --> 00:40:42.619
 and yet

00:40:42.619 --> 00:40:43.480
 he died

00:40:43.480 --> 00:40:44.460
 the death

00:40:44.460 --> 00:40:45.279
 of sinners

00:40:45.279 --> 00:40:46.099
 on the cross

00:40:46.099 --> 00:40:47.179
 and he was

00:40:47.179 --> 00:40:47.879
 raised from

00:40:47.879 --> 00:40:48.219
 the dead

00:40:48.219 --> 00:40:48.579
 to give

00:40:48.579 --> 00:40:49.099
 us

00:40:49.099 --> 00:40:49.900
 eternal

00:40:49.900 --> 00:40:50.379
 life

00:40:50.379 --> 00:40:51.940
 and Jesus

00:40:51.940 --> 00:40:52.679
 did this

00:40:52.679 --> 00:40:53.480
 because it

00:40:53.480 --> 00:40:54.079
 was the

00:40:54.079 --> 00:40:54.920
 only way

00:40:54.920 --> 00:40:55.359
 to save

00:40:55.359 --> 00:40:55.639
 us

00:40:55.639 --> 00:40:57.219
 there is

00:40:57.219 --> 00:40:57.779
 no other

00:40:57.779 --> 00:40:58.299
 name under

00:40:58.299 --> 00:40:58.659
 heaven by

00:40:58.659 --> 00:40:59.159
 which we

00:40:59.159 --> 00:40:59.659
 must be

00:40:59.659 --> 00:41:00.000
 saved

00:41:00.000 --> 00:41:00.960
 in the

00:41:00.960 --> 00:41:01.440
 name of

00:41:01.440 --> 00:41:01.759
 Jesus

00:41:01.759 --> 00:41:03.619
 he received

00:41:03.619 --> 00:41:04.159
 the punishment

00:41:04.159 --> 00:41:04.579
 that we

00:41:04.579 --> 00:41:04.980
 deserve

00:41:04.980 --> 00:41:05.460
 for our

00:41:05.460 --> 00:41:05.859
 treason

00:41:05.859 --> 00:41:06.219
 against

00:41:06.219 --> 00:41:06.519
 God

00:41:06.519 --> 00:41:06.920
 there was

00:41:06.920 --> 00:41:08.059
 no path

00:41:08.059 --> 00:41:08.619
 between us

00:41:08.619 --> 00:41:09.079
 and God

00:41:09.079 --> 00:41:10.559
 no way

00:41:10.559 --> 00:41:11.119
 for us

00:41:11.119 --> 00:41:11.960
 to return

00:41:11.960 --> 00:41:12.500
 to God

00:41:12.500 --> 00:41:12.899
 we had

00:41:12.899 --> 00:41:13.440
 dishonored

00:41:13.440 --> 00:41:13.719
 him

00:41:13.719 --> 00:41:14.699
 disavowed

00:41:14.699 --> 00:41:14.920
 him

00:41:14.920 --> 00:41:15.639
 disbelieved

00:41:15.639 --> 00:41:15.799
 him

00:41:15.799 --> 00:41:16.059
 we were

00:41:16.059 --> 00:41:16.719
 living in

00:41:16.719 --> 00:41:17.039
 sinful

00:41:17.039 --> 00:41:17.579
 rebellion

00:41:17.579 --> 00:41:18.039
 against

00:41:18.039 --> 00:41:18.219
 him

00:41:18.219 --> 00:41:18.960
 we burned

00:41:18.960 --> 00:41:19.599
 we had

00:41:19.599 --> 00:41:19.799
 burned

00:41:19.799 --> 00:41:20.179
 all the

00:41:20.179 --> 00:41:20.519
 bridges

00:41:20.519 --> 00:41:23.339
 but God

00:41:23.339 --> 00:41:24.079
 sent his

00:41:24.079 --> 00:41:24.980
 only son

00:41:24.980 --> 00:41:25.379
 Jesus

00:41:25.379 --> 00:41:26.339
 to be

00:41:26.339 --> 00:41:27.779
 the pathway

00:41:27.780 --> 00:41:30.000
 for us

00:41:30.000 --> 00:41:31.340
 to be

00:41:31.340 --> 00:41:31.740
 restored

00:41:31.740 --> 00:41:32.080
 to right

00:41:32.080 --> 00:41:32.560
 relationship

00:41:32.560 --> 00:41:33.060
 with God

00:41:33.060 --> 00:41:36.400
 and because

00:41:36.400 --> 00:41:36.740
 of that

00:41:36.740 --> 00:41:37.180
 it is our

00:41:37.180 --> 00:41:37.640
 missionary

00:41:37.640 --> 00:41:38.260
 task

00:41:38.260 --> 00:41:39.460
 to point

00:41:39.460 --> 00:41:39.920
 people

00:41:39.920 --> 00:41:40.720
 to this

00:41:40.720 --> 00:41:41.900
 pathway

00:41:41.900 --> 00:41:42.260
 that is

00:41:42.260 --> 00:41:42.540
 Jesus

00:41:42.540 --> 00:41:44.580
 we are

00:41:44.580 --> 00:41:44.960
 in this

00:41:44.960 --> 00:41:45.340
 sense

00:41:45.340 --> 00:41:46.580
 guides

00:41:46.580 --> 00:41:49.019
 someone

00:41:49.019 --> 00:41:49.560
 tells you

00:41:49.560 --> 00:41:51.300
 what your

00:41:51.300 --> 00:41:52.100
 calling is

00:41:52.100 --> 00:41:53.840
 why you

00:41:53.840 --> 00:41:54.300
 live

00:41:54.300 --> 00:41:55.760
 what you

00:41:55.760 --> 00:41:56.220
 do

00:41:56.219 --> 00:41:57.599
 tell them

00:41:57.599 --> 00:41:58.079
 I'm a

00:41:58.079 --> 00:41:58.480
 guide

00:41:58.480 --> 00:42:02.119
 I'm an

00:42:02.119 --> 00:42:02.619
 escort

00:42:02.619 --> 00:42:04.819
 that leads

00:42:04.819 --> 00:42:05.439
 people to

00:42:05.439 --> 00:42:05.839
 the way

00:42:05.839 --> 00:42:07.319
 points

00:42:07.319 --> 00:42:08.179
 people to

00:42:08.179 --> 00:42:08.639
 the way

00:42:08.639 --> 00:42:09.879
 there is

00:42:09.879 --> 00:42:10.239
 the way

00:42:10.239 --> 00:42:11.059
 of salvation

00:42:11.059 --> 00:42:12.419
 there is

00:42:12.419 --> 00:42:12.779
 Jesus

00:42:12.779 --> 00:42:13.179
 the Lamb

00:42:13.179 --> 00:42:13.539
 of God

00:42:13.539 --> 00:42:13.959
 who takes

00:42:13.959 --> 00:42:14.319
 away

00:42:14.319 --> 00:42:15.019
 the sin

00:42:15.019 --> 00:42:15.279
 of the

00:42:15.279 --> 00:42:15.719
 world

00:42:15.719 --> 00:42:18.079
 there is

00:42:18.079 --> 00:42:18.799
 the crucified

00:42:18.799 --> 00:42:19.459
 Lord

00:42:19.459 --> 00:42:20.259
 Jesus

00:42:20.259 --> 00:42:20.799
 who was

00:42:20.799 --> 00:42:21.239
 raised

00:42:21.239 --> 00:42:22.119
 for my

00:42:22.119 --> 00:42:23.299
 justification

00:42:23.300 --> 00:42:27.880
 let us

00:42:27.880 --> 00:42:28.539
 never lose

00:42:28.539 --> 00:42:29.300
 sight

00:42:29.300 --> 00:42:30.960
 of that

00:42:30.960 --> 00:42:32.660
 and mistake

00:42:32.660 --> 00:42:33.500
 ourselves to

00:42:33.500 --> 00:42:34.000
 be the

00:42:34.000 --> 00:42:34.480
 attraction

00:42:34.480 --> 00:42:35.060
 or the

00:42:35.060 --> 00:42:35.580
 destination

00:42:35.580 --> 00:42:39.400
 we are

00:42:39.400 --> 00:42:40.320
 handmaidens

00:42:40.320 --> 00:42:41.740
 servants

00:42:41.740 --> 00:42:43.220
 messengers

00:42:43.219 --> 00:42:44.919
 lackeys

00:42:44.919 --> 00:42:46.980
 errand boys

00:42:46.980 --> 00:42:50.539
 that's what

00:42:50.539 --> 00:42:51.179
 missionaries

00:42:51.179 --> 00:42:51.579
 are

00:42:51.579 --> 00:42:55.439
 missionaries

00:42:55.439 --> 00:42:55.919
 are sent

00:42:55.919 --> 00:42:56.559
 out by the

00:42:56.559 --> 00:42:57.079
 Holy Spirit

00:42:57.079 --> 00:42:57.599
 to the end

00:42:57.599 --> 00:42:57.839
 of the

00:42:57.839 --> 00:42:58.099
 earth

00:42:58.099 --> 00:42:59.199
 to proclaim

00:42:59.199 --> 00:42:59.659
 the word

00:42:59.659 --> 00:43:00.059
 of Christ

00:43:00.059 --> 00:43:02.619
 God we

00:43:02.619 --> 00:43:02.959
 pray

00:43:02.959 --> 00:43:04.099
 that you

00:43:04.099 --> 00:43:04.639
 will raise

00:43:04.639 --> 00:43:05.259
 up missionaries

00:43:05.259 --> 00:43:06.000
 from our midst

00:43:06.000 --> 00:43:07.359
 to go to the

00:43:07.359 --> 00:43:07.779
 end of the

00:43:07.779 --> 00:43:08.139
 earth

00:43:08.139 --> 00:43:09.719
 to unreached

00:43:09.719 --> 00:43:10.259
 peoples who

00:43:10.259 --> 00:43:10.699
 have no way

00:43:10.699 --> 00:43:11.079
 of hearing

00:43:11.079 --> 00:43:11.579
 the gospel

00:43:11.579 --> 00:43:14.639
 to proclaim

00:43:14.639 --> 00:43:15.639
 your word

00:43:15.639 --> 00:43:20.159
 to plant

00:43:20.159 --> 00:43:20.819
 churches

00:43:20.819 --> 00:43:23.219
 to baptize

00:43:23.219 --> 00:43:25.340
 to teach

00:43:25.340 --> 00:43:30.460
 God we

00:43:30.460 --> 00:43:31.019
 pray even

00:43:31.019 --> 00:43:31.340
 that you

00:43:31.340 --> 00:43:31.639
 would raise

00:43:31.639 --> 00:43:32.239
 up teams

00:43:32.239 --> 00:43:32.900
 of missionaries

00:43:32.900 --> 00:43:33.239
 for our

00:43:33.239 --> 00:43:33.579
 midst

00:43:33.579 --> 00:43:40.239
 make us

00:43:40.239 --> 00:43:40.819
 ascending

00:43:40.819 --> 00:43:41.460
 outpost

00:43:41.460 --> 00:43:44.860
 for your

00:43:44.860 --> 00:43:45.400
 namesake

00:43:45.400 --> 00:43:48.920
 amen

00:43:49.720 --> 00:43:50.820
 preferably

00:43:50.820 --> 00:43:51.860
 to

00:43:51.860 --> 00:43:51.900
 mall sorry

00:43:51.900 --> 00:43:52.820
 to

00:43:52.820 --> 00:43:53.260
 from

00:43:53.380 --> 00:43:53.460
 1

00:43:54.000 --> 00:43:54.320
 night

00:43:54.320 --> 00:43:54.559
 to

00:43:55.019 --> 00:43:55.519
 to

00:43:55.519 --> 00:43:56.500
 to

00:43:56.500 --> 00:43:57.740
 and

00:43:57.740 --> 00:43:58.139
 Bye

00:43:58.139 --> 00:43:58.420
 to

00:43:58.599 --> 00:43:59.039
 responds

00:44:03.000 --> 00:44:03.200
 to

00:44:03.300 --> 00:44:03.320
 subscribe

00:44:03.860 --> 00:44:04.180
 and

00:44:04.240 --> 00:44:04.400
 heal

00:44:04.460 --> 00:44:05.059
 and

00:44:05.059 --> 00:44:05.700
 be

00:44:05.840 --> 00:44:06.000
 TER ży

00:44:06.000 --> 00:44:06.940
 VOICE

00:44:08.079 --> 00:44:09.240
 vital

00:44:11.440 --> 00:44:12.280
友

00:44:12.880 --> 00:44:14.260
 sure

00:44:14.420 --> 00:44:14.800
 that

00:44:14.940 --> 00:44:15.780
 comes

00:44:15.780 --> 00:44:15.820
 to

00:44:15.820 --> 00:44:16.079
 to