The Ministry of

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Who’s the New Guy?

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  was responsible for many deaths in early Christian congregations. Such is the people God
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  to save.
• The church is a place for
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  people and those with a
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  past.

The Holy Snub

• Acts 9:26 “And when Saul was come to Jerusalem, he
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  to join himself to the disciples:
  
  1. but they were all
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     of him,
  2. and believed not that he was a
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     .

Do We Truly Welcome Newcomers?

• If we allow a culture of
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  and
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  towards newcomers to prevail, we will abort God’s
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  work in their lives.
• We must constantly ask ourselves if our church
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  is a
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  place for new people!!!

The Ministry of Barnabas

But Barnabas took him, and brought him to the apostles, and declared unto them how he had seen the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how he had preached boldly at Damascus in the name of Jesus. —Acts 9:27

Barnabas Learned His Story

• Barnabas learned of Paul’s
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  on the Damascus road…this required a lengthy
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  .
• Learning people’s story starts with learning their
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  .
• To learn someone’s story, you must be
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  to engage them in
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  .

Barnabas

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Him

• Acts 9:27 But Barnabas
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  him…
• “Took” implies that Barnabas laid aside his
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  of Saul and extended
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  .
• Our ability to
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  people is directly connected to our
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  to trust them.

Barnabas Saw His Potential for the Kingdom

• Barnabas observed “how he (Paul) had
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  boldly at Damascus
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  .”
• Never underestimate the
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  of a new person to be a difference maker in
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  and in
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  .

Barnabas Mentored Paul

Then departed Barnabas to Tarsus, for to seek Saul: And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch. —Acts 11:25-26