October 11th & 15th
Acts Pt 4 Consume
Acts 13:1-13
“So that from Jerusalem, and round about until Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.”
—Romans 11:19 (ESV)
But if God is behind it, you cannot stop it anyway, unless you want to fight against God.
—Acts 5:39 (CEV)
Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch) and Saul. 2 While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”
—Acts 13:1-2 (NIV)
The amazing grace of the Master, Jesus Christ, the extravagant love of God, the intimate friendship of the Holy Spirit, be with all of you.
—2 Corinthians 13:14 (MSG)
The Spirit fuels what God is doing.
So after they had fasted and prayed, they placed their hands on them and sent them off. 4 The two of them, sent on their way by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia and sailed from there to Cyprus. 5 When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. John was with them as their helper.
—Acts 13:3-5 (NIV)
Acts 13:2 - the Holy Spirit said
Acts 13:4 - sent on their way by the Holy Spirit
Acts 13:9 - filled with the Holy Spirit
So after they had fasted and prayed, they placed their hands on them and sent them off. “The two of them, sent on their way by the Holy Spirit,”
—Acts 13:3-4 (NIV)
‘Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the LORD Almighty.
—Zechariah 4:6 (NIV)
The Devil opposes what God is doing.
They traveled through the whole island until they came to Paphos. There they met a Jewish sorcerer and false prophet named Bar-Jesus, 7 who was an attendant of the proconsul, Sergius Paulus. The proconsul, an intelligent man, sent for Barnabas and Saul because he wanted to hear the word of God. 8 But Elymas the sorcerer (for that is what his name means) opposed them and tried to turn the proconsul from the faith. 9 Then Saul, who was also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked straight at Elymas and said, 10 “You are a child of the devil and an enemy of everything that is right! You are full of all kinds of deceit and trickery. Will you never stop perverting the right ways of the Lord? 11 Now the hand of the Lord is against you. You are going to be blind for a time, not even able to see the light of the sun.” Immediately mist and darkness came over him, and he groped about, seeking someone to lead him by the hand. 12 When the proconsul saw what had happened, he believed, for he was amazed at the teaching about the Lord.
—Acts 13:6-12 (NIV)
So I find this law at work: Although I want to do good, evil is right there with me. 22 For in my inner being I delight in God’s law; 23 but I see another law at work in me, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within me.
—Romans 7:21-23 (NIV)
For we wanted to come to you—certainly I, Paul, did, again and again—but Satan blocked our way.
—1 Thessalonians 2:18 (NIV)
From Paphos, Paul and his companions sailed to Perga in Pamphylia, where John left them to return to Jerusalem.
—Acts 13:13 (NIV)
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
—Ephesians 6:12 (NIV)
1 Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch)
—Manaen/HEROD
7 who was an attendant of the proconsul, Sergius Paulus. The proconsul, an intelligent man, sent for Barnabas and Saul because he wanted to hear the word of God.
8 But Elymas the sorcerer (for that is what his name means) opposed them and tried to turn the proconsul from the faith.
—Sergius Paulus /Elymas
1 Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch)
—Manaen/HEROD
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Next Steps:
1. Today, I invite Jesus in my life for the first time and desire to follow him.
2. I desire to listen to the Holy Spirit in my life and let Him lead me.
3. I am going to fast one day this week for a specific purpose.
4. I am going to attend Encounter Night (Oct. 27) and bring God my best.