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3 days ago · Here are 9 Bible verses about Barnabas that highlight his significant contributions to spreading the Gospel. Acts 4:36-37 – “Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas (which means ‘son of encouragement’), sold a field he owned and brought the money and put it at the apostles’ feet.”
2 days ago · Look at verses 19 and 20: . . 19 Some Jews came from Antioch and Iconium, and when they won over the crowds, they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, thinking he was dead. 20 After the disciples gathered around him, he got up and went into the town. The next day he left with Barnabas for Derbe. .
4 days ago · Reading. 14 The same thing happened in Iconium: Paul and Barnabas went to the synagogue and spoke in such a way that a great number of Jews and Gentiles became believers. 2 But the Jews who would not believe stirred up the Gentiles and turned them against the believers. 3 The apostles stayed there for a long time, speaking boldly about the Lord ...
1 day ago · Catholics celebrate the memory of St. Barnabas on June 11. The apostle and missionary was among Christ’s earliest followers and was responsible for welcoming St. Paul into the Church. Though not one of the 12 apostles chosen by the Lord, Jesus, he is traditionally regarded as one of the 72 disciples of Christ and most respected man in the ...
2 days ago · When the Christian faith began spreading among the gentiles in Antioch, a man named Barnabas was sent from Jerusalem to investigate. In this sermon, R.C. Sproul sets the scene of this historic moment, discussing the important roles that Barnabas and Saul played in the missionary outreach of the early church. This sermon was preached by R.C. Sproul at Saint Andrew’s Chapel in Sanford, FL ...
2 days ago · A more generic term “apostle” was given to the first missionaries like Barnabas when sent out to go be a messenger and preach the Word. When churches send missionaries “apostle” is loosely used too. Learning that some people in the town wanted to stone Paul and Barnabas they fled to surrounding towns where they preached the good news.
5 days ago · Acts 5 follow the Barnabas story. Immediately after Barnabas’ act of pure worship, we find the contrasting actions of a man named Ananias who also came to worship. Deception had grip his heart and his worship was impure and polluted. Now the Church must face a new threat that sought to pollute the worship of the church and hinder its progress.
