Paul’s 1st Missionary Journey

Acts 13-14. Now the stage is set. God has put his man in place and it’s time for the first missionaries to be sent out from Antioch. We join Paul and Barnabas on this first trip, taking the gospel to the Gentiles.

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Joy in Antioch, Persecution in Jerusalem

Acts 11 & 12. On returning to Jerusalem after Cornelius’ conversion Peter defends the gospel going to the Gentiles (11:) In Antioch the stage is being set with Paul becoming a teacher and a leader, poised for the last part of the book, The Missionary Journeys. In Jerusalem, the persecution intensifies with the martyrdom of […]

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