Paul's evangelistic strategy
Dr. Roberto Miranda
(Audio: Spanish)
SUMMARY: In Acts 13, Paul and Barnabas arrive at Antioch of Pisidia and enter a synagogue to preach the Gospel. Synagogues were like Jewish churches, where Jews gathered from all over the world. A minimum of 10 men was required to establish a synagogue in any community. Paul and Barnabas preached on a Sabbath day, which was a Saturday, as the Christian church had not yet begun to hold its meetings on Sundays. The reason behind the change from Saturday to Sunday for Christian meetings is uncertain. The passage also mentions John leaving them and returning to Jerusalem, which later causes a division between Paul and Barnabas.
In this passage, Paul and Barnabas arrive at a synagogue and are asked to speak. Paul emphasizes the importance of reading the entire Bible and speaks to both Israelites and Gentiles who were interested in Judaism. He retells the history of the Jews, from their time in Egypt to the reign of David. God was offended when the Jews asked for a king, but eventually raised up David as a man after His own heart. Overall, the passage highlights the importance of knowing and respecting God's word, and being mindful of new believers in the church.
In Acts 13:22-23, Paul preaches to the Jews about King David, who made many mistakes but had a tender heart towards God. God raised up Jesus as the savior to Israel and all humanity, fulfilling the promise made to Abraham. Paul leads the Jews to Jesus by presenting him as the culmination of history. To be an effective evangelist, one must know the Bible intimately and become part of people's lives with the intention of bringing them to Christ. Every event in one's life is part of God's plan to lead them to Christ. Repentance, a tender heart towards God, and a love for Him above all things are what God is looking for in each individual.
The only thing that matters in life is Christ. Those who know the Bible intimately and have had dealings with God can speak with authority about the word of God and Christ Jesus. The Gospel is about choosing between Christ, who came to give life, and the devil, who only knows to kill, steal, and destroy. The only thing that counts is Christ. The speaker invites those who haven't received Jesus as their Lord and Savior to do so, and those who want to take Jesus seriously and preach the Gospel to raise their hands. The speaker wants to build an evangelistic congregation to bless the community and turn it into a community of faith.
In this passage, Paul and Barnabas arrive at a synagogue and are asked to speak. Paul emphasizes the importance of reading the entire Bible and speaks to both Israelites and Gentiles who were interested in Judaism. He retells the history of the Jews, from their time in Egypt to the reign of David. God was offended when the Jews asked for a king, but eventually raised up David as a man after His own heart. Overall, the passage highlights the importance of knowing and respecting God's word, and being mindful of new believers in the church.
In Acts 13:22-23, Paul preaches to the Jews about King David, who made many mistakes but had a tender heart towards God. God raised up Jesus as the savior to Israel and all humanity, fulfilling the promise made to Abraham. Paul leads the Jews to Jesus by presenting him as the culmination of history. To be an effective evangelist, one must know the Bible intimately and become part of people's lives with the intention of bringing them to Christ. Every event in one's life is part of God's plan to lead them to Christ. Repentance, a tender heart towards God, and a love for Him above all things are what God is looking for in each individual.
The only thing that matters in life is Christ. Those who know the Bible intimately and have had dealings with God can speak with authority about the word of God and Christ Jesus. The Gospel is about choosing between Christ, who came to give life, and the devil, who only knows to kill, steal, and destroy. The only thing that counts is Christ. The speaker invites those who haven't received Jesus as their Lord and Savior to do so, and those who want to take Jesus seriously and preach the Gospel to raise their hands. The speaker wants to build an evangelistic congregation to bless the community and turn it into a community of faith.
We are going to the word of the Lord in the book of Acts, in Chapter 13, we are going to go to verse 13. It is a very long passage and therefore simply if you can put it on the screen, I thank the brothers, you can read it little by little and I am going to relate it to you and we are going to discuss some specific points, and go read it with me if you have your Bible and I hope you have your Bible so that you can read with me.
This is the first sermon that Paul preached to a Congregation on his first missionary journey. 3 Sundays ago or something like that, we saw Paul preaching before a Roman man, a high Roman official and we saw there the opposition of this magician, Elymas, also known as Barjesus, as a name like that had to be bad, Barjesus. And the occult opposition of this man who wanted to prevent this high Roman official who could be such a blessing from receiving the word of God and we saw how Paul, full of the Holy Spirit, rebuked him, declared judgment on him. You know there are times for judgment and there are times when the church of Jesus Christ is not just nice and good and good-natured and attractive and people-friendly. Sometimes the church of Jesus Christ also has to declare judgment and also open the judgments of God on a person or even on an entire society. And Paul essentially cursed him in the name of the Lord, rebuked him, and declared that he was going to go blind for a while. And closed the door of the devil who wants to prevent people from hearing the truth.
This is the first sermon that Paul preached to a Congregation on his first missionary journey. 3 Sundays ago or something like that, we saw Paul preaching before a Roman man, a high Roman official and we saw there the opposition of this magician, Elymas, also known as Barjesus, as a name like that had to be bad, Barjesus. And the occult opposition of this man who wanted to prevent this high Roman official who could be such a blessing from receiving the word of God and we saw how Paul, full of the Holy Spirit, rebuked him, declared judgment on him. You know there are times for judgment and there are times when the church of Jesus Christ is not just nice and good and good-natured and attractive and people-friendly. Sometimes the church of Jesus Christ also has to declare judgment and also open the judgments of God on a person or even on an entire society. And Paul essentially cursed him in the name of the Lord, rebuked him, and declared that he was going to go blind for a while. And closed the door of the devil who wants to prevent people from hearing the truth.
