First Missionary Journey Commences
September 3, 2023
Doug Virgint traces the church at Antioch in Acts 13:1-13 as a Spirit-led, worshiping community that hears God’s voice and responds in obedience by sending Paul and Barnabas into mission. He underscores that God advances His gospel through surrendered people and Spirit-empowered courage in the face of resistance.
First Missionary Journey Continues
September 10, 2023
John Marcogliese traces the first missionary journey in Acts 13:14-52, highlighting both a transition in leadership from Barnabas to Paul and a transition in audience from Jews alone to Jews and Gentiles, showing that the gospel is for anyone and everyone with no one excluded. He calls believers not to be discouraged by division or hardship, but to trust that the Holy Spirit is at work and that in Christ, no one is turned away.