Title Evangelism in Cyprus (Acts 13:4-12)
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Evangelism in Cyprus (Acts 13:4-12)
Paul's first missionary journey is recorded in 13:4-14:26. If you list the areas visited during this period, you will start from Antioch, Silugia (13:4), Cyprus (13:4), and Salami. (14:5), Fool (14:6), Bamphilia Perga (13:13), Pisidian Antioch (14:14), Iconium (14:51), Lygaonia (14:6), Rus It comes back from Drera (14:8), Derbe (14:20), Lystra, Iconium, Pisidian Antioch (14:21), Bambilia (14:24), Perga (14:25) , come to Addahlia (14:25) and Antioch (14:26).
Biblical scholars say that the period of this first missionary tour is about one year and four months. In the Bible, there are places where they only briefly mentioned the area they went to, and there are places where they explained it in detail. Today, evangelism activity in Cyprus We would like to share the grace with you while looking at it.
1. Why did you choose the first place to be Gubro?
2. The center of evangelism activities
This shows that the first part of Paul's evangelism was Jewish evangelism. Unlike the Gentiles, the Jews knew God. They were reading and learning the Old Testament. They also knew how to worship God. 13:46-47 This is a verse that shows the direction of evangelism." Paul and Barnabas spoke boldly, saying, "The word of God should be preached to you first, but since you rejected it and judged yourselves unworthy of eternal life, we turn to the Gentiles. Thus he commanded us, saying, "I will make you a light to the Gentiles, that you may save to the ends of the earth."
First of all, we learn that the place where we will preach the gospel is the same people.
3. People I met in Gubro
When Paul and Barnabas started their missionary journey, the first person they met was a Jewish false prophet named Elluma. This man is a Jew, but what he learned through the word Susan was a magician. ,Before the gospel was preached, this magician ruled the souls of everyone. This magician did not preach the word of God, but deceived people and tempted them to exalt themselves.
It is significant that Paul met a magician in the first evangelism area. Until the true truth of the gospel is preached, many people will be intoxicated with false superstitions and magic. The magician saw Paul's evangelism and saw that his influence would diminish, so he prevented him from spreading the word of truth. ) opposing us as governors, trying not to believe.” The devil is interfering with the preaching of the word of truth.
The second person Paul met is Sergius Paul. Cyprus is where Rome sends a governor to administer the governorship. The governor of Cyprus was Sergius Paul. He spoke the word of God to Paul and Barnabas 13:7 says, "He was with the governor Sergius Paul, who was a wise man, and called for Barnabas and Saul to hear the word of God." This man was waiting for the true word of truth. .
When we go to preach the gospel, we come across two types of people. One is a servant of the devil and obstructs the Word of God, and the other is someone who earnestly desires and waits for God's Word. As Paul met these two people, he You must have come to realize how urgently evangelism is to be preached. If we do not preach the gospel to them, many souls will be lost because of "the one full of all deceit and evil deeds, the son of the devil, the enemy of all righteousness, those who pervert the right ways of the Lord." You will suffer. (1993.7.4)