Title Iconium Evangelism/Acts 14:1-7
Contents
Title: Iconium Evangelism
Bible: Acts 14:1-7
<Introduction>
Paul and Barnabas were harassed in evangelism in Antioch, Pisidia, and were driven out.
Shaking off the dust from his feet, he came to Iconium. Iconium and Phrygia
A city in the Galatia region, it is located about 140 km from Antioch in Pisidia.
There is. Paul and Barnabas, who had moved here, went to the Jewish synagogue as before.
conveyed the words of But even there, the gospel was well received at first, but the Jews
Because of the persecution of the people, they had to move to another place.
<Body>
1. The theme of evangelism was the Word of Grace.(1)
The apostles did not deliver a new message every time they moved to a new city;
Delivered a message that worked. Evangelists use the method of preaching the Word according to the
We can change it appropriately, but we cannot change what we preach, the truth.
Many people who heard this word of grace believed. Can't Believe Without Hearing the Gospel
There is not. When you hear the gospel of Jesus Christ, you will have faith in your heart.
Therefore, we must preach this gospel unconditionally. The work of God without believing and not believing
is. As those who first believed, we preach faithfully with the heart of repaying our debt to the gospel.
You should.
2. We evangelized with the appearance and power of the Holy Spirit (3)
Paul and Barnabas performed signs and wonders when they preached the gospel boldly by the power of God.
could do it. The manifestation and power of the Holy Spirit make the Word more clearly witnessed.
is the history of God. In the early church, many signs and wonders of the Holy Spirit appeared,
The whole church united and prayed for the gospel to be preached more boldly.
Even today, any number of such signs can appear. If we just save
Through the power of God, the gospel will be preached more powerfully.
However, when Paul and Barnabas preached the gospel, there were two reactions from the crowd.
All. Some people hear it and believe it, and the Jews who oppose it and persecute it are instigated.
There were some who became involved in it and distrusted it. When the gospel is preached, there is truth and non-truth
Lee was divided, and righteousness and injustice were divided.
Hearing the gospel and responding to it are different today as well. ha
God wants all human beings to hear the gospel, believe, and come to repentance.
Human beings have to do it themselves, and they are responsible for it. so for this
There is a judgment.
3. Paul and Barnabas preaching through persecution (2:4)
The apostles stayed in Iconium for a long time. The reason is that the ministry of evangelism has been successful
Not because they were, but rather because they ran into difficulties. The opposition and persecution are severe,
As negative propagation ran into difficulties, we stayed and preached until the gospel took root.
It was praying and praying. Persecution of those who first received the Lord and became saints
When attacked, the apostles could leave, leaving behind weak believers who easily succumb to such persecution.
There wasn't. Through the persistent evangelism of the apostles, the sign of the Lord is finally with us.
Appears and believers can have clear faith.
4. The gospel spread to a wider area due to persecution
Gentiles and Jews and their rulers were of the same mind, reproaching and stoning Paul and Barnabas.
was going to So now I can't stay any longer, so I go somewhere else
it didn't have to be. So Paul and Barnabas went to nearby Lystra and Derbe.
All.
This was not a simple escape, but God's providence for the continuous preaching of the gospel.
Paul and Barnabas preached the gospel the same way they had escaped. Those who persecute the gospel
I didn't sit down in despair because of the people, but I went to another place and returned to the gospel of Christ.
told Paul and Barnabas said that no matter what came before them, they had to
It was only the preaching of the gospel. Taking care of yourself in dangerous situations without sparing your life
Preaching God's Word
The activities of faithful Paul and Barnabas preaching the gospel without even taking care of their own lives.
Through this, the gospel spread more and more widely.
<Conclusion>
Evangelism and missions are God's greatest concerns. For this, body, mind and water
When you use quality and all good things, you will be valued before God.