The First Missionary Journey Begins
By Pastor Teddy
Acts 13:1-12
Key Verse 13:2
“While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, ‘Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.’”
Chapter 13 of Acts marks a new age in Christian history— the age or history of world missions— a history begun by the Holy Spirit and those who were ready to obey his world mission call. Look at the first three verses of this chapter. Here’s how that holy process began; “In the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch) and Saul. While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, ‘Set apart for … Read the rest