Gary Gleans

                                                                             Acts 13:13-15 Now Paul and his companions set sail from Paphos and came to Perga in Pamphylia. And John left them and returned to Jerusalem,   14  but they went on from Perga and came to Antioch in Pisidia. And on the Sabbath day they went into the synagogue and sat down.   15  After the reading from the Law and the Prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent a message to them, saying, “Brothers, if you have any word of encouragement for the people, say it.”   The first missionary journey continues to progress.  This short passage has some important lessons in it that are good to observe about ministry. ...

                                                                             Acts 13:4-12 So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to Cyprus.   5  When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. And they had John to assist them.   6  When they had gone through the whole island as far as Paphos, they came upon a certain magician, a Jewish false prophet named Bar-Jesus.   7  He was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a man of intelligence, who summoned Barnabas and Saul and sought to hear the word of God.   8  But Elymas the magician (for that is the meaning of his name) opposed them...

                                                                                  Acts 13:1-3 Now 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.  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.”  3  So after they had fasted and prayed, they placed their hands on them and sent them off.   The church at Antioch has already been a great example of what a church should be.  It was growing the evangelism and discipleship.  It was generous a...

                                                                        Acts 12:20-25 Now Herod was angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon, and they came to him with one accord, and   having persuaded Blastus, the king's chamberlain, they asked for peace, because   their country depended on the king's country for food. 21  On an appointed day Herod put on his royal robes, took his seat upon the throne, and delivered an oration to them. 22  And the people were shouting, “The voice of a god, and not of a man!”   23  Immediately   an angel of the Lord struck him down, because   he did not give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and breathed his last. 24  But   the word of God increased and multiplied. 25  And Barnabas...

                                                                             Acts 12:1-19 About that time Herod the king laid violent hands on some who belonged to the church.  2  He killed James the brother of John with the sword,  3  and when he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. This was during the days of Unleavened Bread.  4  And when he had seized him, he put him in prison, delivering him over to four squads of soldiers to guard him, intending after the Passover to bring him out to the people.  5  So Peter was kept in prison, but earnest prayer for him was made to God by the church. 6  Now when Herod was about to bring him out, on that very night,...

                                                                             Acts 11:19-30 Now those who were scattered because of the persecution that arose over Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except Jews.   20  But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who on coming to Antioch spoke to the Hellenists [ c ]   also,   preaching the Lord Jesus.   21  And   the hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number who believed   turned to the Lord.   22  The report of this came to the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch.   23  When he came and saw   the grace of God, he was glad, and he exhorted them a...

                                               Acts 11:1-18 Now the apostles and the brothers who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.     So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcision party criticized him, saying,   “You went to uncircumcised men and ate with them.”     But Peter began and explained it to them in order:   “I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision, something like a great sheet descending, being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came down to me.     Looking at it closely, I observed animals and beasts of prey and reptiles and birds of the air.     And I heard a voice saying to me, ‘Rise, Peter; kill and eat.’   But I said, ‘By no means, Lord; for nothing commo...