ACTS 28
Chapter 13
The Antioch Model
1 Now in the church that was at Antioch there were certain prophets and teachers: Barnabas,
Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen who had been brought up with Herod
the tetrarch, and Saul.
2 As they ministered to the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, “Now separate to Me Barnabas
and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”
3 Then, having fasted and prayed, and laid hands on them, they sent them away.
4 So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to
Cyprus.
5 And when they arrived in Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the
Jews. They also had John as their assistant.
6 Now when they had gone through the island to Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false
prophet, a Jew whose name was Bar-Jesus,
7 who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. This man called for Barnabas
and Saul and sought to hear the word of God.
8 But Elymas the sorcerer (for so his name is translated) withstood them, seeking to turn the
proconsul away from the faith.
9 Then Saul, who also is called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked intently at him
10 and said, “O full of all deceit and all fraud, you son of the devil, you enemy of all
righteousness, will you not cease perverting the straight ways of the Lord?
11 And now, indeed, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you shall be blind, not seeing the sun
for a time.” And immediately a dark mist fell on him, and he went around seeking someone to
lead him by the hand.
12 Then the proconsul believed, when he saw what had been done, being astonished at the
teaching of the Lord.
13 Now when Paul and his party set sail from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia; and
John, departing from them, returned to Jerusalem.
14 But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia, and went into the
synagogue on the Sabbath day and sat down.
15 And after the reading of the Law and the Prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them,
saying, “Men and brethren, if you have any word of exhortation for the people, say on.”
16 Then Paul stood up, and motioning with his hand said, “Men of Israel, and you who fear God,
listen:
17 The God of this people Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they dwelt as
strangers in the land of Egypt, and with an uplifted arm He brought them out of it.
18 Now for a time of about forty years He put up with their ways in the wilderness.
19 And when He had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, He distributed their land to
them by allotment.
20 “After that He gave them judges for about four hundred and fifty years, until Samuel the
prophet.
21 And afterward they asked for a king; so God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe
of Benjamin, for forty years.
22 And when He had removed him, He raised up for them David as king, to whom also He gave
testimony and said, ‘I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after My own heart, who will do
all My will.’
23 From this man’s seed, according to the promise, God raised up for Israel a
Savior—Jesus— 24 after John had first preached, before His coming, the baptism of repentance to
all the people of Israel.
25 And as John was finishing his course, he said, ‘Who do you think I am? I am not He. But
behold, there comes One after me, the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to loose.’
26 “Men and brethren, sons of the family of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, to
you the word of this salvation has been sent.
27 For those who dwell in Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they did not know Him, nor even
the voices of the Prophets which are read every Sabbath, have fulfilled them in condemning
Him. 28 And though they found no cause for death in Him, they asked Pilate that He should be
put to death.
29 Now when they had fulfilled all that was written concerning Him, they took Him down from
the tree and laid Him in a tomb.
30 But God raised Him from the dead.
31 He was seen for many days by those who came up with Him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who
are His witnesses to the people.
32 And we declare to you glad tidings—that promise which was made to the fathers.
33 God has fulfilled this for us their children, in that He has raised up Jesus. As it is also written in
the second Psalm: ‘You are My Son, Today I have begotten You.’
34 And that He raised Him from the dead, no more to return to corruption, He has spoken thus: ‘I
will give you the sure mercies of David.
35 Therefore He also says in another Psalm: ‘You will not allow Your Holy One to see corruption.’
36 “For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell asleep, was buried
with his fathers, and saw corruption;
37 but He whom God raised up saw no corruption.
38 Therefore let it be known to you, brethren, that through this Man is preached to you the
forgiveness of sins;
39 and by Him everyone who believes is justified from all things from which you could not be
justified by the law of Moses.
40 Beware therefore, lest what has been spoken in the prophets come upon you:
41 ‘Behold, you despisers, Marvel and perish! For I work a work in your days, A work which you
will by no means believe, though one were to declare it to you.’”
42 So when the Jews went out of the synagogue, the Gentiles begged that these words might be
preached to them the next Sabbath.
43 Now when the congregation had broken up, many of the Jews and devout proselytes followed
Paul and Barnabas, who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.
44 On the next Sabbath almost the whole city came together to hear the word of God.
45 But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy; and contradicting and
blaspheming, they opposed the things spoken by Paul.
46 Then Paul and Barnabas grew bold and said, “It was necessary that the word of God should be
spoken to you first; but since you reject it, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life,
behold, we turn to the Gentiles.
47 For so the Lord has commanded us: ‘I have set you as a light to the Gentiles, that you should
be for salvation to the ends of the earth.’”
48 Now when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and glorified the word of the Lord. And as
many as had been appointed to eternal life believed.
49 And the word of the Lord was being spread throughout all the region.
50 But the Jews stirred up the devout and prominent women and the chief men of the city,
raised up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them from their region.
51 But they shook off the dust from their feet against them, and came to Iconium.
52 And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit
I. THE ANTIOCH CHURCH
1. The Diversity
Barnabas - was a Jew from Cyprus (4:36).
Simeon was also a Jew, (Niger) dark complexion possibly Simon of Cyrene who
carried Christ’s cross (Matthew. 27:32; Mark 15:21),
Lucius was from Cyrene in North Africa (cf. Acts 11:20).
Manaen - had high contacts had been with Herod Antipas, who beheaded John
the Baptist
Saul, a Jew trained in Rabbinical schools.
2. The Duties
Ministry to the Lord and Fasting…
Fasted again to lay hands on them…
3. The Holy Spirit and Missions
Acts 13:2
…“Now separate to me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called
them”
First Missionary Journey
Approximately 122 miles. Between 6 to 9 months
II. PAUL’S MESSAGE
1. History unto King David from whose seed God promised the Messiah would
come.
Acts 13:23
23 From this man’s seed, according to the promise, God raised up for Israel a
Savior—Jesus
2. John the Baptist as a witness
Acts 13:24-25
24 after John had first preached, before His coming, the baptism of repentance to
all the people of Israel.
25 And as John was finishing his course, he said, ‘Who do you think I am? I am not
He. But behold, there comes One after me, the sandals of whose feet I am not
worthy to loose.’
3. He was crucified and raised from the dead
Acts 13:26-30
26 “Men and brethren, sons of the family of Abraham, and those among you who
fear God, to you the word of this salvation has been sent.
27 For those who dwell in Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they did not know
Him, nor even the voices of the Prophets which are read every Sabbath, have
fulfilled them in condemning Him.
28 And though they found no cause for death in Him, they asked Pilate that He
should be put to death.
29 Now when they had fulfilled all that was written concerning Him, they took Him
down from the tree and laid Him in a tomb.
30 But God raised Him from the dead
4. Many saw Him alive
Acts 13:31
31 He was seen for many days by those who came up with Him from Galilee to
Jerusalem, who are His witnesses to the people
5. Jesus will never die again
Acts 13:34-35
34 And that He raised Him from the dead, no more to return to corruption, He has
spoken thus: ‘I will give you the sure mercies of David.
35 Therefore He also says in another Psalm: ‘You will not allow Your Holy One to
see corruption.’
6. You must receive Jesus and a warning not to reject Him
Acts 13:38-41
38 Therefore let it be known to you, brethren, that through this Man is preached to
you the forgiveness of sins;
39 and by Him everyone who believes is justified from all things from which you
could not be justified by the law of Moses.
40 Beware therefore, lest what has been spoken in the prophets come upon you:
41 ‘Behold, you despisers, Marvel and perish! For I work a work in your days, A
work which you will by no means believe, though one were to declare it to you.’”
a work in your days, A work which you will by no means believe, though one were
to declare it to you.’”
III. OPPOSITION TO THE GOSPEL
Acts 13:6-12
6 Now when they had gone through the island to Paphos, they found a certain
sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew whose name was Bar-Jesus,
7 who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. This man called
for Barnabas and Saul and sought to hear the word of God.
8 But Elymas the sorcerer (for so his name is translated) withstood them, seeking to
turn the proconsul away from the faith.
9 Then Saul, who also is called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked intently at him
10 and said, “O full of all deceit and all fraud, you son of the devil, you enemy of all
righteousness, will you not cease perverting the straight ways of the Lord?
11 And now, indeed, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you shall be blind, not
seeing the sun for a time.” And immediately a dark mist fell on him, and he went
around seeking someone to lead him by the hand.
12 Then the proconsul believed, when he saw what had been done, being astonished
at the teaching of the Lord.
proconsul, Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man – Intelligent but not spiritually
discerning
Paul would witness to the small and great…
What you go though is what you carry. Paul was struck blind when he was
persecuting Christians
Characteristics of False Prophets
1. They prophesy for financial gain
2. They use their influence to draw people to themselves not the bible
3. They put extra-biblical revelation on par with the bible
4. They prophesy out of a demonic spirit but make you believe it is from the
Lord
5. They prophesy to people based on info they receive on social media or from
other sources
6. Their lives produce bad or rotten fruit
7. They are usually immoral
IV. THE DANGER OF ENVY
Acts 13:44-51
44 On the next Sabbath almost the whole city came together to hear the word of God.
45 But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy; and
contradicting and blaspheming, they opposed the things spoken by Paul.
46 Then Paul and Barnabas grew bold and said “It was necessary that the word of God
should be spoken to you first; but since you reject it, and judge yourselves unworthy
of everlasting life, behold we turn to the Gentiles.
47 For so the Lord has commanded us: ‘I have set you as a light to the Gentiles, that
you should be for salvation to the ends of they earth.’ “
48 Now when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and glorified the word of the
Lord. And as many as had been appointed to eternal life believed. 49 And the word of
the Lord was being spread throughout all the region. 50 But the Jews stirred up the
devout and prominent women and the chief men of the city, raised up persecution
against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them from their region. 51 But they shook off
the dust from their feet against them, and came to Iconium.
Almost all persecution in the bible came from Envy included killing Jesus.
Envy results from feelings of or fear of displacement.
V. JOY AND THE HOLY SPIRIT
Acts 13:51-52
51 But they shook off the dust from their feet against them, and came to Iconium.
52 And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit
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