The NATURE of Barnabas (Acts 11:24)
He was a good man
He was full of the Holy Spirit
He was full of faith
The NURTURING of Barnabas
Barnabas vouches for Saul telling his conversion and of his speaking boldly for Jesus
Barnabas’ actions results in the believers accepting Saul
The FAITH of Saul (v28-31)
His PREACHING (v28)
Saul experiences a sense of freedom in Jerusalem
Saul is now publicly proclaiming Jesus
His PERIL (v29)
Saul gets into a big debate with some Hellenistic Jews
These were the same Jews Stephen had debated
Saul picks up right where Stephen had left off
The anger of these Jews results in an attempt to kill Saul
They are intolerant of Paul’s change of heart
They look to kill him (the means is not mentioned)
His PROTECTION (v30)
The believers (again unnamed) learn of the plot to kill Saul
To protect him they send him from Caesarea to Tarsus
Caesarea was the nearest seaport
Tarsus was Saul’s hometown
His PRIDE (v31)
Without Saul (who was back in Tarsus), the church grew in Judea/Galilee/Samaria (it’s never a one man show)
The church grows in the following ways
They enjoy peace and are they are built up
Minister in the fear of the Lord and comfort of the HS
They increase