The church at antioch was blessed with good teachers. Apparently paul and barnabas used antioch as a base for their missionary journeys in asia minor. On the first two journeys, paul reached into new areas where he preached the gospel and planted churches. All three of paul s socalled missionary journeys started in antioch. Certain men from judea taught that gentile converts must be circumcised and follow other. Why did paul and barnabas choose the treacherous path through perga to.
We are here brought in our study to the end of pauls first missionary journey. We know, for example, that 1 corinthians is not pauls first letter to the corinthians. The third missionary journey middletown bible church. From here through the end of the book, the focus is set on paul and his. This timeline of christian missions chronicles the global expansion of christianity through a. Why were the believers in this city so supportive of these missionary endeavors. Since the lord god changed sauls name to paul and promoted him, he became the main speaker for them. After a very successful visit to the island of cyprus where many including the roman governor came to faith they set sail north to the coast of pamphylia. After paul witnessed the stoning of stephen acts 7. Some combine or split the traditional three journeys and the additional travels into. Pauls first missionary journey 1 chapter 5 pauls first missionary journey acts u acts 14. According to acts, the impetus for pauls first missionary journey came from the holy spirit during a corporate time of worship and fasting. Pauls first missionary journey adult bible study guide.
A antioch of pisidia first journey c corinth area second journey e ephesus area third journey r rome fourth journey paul s early travels acts 912. The apostle paul went on three pioneering missionary journeys, followed by a trip to rome. Paul s letters and the missionary journeys 2 1 timothy from corinth on his 3 rd journey, while timothy was back at ephesus 1. The authors combine this large presence of godfearers with their belief that paul, an apostle to the gentiles, took seriously. And for this reason, many refer to this first missionary journey as paul s, but really its both paul s and barnabas first missionary journey. Pauls first missionary journey apostle pauls first. Pauls third missionary journey was different from the first two.
As persecution in jerusalem increased, christian believers fled and dispersed throughout the region. Here is a map of paul s first missionary journey to help you follow along in the account of the events. His first missionary journey, most likely in the years ad 47 through 48, started in syria and took him to cyprus and asia minor. From antioch, the two apostles and john surnamed mark begin paul s first missionary journey acts. On the third journey, paul visited no new areas, but went to strengthen believers in cities where he had already been compare acts 18. It is possible to combine these together, as cronbach has done for the. Along this journey, paul and barnabas visited many places including cyprus, paphos, perga. The mission team was made up of barnabas, paul and john mark. The churches first missionary journey as recorded in the acts of the apostles started from the church at antioch in syria. They ask only that paul and missionary journey to cyprus and southern. Pauls first missionary journey through perga and pisidian antioch. How to remember paul s journeys paul was a pacer in a race. It is the first geographical information about pauls fourth missionary journey.
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