# Paul and Barnabas Go to Perga - The Books of Acts

An episode of [Kids Bible in a Year with Julia Jeffress Sadler](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1696638708), 17 Apr 2024, 13 min.

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Join Julia Jeffress Sadler as she takes us on an incredible adventure in Episode 198. Join us in today's episode as we explore how Paul and Barnabas spread the Gospel across different cities, starting with a miraculous encounter in Cyprus. Dive into their challenges and victories as they preach to both skeptics and believers, transforming hearts along the way. Discover the power of faith and the expansive love of the Gospel for all people. Sign up to receive Kids Bible in a Year devotionals in your inbox every weekday: https://www.kidsbibleinayear.com/ Get ready to experience the Bible designed specifically for children with the official KidsBibleinaYear.com podcast, led by Julia Jeffress Sadler. This captivating audio series presents the age-old wisdom of the Bible in an engaging format that will captivate your kids. Each episode Julia translates biblical teachings into real-life applications, making Bible comprehension a breeze for young minds. And if you want more Christian resources and content, you can download the Pray.com app. Pray.com is the digital destination for faith, offering over 5,000 daily prayers, meditations, bedtime Bible stories, and cinematic stories inspired by the Bible. For more resources on how to live a successful Christian life, visit Julia Jeffress Sadler's website at https://ptv.org/julia/. This episode is sponsored by Little Passports. Visit LittlePassports.com/blessed and use promo code BLESSED to receive 20% off. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

## Transcript

[0:00] Speaker 1: Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and said it was
[0:03] Speaker 1: necessary that God's word should be spoken to you first. Behold,
[0:08] Speaker 1: we turn to the Gentiles, for so has the Lord
[0:11] Speaker 1: commanded us, saying, I have set you as a light
[0:14] Speaker 1: for the Gentiles, that you should bring salvation to the
[0:17] Speaker 1: uttermost parts of the earth. Acts 13, 46-47 Dear God,
[0:21] Speaker 1: thank you for the example of a bold witness in Paul.
[0:29] Speaker 1: Help us to be strong and brave and faithful to
[0:32] Speaker 1: share your truth and love those you put in our path.
[0:37] Speaker 1: Thank you for the ways in which you allowed your
[0:39] Speaker 1: word to spread throughout the earth. And we know that
[0:43] Speaker 1: as long as we're still here, you're not done with us.
[0:47] Speaker 1: In Jesus' name, amen.
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[1:25] Speaker 3: Paul and Barnabas go to Perga. In our last story,
[1:29] Speaker 3: Peter was delivered from prison by an angel, and King
[1:32] Speaker 3: Herod was struck dead and eaten by worms. In this story,
[1:38] Speaker 3: Saul and Barnabas are anointed by the church and begin
[1:41] Speaker 3: their missionary journeys. And Saul becomes known as Paul, as
[1:47] Speaker 3: inspired by Acts.
[1:53] Speaker 1: Hey everyone, it's Julianne Thompson, guest hosting for Julia Jeffers Sadler.
[1:57] Speaker 1: I am so glad you're back for the Kids Bible
[2:00] Speaker 1: in Year podcast. Let's dive right into today's story. Saul
[2:05] Speaker 1: is getting a new name and he's preaching one of
[2:07] Speaker 1: the greatest sermons ever as the Word of God continues
[2:11] Speaker 1: to reach the world. Here we go.
[2:16] Speaker 3: The church in Antioch now had many appointed prophets and teachers,
[2:20] Speaker 3: including Barnabas, Saul, and more. As they were all worshiping together,
[2:25] Speaker 3: the Holy Spirit spoke, saying, Keep Saul and Barnabas for me.
[2:30] Speaker 3: I have a new work to which I am calling
[2:32] Speaker 3: them to. Hearing this, they fasted and prayed for the
[2:36] Speaker 3: Holy Spirit to reveal his will to Saul and Barnabas.
[2:41] Speaker 3: The congregation laid hands on the men and sent them
[2:44] Speaker 3: off to where the Holy Spirit called them. Saul and
[2:47] Speaker 3: Barnabas were led by the Spirit to Seleucia, and from
[2:51] Speaker 3: there they sailed to Cyprus. They anchored at Salamis and
[2:56] Speaker 3: began to preach God's word in Jewish temples with John
[3:00] Speaker 3: helping them. They traveled around the whole island and reached
[3:04] Speaker 3: a place called Pavos. There they saw a sorcerer named
[3:09] Speaker 3: Bar-Jesus who worked for a political official named Sergius Paulus.
[3:15] Speaker 3: He had asked for Saul and Barnabas to come to
[3:17] Speaker 3: him and speak the word of God to him. Another
[3:21] Speaker 3: sorcerer named Elimeas tried to stop them and tried to
[3:25] Speaker 3: convince Sergius Paulus away from God and any words Saul
[3:29] Speaker 3: and Barnabas were going to say to him about God.
[3:33] Speaker 3: The Holy Spirit filled Saul and he looked Elimeas in
[3:36] Speaker 3: the eyes and said, You son of the devil, why
[3:41] Speaker 3: do you stand against what is right? You are full
[3:43] Speaker 3: of tricks and lies. How long will you live bashing
[3:47] Speaker 3: the ways of the Lord? Now you are on God's
[3:51] Speaker 3: bad side. For a time you will be blind, unable
[3:54] Speaker 3: to see a thing. In an instant, his eyes went
[3:58] Speaker 3: black and he stumbled around trying to find someone to
[4:01] Speaker 3: help him get around. Sergius Paulus saw what had happened
[4:05] Speaker 3: and immediately wanted to know more about the Lord. Saul
[4:10] Speaker 3: now also called Paul, along with Barnabas and John, left
[4:14] Speaker 3: Paphos and sailed to Perga. In Perga, John left to
[4:19] Speaker 3: return to Jerusalem, and the others went on to Antioch
[4:22] Speaker 3: in Pisidia. The Sabbath came, and they went up to
[4:26] Speaker 3: the temple. The religious leaders of the temple read God's
[4:30] Speaker 3: law and from the prophets. When they finished, they called
[4:34] Speaker 3: to Paul and his friends and said, Is there anything
[4:37] Speaker 3: you would like to say? Has God given you anything,
[4:40] Speaker 3: dear brothers? If so, speak. As if he knew this
[4:45] Speaker 3: was coming, Paul immediately stood up and began to speak. Jews, Gentiles,
[4:51] Speaker 3: all of you who worship our Lord, hear what I
[4:54] Speaker 3: have to say. Our God chose the Israelites, our ancestors,
[5:00] Speaker 3: and they thrived in Egypt. With his power and grace,
[5:04] Speaker 3: he led them out of Egypt into freedom. They survived
[5:08] Speaker 3: 40 years in the wilderness, and God killed their enemy
[5:12] Speaker 3: nations in Canaan. This took our Lord about 450 years.
[5:18] Speaker 3: Following this, God placed judges before the people and then
[5:22] Speaker 3: gave them Samuel, the prophet, as a leader. The people
[5:26] Speaker 3: began asking for a king, so the Lord sent them
[5:29] Speaker 3: Saul from the tribe of Benjamin, and he ruled for
[5:33] Speaker 3: 40 years. After Saul came the next king, King David.
[5:37] Speaker 3: whom God called a man after my own heart. From
[5:41] Speaker 3: the line of David come our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ,
[5:45] Speaker 3: just as prophesied. Paul continued to preach to the people
[5:50] Speaker 3: about Jesus all the way to the moment he was
[5:52] Speaker 3: taken back to heaven to be with his father. After
[5:56] Speaker 3: Paul was done preaching, he and Barnabas left the temple,
[5:59] Speaker 3: and people started asking them to talk about this Jesus
[6:03] Speaker 3: again on the next Sabbath. As everyone left, Many Jews,
[6:08] Speaker 3: new and old, followed Paul and Barnabas as they continued
[6:11] Speaker 3: to talk to them and encouraged them to stay in
[6:14] Speaker 3: God's grace. The next Sabbath came and the whole city
[6:18] Speaker 3: came to hear God's word. And the other Jews grew
[6:21] Speaker 3: jealous and began to push back on Paul's words and
[6:25] Speaker 3: abused him. Paul and Barnabas heard what they were saying
[6:30] Speaker 3: and spoke up. We were told to speak these things
[6:33] Speaker 3: to you. but since you are going to reject us
[6:36] Speaker 3: and condemn us, we will go to the Gentiles. The
[6:40] Speaker 3: Lord has commanded us to bring the light of God's
[6:42] Speaker 3: word to the Gentiles so that they may be saved.
[6:46] Speaker 3: All of the Gentiles who heard this were filled with happiness,
[6:49] Speaker 3: and they began to respect the Lord's word. The Jewish
[6:53] Speaker 3: religious officials gathered some important men and women, and they
[6:57] Speaker 3: all stirred up riots against Paul and Barnabas and kicked
[7:00] Speaker 3: them out of the city. Paul and Barnabas brushed the
[7:04] Speaker 3: insults off, and continued on their journey to Iconium. The
[7:09] Speaker 3: disciples were filled with the Holy Spirit, and their hearts
[7:13] Speaker 3: were bursting with joy.
[7:19] Speaker 1: Okay, we find ourselves back at the church in Antioch,
[7:23] Speaker 1: which is still growing as the people worship God and
[7:25] Speaker 1: the Holy Spirit fills their hearts. God says he has
[7:29] Speaker 1: a very specific assignment for Saul and Barnabas. It's as
[7:33] Speaker 1: if he is picking up Saul and Barnabas and setting
[7:36] Speaker 1: them in another place for another purpose. They fast and pray,
[7:41] Speaker 1: asking God to show them where he wants them to go.
[7:44] Speaker 1: The church lays hands on them and sends them off.
[7:48] Speaker 1: The world's first missionaries. If you are a part of
[7:52] Speaker 1: a church, your church most likely has done this many
[7:56] Speaker 1: of times. Perhaps someone feels called by God to go
[8:00] Speaker 1: to another part of the world... and share the good
[8:02] Speaker 1: news of Jesus. Before they go, the church sends them
[8:07] Speaker 1: out by praying for them and asking for God's protection
[8:11] Speaker 1: and guidance. It's a beautiful thing, but it's also important
[8:16] Speaker 1: to remember that the Holy Spirit is really the one
[8:19] Speaker 1: sending them. The church is there to pray and support
[8:23] Speaker 1: them along the way. Do you know any missionaries you
[8:26] Speaker 1: can pray for today? If so, stop for a moment
[8:30] Speaker 1: and ask God in your heart to watch over them.
[8:33] Speaker 1: Give them courage and help them do the work he
[8:35] Speaker 1: has called them to do. Pray for their families and
[8:39] Speaker 1: for the people they will meet on their mission. Who knows?
[8:42] Speaker 1: Maybe you will be the one who is sent out
[8:45] Speaker 1: one day. Perhaps you will be the one called by
[8:48] Speaker 1: God to go to an unfamiliar place and share the
[8:51] Speaker 1: love of God, just like Saul and Barnabas. Okay, back
[8:56] Speaker 1: to the story. They arrive in a city called Salamis,
[8:59] Speaker 1: where Barnabas grew up as a child. They preached openly
[9:03] Speaker 1: in the synagogue, with John Mark helping them, telling their
[9:07] Speaker 1: stories and explaining all that Jesus did. Then they reached
[9:11] Speaker 1: a place called Paphos, a city full of sin with
[9:14] Speaker 1: people who were very far from God. They came across
[9:18] Speaker 1: a Roman proconsul named Sergius Paulus. He was a very
[9:22] Speaker 1: smart man who held an important office in his area.
[9:26] Speaker 1: And he wanted to hear more. Saul and Barnabas also
[9:30] Speaker 1: came across an evil man who tried to keep them
[9:33] Speaker 1: from talking about Jesus. But the Holy Spirit took over
[9:37] Speaker 1: and the man actually became blind. Because of that, the
[9:42] Speaker 1: proconsul believed and the people longed to hear more. As
[9:46] Speaker 1: they set sail, something interesting happened in the Bible. Saul
[9:50] Speaker 1: is now called Paul. It wasn't unusual for people to
[9:53] Speaker 1: have two names in those days. he was given the
[9:56] Speaker 1: Jewish name, Saul, when he was born. was born. But
[10:04] Speaker 1: his Roman or more casual name was Paul. This is
[10:08] Speaker 1: what his friends who knew him well would call him.
[10:11] Speaker 1: As the Bible transitions from Saul to Paul, we start
[10:15] Speaker 1: to see Paul stand out as a strong leader and
[10:17] Speaker 1: hero in the faith. We're going to get to know
[10:20] Speaker 1: him even more in the days ahead. Paul and his
[10:24] Speaker 1: team arrived in Antioch, and it's there in the synagogue
[10:27] Speaker 1: that Paul preaches a powerful sermon explaining the life of
[10:31] Speaker 1: Jesus from the line of David, his resurrection and forgiveness
[10:34] Speaker 1: of sins. Because of this message, many people wanted to
[10:39] Speaker 1: hear more and bring their friends. So Paul spoke again
[10:42] Speaker 1: the next Sabbath, and pretty much the whole city showed up.
[10:47] Speaker 1: But some Jews were not happy. They were pouting and mad,
[10:51] Speaker 1: saying they didn't believe. So what did Paul do? He said,
[10:55] Speaker 1: okay then, if you don't like your message, we will
[10:58] Speaker 1: go to the Gentiles from now on because they believe.
[11:03] Speaker 1: Some fighting broke out, so Paul and his party left
[11:06] Speaker 1: the city. But make no mistake, the Holy Spirit was
[11:10] Speaker 1: filled with the disciples of Jesus and their hearts, as
[11:14] Speaker 1: we heard, were bursting with joy. Just wowed. Thank you
[11:19] Speaker 1: for joining me to hear about how the message of
[11:21] Speaker 1: Jesus is spreading around the world. His plan is unfolding
[11:25] Speaker 1: and he's using his people to build his kingdom. Next
[11:29] Speaker 1: time Paul is going to suffer in a whole new way,
[11:32] Speaker 1: but it won't stop God's plan. Come back and you'll
[11:35] Speaker 1: see what I mean. The Bible is the best story
[11:38] Speaker 1: ever told. It's God's story to you and it's all true.
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