Tag Archives: Ministry

The Good You Can

A debate raged in my mind as to whether or not I should do one more message related to Paul and Barnabas’ first missionary journey.  I realize that most of the people in our audience are not full time missionaries.  … Continue reading

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Commended and Fulfilled

When their first missionary journey was over, Paul and Barnabas returned to Antioch, “…where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work that had been fulfilled.  And when they arrived and gathered the church together, they declared … Continue reading

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Suitable and Sufficient

There’s little denying that we live in a culture steeped in consumerism.  It’s difficult to call “Time Out” and set that line of thinking aside when it comes to the things of God’s Kingdom.  As a result, we tend to … Continue reading

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Measuring Success

Despite doing a bang-up job teaching the church in Antioch, God called Paul and Barnabas to a different type of work (Acts 13:2-3).  The context tells us they were to hit the open road (or the open seas) with the … Continue reading

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