Reader’s Guide: “The Word for Today”, Saturday, July 14, 2013

Reader’s Guide: “The Word for Today” Saturday, July 13, 2013 Read – Acts 14:21-28 Luke has told us that Paul and Barnabas had only mixed success on their mission. They were driven out of almost every town they entered. Yet, in this summary passage Luke tells us that Paul and Barnabas retraced their journey from Lystra and Derbe to Iconium to Antioch of Pisidia. Their goal was to strengthen the faith of those they had left behind. Paul’s letters were all meant to strengthen those to whom Paul wrote. It is obvious that Paul deeply loved and cared for those to whom he ministered. As I mentioned earlier the people of this territory were known as the Galatians. Paul wrote them a letter shortly after his visit. We are going to look at that letter to the Galatians briefly in a few days. Having visited the believers along the way and giving them the strength they needed to continue in the faith, Paul and Barnabas returned to the seacoast and journeyed back to Antioch. Once back in Antioch they reported their journey and the results of the venture and the church in Antioch rejoiced – God had opened a wide door of faith.