Paul and Barnabas Sent – Acts 13:1-12

The Story in a nutshell

The church at Antioch had a number of prophets and teachers.  Among them were Paul and Barnabas.  One day as the men were worshipping and fasting, the Holy Spirit told the men to dedicate Paul and Barnabas for a special work.  So, after more fasting and prayer, the men laid hands on Paul and Barnabas and sent them, along with John Mark as their assistant, on their way.

Paul and Barnabas traveled to the Island of Cyprus and began going from town to town teaching the word of God.  After preaching crossing the entire Island they arrived at Paphos where they met a Jewish Sorcerer (a false prophet) Elymas.  He was hanging out with the governor, Sergius Paulus, a man of considerable insight and understanding.  The governor invited Paul and Barnabas to visit him for he wanted to hear the word of God.
But Elymas didn’t want the governor to hear the word of God, so he told the governor to pay no attention to what Paul and Barnabas said.  The sorcerer didn’t want the governor to become a follower of Jesus.

When this happened, Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked the sorcerer in the eye and told him that his trickery would not do any good.  “The Lord is going to punish you for trying to stop the truth”.  Instantly, darkness fell upon the man and he became blind.  The sorcerer began wandering around begging for someone to help him.

When the governor saw what happened, he believed the teaching of Paul and Barnabas and was amazed at what he learned about the Lord.

Do you remember the story?  Can you answer the questions below?  If you need help, go to the story as found in the Bible (Acts 13:1-12).

1. What church were Paul and Barnabas attending?
2. What did the Holy Spirit tell the men to do?
3. Where did Paul and Barnabas go to preach?
4. Who did Paul and Barnabas meet at the town of Paphos?
5. What did the governor invite Paul and Barnabas to do?
6. What did Elymas tell the governor to do?
7. What did Paul tell Elymas?
8. What did the governor do when he saw what Paul did?

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