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Series Code: PJU
Program Code: PJU190012A
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00:03 Were the people in the Bible any different to us today?
00:10 Or ordinary people like you and me. 00:22 What can we find out from their lives 00:24 that will help us? 00:29 Find out with Pastor Geoff Youlden 00:31 and Rosemary Malkiewycz 00:33 here on People Just Like Us. 00:38 Disagreements can erupt between people 00:40 over all manner of things. 00:42 Today we will hear about two disputes 00:45 in the early Christian church, 00:47 but God used these contentions 00:49 to further the gospel. 00:51 In today's program, we will talk about Barnabas, 00:54 the son of consolation or encouragement, 00:57 who was involved in both of the disagreements 00:59 we will look at. 01:01 He was a faithful believer in Jesus Christ, 01:03 a successful missionary of the early Christian church. 01:07 He's one of my favorite Bible characters. 01:10 So, Pastor Geoff, tell us about Barnabas and these contentions? 01:15 Well, it's, as you said, 01:16 a very interesting character is Barnabas, in fact... 01:19 He's such a lovely person. 01:20 Well, he is, yes. 01:22 In Acts Chapter 11, there's a statement 01:24 that I think wouldn't be bad on our tombstone. 01:29 About describing Barnabas, it says in Acts 11:24, 01:36 this statement, see if you don't like this. 01:40 "For he was a good man." 01:42 That would be a good part of your tombstone, wouldn't it? 01:44 It would. 01:45 "A good man, 01:46 full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. 01:51 And a great many people were added to the Lord." 01:54 That's lovely. 01:55 I think that's a very great tribute to a man 01:57 actually and it shows the caliber 01:59 of the man that we're going to be talking about him. 02:02 We meet Barnabas 02:03 in the early days of Christianity 02:05 when the church really had its first love 02:08 and it's further for Christ. 02:11 And Barnabas was a Levite, 02:14 and he owned estates on the Island of Cyprus. 02:17 Now, that's interesting, Rosemary, 02:19 because the Levites 02:21 were not supposed to own any land. 02:25 You remember when God divided up 02:27 Canaan among the tribes, 02:29 the Levites receive none, 02:31 because they were supported by the other 11 tribes. 02:37 So... 02:40 this is a very interesting introduction to him that 02:43 and probably illustrates 02:45 that how Israel had departed over the years 02:51 from what God had originally said. 02:54 So even though the Levites didn't own land, 02:58 he not only owned land 03:00 but actually owned it in a foreign country. 03:03 That made it even worse, 03:05 which again shows how far Israel had departed 03:08 from what God originally gave them. 03:10 You see, in ancient times Cyprus was known 03:12 for its vineyards, its wheat fields, 03:14 its oil and figs. 03:16 It was a very secular country, but a very, very rich one. 03:20 And only a small island. 03:22 Yes, well, anyone who owned land 03:24 on Cyprus was well often quite influential. 03:27 And so during these times, we read here in the Bible, 03:30 many men sold their possessions 03:32 and put their money at the apostle's feet, 03:35 to be used in helping the people in the early church, 03:38 but Barnabas out did them all. 03:41 There were a lot of people who were very poor, 03:42 so those who had extra... 03:44 Yes. 03:46 So Barnabas here, 03:47 the Bible tells us he sold everything 03:49 and became a landless Levite, who gave away all he had. 03:53 And so, the first thing we notice about Barnabas here 03:57 is that he was a very, very sincere man. 04:01 In fact, in the Acts 4:36, he makes this statement. 04:07 Acts 4:36, it says 04:09 "And Joses, who was also named Barnabas 04:12 by the apostles." 04:13 So in other words, his nickname was Joe. 04:16 We'll talk to our good old Joe, down the road. 04:19 Or Joses, 04:21 which is translated son of encouragement, 04:24 "a Levite of the country of Cyprus." 04:27 So he was such a good and generous man 04:30 that the disciples actually renamed him. 04:34 They gave him another name. 04:36 And he was originally called Joseph or Jose, 04:38 as we have noticed 04:39 but the apostle called him Barnabas, 04:41 which means son of encouragement. 04:43 What a good name that is. 04:44 It shows the sort of person he was 04:47 that they would call him that 04:48 because he was a person that 04:50 he would have brought peace into a situation. 04:52 I've known people like that, 04:54 they're so full of the Holy Spirit, 04:56 there'll be contention in a room 04:57 but they'll walk in and suddenly there's peace. 05:01 Yes. 05:02 Well, the Cypriot Levite became known as we know him today, 05:07 as Barnabas, the son of encouragement, 05:11 encouraging everybody. 05:13 And I think what a great name that he had. 05:16 Now it was Barnabas, 05:17 who introduced Paul to the apostles. 05:22 It was now what three years after Saul's conversion, 05:26 and nobody knew where he had gone, 05:28 I mean, there were rumors around, 05:29 rumors such as that he had been abandoned. 05:33 No one knew for sure. 05:35 Maybe they thought he'd been killed. 05:36 Yes. 05:38 That he just completely vanished. 05:39 And, but the saints in the Christian church 05:40 were delighted. 05:42 Oh, yes. 05:43 Because he had been mercilessly persecuting them 05:46 in the early days and so they were glad 05:49 that for the last three years he hadn't been around. 05:51 They've had peace. 05:53 But now Saul was back and he was back in Jerusalem 05:56 of all places. 05:57 And even worse, 05:59 he wanted to join the fellowship of the church. 06:02 So you can imagine the unease in the church, 06:05 I mean, the people were frightened beyond, 06:07 I mean, you can understand that. 06:09 And they didn't want him near the church. 06:11 Some said he was just getting a list of the members, 06:14 and then he would exterminate them. 06:16 That's what you would expect. 06:18 Well, Saul to the Christian church 06:19 was like Hitler to the Jews. 06:22 Nobody would speak to him. 06:23 And, I mean, when he went to church 06:25 no one shook his hand, I can assure you. 06:27 They kept a long, long way away from Paul. 06:30 They probably went the other direction 06:31 and went home so he wouldn't be able to... 06:33 Recognize them. 06:35 See who they were and put them in prison. 06:36 Yes, well in Jerusalem, he was the most hated, 06:38 the most feared, 06:39 and the most friendless man of all, 06:41 with the blood of so many Christians 06:43 still red on his hands. 06:45 And it's no wonder that every door in Jerusalem 06:47 was bolted against him. 06:50 And there were many of the Christians 06:51 who believed that he was an evil Sanhedrin spy 06:55 who was there to find out 06:56 who was making the church. 06:58 Well, even the apostles were afraid to meet him. 07:00 Yes. 07:02 Now this is where we get 07:03 the first glimpse of Barnabas's character 07:05 and his stature. 07:07 Barnabas of all Christians 07:09 was the first to open the door to Saul. 07:12 James the Just, the brother of Jesus. 07:15 He was the chief elder, 07:17 you remember of the Jerusalem church 07:18 would have nothing to do with him. 07:21 And Peter, 07:22 he would have nothing to do with him. 07:23 Neither would John have anything to do with him. 07:26 And Andrew, 07:28 who always introduced people to Christ 07:30 would have nothing to do with him. 07:32 So... 07:33 And as far as Doubting Thomas was concerned, 07:35 he was convinced now about Jesus' divinity, 07:38 but unless he could have real tangible positive proof 07:42 that could be demonstrated 07:44 he wanted nothing to do with Saul. 07:47 And so Barnabas on the other hand 07:49 as we read the record here in the Book of Acts, 07:52 opened the door to Paul. 07:54 He took him in and sat him at his table 07:56 and listened to his story and believed Saul. 07:59 Do you think... 08:00 you know, that's another reason 08:02 why we see that they called him the son of encouragement, 08:04 because he even took in Saul who was friendless. 08:08 Saul who was hated, 08:10 but Barnabas was able to see good in people. 08:15 I think that's a wonderful character. 08:16 See potential in people, recognize because it says that 08:20 in the verse you read before 08:21 that he was filled with the Holy Spirit. 08:23 And the Holy Spirit would have led him 08:25 to accept Saul. 08:28 Yes, well, then the scene shifts to Antioch. 08:32 This was the third largest city of the world at that time, 08:35 after Rome and Alexandria. 08:38 And it was here that many Gentiles 08:39 were converted through the preaching of the gospel. 08:42 I never realized how big it was. 08:44 No, well, today there's a lot of ruins there 08:46 that's worth visiting to 08:47 if you're visiting in that area. 08:49 When news finally got to Jerusalem 08:51 about what was going on in Antioch, 08:53 the Jerusalem church chose Barnabas to go and see 08:57 what actually was going on in Antioch. 09:00 In fact, in Chapter 11, I think it is. 09:03 Let me just check Chapter 11 09:06 and verse down here in verse 23, 09:09 it says, "When he came and had seen the grace of God, 09:11 he was glad, and encouraged them 09:14 all that with the purpose of heart 09:16 that they would continue with the Lord. 09:18 For he was a good man, 09:20 full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. 09:22 And a great many people were added to the church." 09:25 So it didn't take Barnabas too long to work out 09:28 that the work in Antioch 09:29 required someone stronger than him 09:32 to guide the church there. 09:34 Now, the question was, Rosemary, 09:36 who was he gonna go to? 09:38 Because... 09:39 who was he going to recruit? 09:41 He thought of Peter. 09:43 But no, he thought he's too impulsive. 09:46 Then he thought about James. 09:48 But no, he was too rigid, he thought. 09:52 Or what about Thomas? 09:53 Nah, he's too skeptical. 09:56 And what about John? Well, he thought too emotional. 10:01 And what about Philip the evangelist? 10:04 He's no longer in Jerusalem. 10:05 He's out down at Caesarea now, 10:07 living in Caesarea and he'd be too busy. 10:11 So Barnabas couldn't think of anyone in Jerusalem 10:15 that could fit the bill. 10:17 And unfortunately, Stephen was dead. 10:19 And he would have thought that 10:20 Stephen would have done a good job 10:22 but he was dead. 10:23 So then he thought about Saul of Tarsus. 10:28 And in verse 25, it goes on to say, 10:31 "Then Barnabas departed for Tarsus to seek Saul. 10:35 And when he found him, he brought him to Antioch. 10:38 And so it was that for a whole year 10:41 they assembled with the church 10:43 and taught a great many people. 10:44 And the disciples were first called Christians 10:47 in Antioch. 10:49 To know that Saul obviously left Jerusalem 10:52 and went to Tarsus 'cause he was from Tarsus, wasn't he? 10:54 Yes. 10:56 So he went home to try and reach the people at home. 10:59 Yes, well instead of going to Jerusalem, 11:01 you would think that if you're in a crisis 11:04 that you'd go back to the headquarters church, 11:06 but he didn't do that he went to Tarsus. 11:08 And he actually did it without reference 11:10 to the authorities in Jerusalem. 11:12 Because it was, 11:13 I believe the Spirit of God had impressed him 11:17 to that decision. 11:18 So Saul and Barnabas worked together now 11:20 as we just read for about a year 11:22 in Antioch to evangelize the city, 11:25 and to encourage the believers. 11:28 And as we notice too in the verse, Rosemary, 11:30 this is where the pagans 11:32 first coined the name Christians as a nickname. 11:37 That wasn't a good name by the way, 11:39 that wasn't a kind name, 11:40 that was a nickname, one of derision. 11:44 And so there was something else to that 11:47 Barnabas must have known 11:49 that in bringing in Paul, 11:50 he was bringing in a man bigger than himself. 11:54 Bigger in genius, I mean, bigger in talent, 11:58 and bigger in preaching, and of course bigger in vision. 12:02 And to have the heart 12:03 and the mind to pull a man in to your work 12:08 who you know is greater than you, 12:11 takes a big man. 12:14 And that again illustrates the greatness of Barnabas. 12:21 He's willing to have someone else 12:22 above him in ability working with him. 12:26 He doesn't want to be the top dog. 12:28 No. 12:29 One man once said, who was a preacher, he said, 12:31 "I would rather have a little of Barnabas's grace 12:34 than all of Paul's genius. 12:36 And it was C. S. Spurgeon who said it takes more grace 12:39 than I can tell to play the second fiddle well. 12:44 And it's true. 12:45 And it shouldn't be surprising 12:47 as we read here in the record to learn that a dispute arose 12:50 between some teachers who had arrived from Jerusalem 12:53 and the Gentiles at Antioch. 12:55 The issue simply was that the teachers 12:58 from Jerusalem said 12:59 that the Gentiles had to become Jews first 13:04 and follow all the rituals of the Jewish religion, 13:06 and then they could become Christians. 13:09 And Paul said, "Absolutely not. 13:12 And that ritualism has now come to an end." 13:17 And believe me, as you read the record here, 13:19 there was a fiery dispute. 13:21 Well, that's number one dispute, isn't it? 13:23 Yes. 13:24 And Barnabas played a key role 13:26 in helping to moderate these two factions. 13:30 Because the potential now was for the church to be split 13:33 between the Gentile church led by Paul, 13:36 and a Jewish Hebrew Christian church, 13:39 that will be led by Peter and some of the others. 13:42 And in between these two hot headed individuals, 13:45 Paul and Peter, 13:47 they needed a moderate man to mediate 13:51 and that man turned out to be Barnabas. 13:55 And so this dispute was finally settled 13:58 at the Jerusalem conference. 14:00 And they decided that 14:02 there were not going to be two churches, 14:03 there where not be going to be a Jewish church 14:05 and a Christian church. 14:06 Oh, Jewish and Gentile. 14:07 Gentile church. 14:09 There will only be one church. 14:10 And that was good news. 14:11 And they brought that back to Antioch. 14:14 And the work flourished 14:15 and Peter became 14:17 able to see the issue very, very clearly. 14:19 I think it's a big thing for... 14:22 As you were saying before with Barnabas, 14:23 because he knew that he needed help in Antioch. 14:28 He knew that the job was too big 14:30 for just himself. 14:31 He could have got someone of lesser ability. 14:34 And being in charge, 14:35 but he got Paul 14:37 and then the two of them together, 14:38 were able to go to the Jerusalem Council, 14:41 because of the dispute that had risen over 14:44 the Gentiles becoming Jews first 14:46 before they could be Christians. 14:48 And God worked to bring about His solution 14:53 to the problem 14:54 because Paul and Barnabas were willing to be used. 14:58 Well, then again, later 15:00 certain of these Jewish Christian leaders 15:03 came again from Jerusalem to continue teaching 15:06 this false doctrine of having to become a Jew first 15:09 before they could become a Christian. 15:12 And Peter, and this is where 15:13 something interesting now happens. 15:15 Peter, to keep on side with James 15:17 went along with them, incited Barnabas. 15:21 So for the first time we see a crack 15:24 in Barnabas's character 15:26 because Paul gave Peter 15:28 the biggest dressing down of his life for his cowardice. 15:32 And as you read the record, 15:35 Paul never said a word to Barnabas about it. 15:39 Even though Barnabas had taken the same side that Peter, 15:43 Paul only has a go at Peter. 15:46 And he proposed that they set out 15:48 on their second missionary journey, 15:51 and Barnabas and Paul agreed. 15:56 But then there came a second crack 15:59 that was evident in Barnabas's life 16:02 and once again it illustrates the fact that 16:03 all men... 16:06 No man is perfect. 16:08 And Barnabas certainly wasn't. 16:10 And the issue was either whether John Mark 16:13 would come with them. 16:15 Now Barnabas wanted to take his young nephew 16:19 along despite the fact 16:21 that John Mark's failure 16:23 on the first missionary journey. 16:25 Yes, he didn't live up to Paul's expectations 16:27 on the first trip. 16:29 No. It was a very sad thing. 16:32 He was only a young man. 16:33 We've got to give him some leeway. 16:36 And Paul would have been expecting 16:38 him to do well. 16:41 Paul was somebody 16:43 who he would expect people to do things his way 16:49 'cause his way worked. 16:51 Well, Paul was just that type character. 16:53 He probably frightened John Mark a bit too much. 16:57 And John Mark found it too hard 17:00 to do what he was expected to do. 17:01 Yes. 17:02 Well, you gotta understand Paul was a big man, I mean... 17:07 He was a doer. 17:09 And he deviated 17:11 not to the left or to the right. 17:12 He was a man of singular vision 17:16 and any wavering he had a little tolerance for. 17:19 Yes. 17:21 And that became evident with his handling 17:23 and taking on John Mark. 17:27 And so, Paul would have nothing to do with it. 17:29 In fact, in Chapter 15, I think it is, 17:31 let me just have a look here. 17:33 Chapter 15. 17:35 And over the end of the chapter verse 39 it says, 17:39 "Then the contention became so sharp 17:43 that they parted from one another. 17:46 And so Barnabas took Mark and sailed to Cyprus. 17:52 Rosemary, the word contention there 17:54 that's used in the version 17:57 I'm reading from is not really strong enough. 18:01 The contention is really 18:05 it was the original Greek there 18:07 it talks about an outburst of rage 18:11 that took place. 18:12 This is not just a little bit of a difference now. 18:14 This was really hot on, 18:16 a real dingdong argument we would say. 18:19 Well, it says contention became so sharp 18:21 but even sharper than the impression we get here. 18:27 Well, as you can appreciate 18:29 when things like that take place, 18:31 in the Christian church sides are taken. 18:33 And that no doubt led to people 18:37 taking sides with Paul 18:39 and some took sides with Barnabas. 18:42 Now who was right? 18:47 That's a good question to ask, who was right? 18:49 Because you can understand 18:52 from the point of view of John Mark's situation, 18:55 young, inexperienced. 18:58 He'd already shown himself to be coward. 19:00 Yeah, and Paul on the other hand, 19:02 who was just singular, 19:04 and nothing would stop him. 19:06 And he had little time. 19:09 And I've tried to imagine 19:13 the discussion that went on between Barnabas and Paul. 19:18 And Barnabas says to Mark, 19:23 he says, "Is my nephew, Paul. 19:27 And I feel that I must look after him. 19:30 You know, it would be a terrible thing 19:32 to work for others and not care about my own family." 19:37 He said, "I admit that Mark failed 19:39 on our first missionary journey. 19:41 But we all have failures too. 19:44 And sometimes we have more than one. 19:48 And can we not at least 19:51 give Mark credit for the fact 19:53 that he volunteered in the cause of Christ? 19:56 I mean, at least he started the journey 19:58 when thousands of others stayed at home. 20:02 And now aware of all the difficulties and trials 20:06 he wants to have another go. 20:08 He has told me many, many times, Paul, 20:11 of his regrets for giving up. 20:14 Surely, we can just give him one more opportunity. 20:18 And I mean, Jesus accepted Peter, 20:22 gave him three opportunities as the cock-crowing. 20:25 So, and I can hear Barnabas appealing to Paul and said 20:30 "Look, let's give this man one more chance." 20:34 He's willing. Yes. 20:36 Let's go with that. 20:38 And our heart starts to side with Barnabas 20:41 as we listen to that because... 20:43 And here again, 20:44 you can see that son of encouragement and... 20:47 They're very gentle and loving spirit. 20:49 Yes, and it's lovely. 20:51 That's what makes Barnabas what he is. 20:54 But Paul wasn't having too much of what Barnabas was saying. 20:59 And I can imagine this is what he said 21:01 in reply to what Barnabas said. 21:03 "Barnabas, I've got to confess that I'm deeply moved 21:07 by all that you have to say. 21:10 I remember how gracious you were to me. 21:13 And if it wasn't for you, 21:16 and your kindness, I'm not sure 21:17 where I would be today. 21:20 And because Mark is your nephew, 21:23 I wish that I could agree with your position. 21:26 But there's a danger in allowing family ties 21:30 to influence and cloud our decision. 21:34 The cause of Christ has got to be 21:36 above family relationships." 21:40 And, you know, you can feel that 21:43 Barnabas is sighing in the background 21:47 because he's realizing that Paul's not going to go along 21:50 with what he's saying. 21:51 And then he says "Mark, 21:53 I'm sure can be of great service to Christ 21:56 in other areas. 21:59 I know how good he is with words, 22:01 let him write an account of the life of Christ 22:04 for everyone to read." 22:06 And, of course, he did that, didn't he? 22:09 Yes, he did, the Book of Mark. 22:11 The Gospel of Mark. 22:13 But this missionary journey requires a cool head 22:17 and an iron nerve, and a steady hand. 22:21 Mark is totally unequipped for this journey. 22:26 He deserted the cause right when he was needed the most. 22:30 Right when difficulties and dangers loom the largest. 22:33 Can you hear Paul saying this? I can hear Paul. 22:36 Yes, I can. 22:37 And poor old Barnabas is sitting there 22:39 getting a bit of a lecture now. 22:41 And he says, 22:42 "Look, Barnabas, 22:44 we cannot afford to run that risk again. 22:48 To have a missionary play the coward 22:50 before pagan converts, 22:53 who are faced with the world's bitter hostility 22:55 would be disastrous. 22:58 It would put Christ to open shame 23:00 and be a mockery to the cause. 23:04 Because people would say, 23:06 why don't we practice what we preach? 23:10 They would then say, 23:12 we expected them 23:13 to face up to opposition and difficulties 23:17 which we ourselves shrink from. 23:19 Barnabas, I must admit that 23:23 I see this as a major problem in taking Paul. 23:26 Now... Mark. 23:28 To Mark. 23:29 I admit Barnabas 23:31 that I have forgiven Mark 23:34 long, long ago for this. 23:37 And I pray for him 23:39 and long to see him greatly used of God. 23:42 He's got such a wonderful, gentle spirit. 23:44 Everyone loves him for his sincerity 23:47 and his sweetness of disposition, 23:49 and for his willingness to work for God. 23:52 And I believe it would be unfair 23:54 to expose Mark to situations that might be beyond him. 24:00 And that the Spirit of God never intended him to face. 24:05 I think it would be wrong Barnabas 24:07 to expose Mark to the kind of situation 24:10 we faced together at Lystra. 24:11 You remember that?" 24:13 Yes, they were stoned. 24:14 For instance, 24:16 where we were first worshiped, 24:18 and then we were stoned. 24:22 Barnabas, I foresee a great difficulties 24:25 arising in the future. 24:27 I see us having shipwrecks, we'll be among robbers, 24:31 they'll be perils of our own countrymen, 24:35 they'll be perils of the heathen, 24:39 perils in the city, as we've already experienced, 24:42 perils in the wilderness, 24:44 and perils among false brethren. 24:47 I foresee weariness, I see pain coming to us, 24:52 hunger, and thirst, and fastings, 24:56 and cold, and nakedness. 25:01 I just don't think 25:02 it's right to expose John Mark to these things. 25:07 And that's that." 25:10 And Barnabas realized then that 25:13 what Paul had said was final. 25:18 And, you know, we can ask the question, 25:21 who was right? 25:23 Well, I've always thought that Barnabas was right 25:24 and that Paul was being too strong 25:26 and could only look at the errors of the past. 25:28 But when you put it that way, 25:31 I can say that Paul was being realistic. 25:35 And Barnabas was not looking at those things. 25:40 Well, you can understand his point 25:42 that it would bring great shame 25:45 upon the Christian cause. 25:48 Here they are appealing to these pagans 25:52 to become Christians 25:53 and the difficulties that brought. 25:58 And here John Mark is turning his back 26:03 on the very things that Paul and Barnabas 26:06 are trying to encourage the new believers to follow. 26:08 Maybe they were both right. 26:11 Maybe. 26:13 Well, as it turned out, Paul won the day... 26:17 And so... 26:19 It actually split their work though. 26:22 Yes, but maybe a good thing came out of that. 26:25 Rosemary, I'm not sure 26:26 that the Lord's hand wasn't in this, 26:29 because Paul teamed up with Silas. 26:33 And Barnabas took John Mark. 26:36 And so instead of there being two or three, now there's four. 26:39 That's right. 26:40 And that was a good thing. 26:44 You know, what I love 26:45 about these Bible characters 26:47 as we study them together, 26:48 week by week, is that God writes it up 26:51 just as they are. 26:53 He doesn't sort of sugarcoat over 26:56 the frailties of human beings 26:58 because that would be very unrealistic for us. 27:02 And we have a true picture of them warts and all, 27:05 whereas when we write up history, 27:08 human beings, we tend to be biased. 27:10 Yes, very much so. 27:11 And we write up For or against. 27:12 Yes, that's right. 27:14 But God doesn't. 27:15 And I think that that's a wonderful study. 27:17 I just love studying these Bible characters. 27:20 They're so wonderful. 27:21 Because we can learn And we can learn so much. 27:22 We do, we learn so much, 27:24 and we see ourselves often in those characters. 27:27 And so once again, 27:30 Barnabas is a wonderful character. 27:32 He certainly is, 27:33 and he's one of my favorite ones. 27:34 Today we found that even good men 27:36 can have disagreements. 27:38 But in the situation between Paul and Barnabas, 27:40 God used it to form two powerful evangelistic teams 27:43 instead of only one. 27:45 He also brought John Mark to maturity as a missionary. 27:49 We hope that you've enjoyed this 27:50 and we look forward 27:52 to talking about another character 27:53 just like us. |
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