Acts 13:2-13 As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said… I. WHY DID THE FIRST MISSIONARIES PROCEED FROM ANTIOCH? 1. On account of the flourishing condition of that Church. 2. According to the peculiar will of Divine wisdom. II. THE APPOINTMENT OF THE FIRST MISSIONARIES. 1. What men were appointed? (1) Barnabas, the Son of Consolation. (2) Paul the scholar. 2. Their ordination. (1) Called by the Holy Ghost. (2) Separated by the Church. (Lisco.) Parallel Verses KJV: As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them. |