Elder Gus Harter speaks from Acts, chapters 13 and 14. This is the third of three messages tracing Paul’s first missionary journey to southern Galatia. The church of Antioch in Syria sponsored and supported Paul’s journey. Paul spent many months among the cities of Galatia, an area in modern-day Turkey: Derbe, Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch (a city of the same name as the one in Syria supporting Paul’s journey). It was during this journey that Paul was stoned, apparently to death, but revived by the Lord to resume preaching the very next day. Here was persecution! Yet the joy evidenced by Paul’s warm letter to the Galations, and his lifelong fellowship with Timothy of Galatia, bear witness to the truth that God’s children can experience joy despite persecution.
Paul also models the proper method of churches giving support to evangelists. The minister follows his burden to carry the gospel message; a church sponsors him; he does the work and returns to report it.
See also parts 1 and 2 of this message.
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