This week Brian looks at Acts 14 as Session Five of our "No Place Left" Series

1. PLANTING CHURCHES IN [THE REST OF] SOUTHERN
GALATIA

2. FROM JERUSALEM TO
ILLYRICUM
NO
PLACE
LEFT

3. THE ‘NOPLACELEFT’ STORY -
ACTS OF THE APOSTLES
Chapters 13 - 20

4. PLANTING CHURCHES IN SOUTHERN GALATIA
3 CITIES - 3 STORIES
 Iconium
 Lystra
 Derbe
and a return journey home to Antioch

7. PLANTING CHURCHES IN SOUTHERN GALATIA
ICONIUM
At Iconium Paul and Barnabas went as usual into the
Jewish synagogue. There they spoke so effectively that a
great number of Jews and Greeks believed. But the Jews
who refused to believe stirred up the other Gentiles and
poisoned their minds against the brothers. So Paul and
Barnabas spent considerable time there, speaking boldly
for the Lord, who confirmed the message of his grace by
enabling them to perform signs and wonders. The people
of the city were divided; some sided with the Jews, others
with the apostles. There was a plot afoot among both
Gentiles and Jews, together with their leaders, to mistreat
them and stone them. But they found out about it and fled
to the Lycaonian cities of Lystra and Derbe and to the
surrounding country, where they continued to preach the
gospel.

8. PLANTING CHURCHES IN SOUTHERN GALATIA
LYSTRA
In Lystra there sat a man who was lame. He had been
that way from birth and had never walked. He
listened to Paul as he was speaking. Paul looked
directly at him, saw that he had faith to be healed
and called out, “Stand up on your feet!” At that, the
man jumped up and began to walk. When the crowd
saw what Paul had done, they shouted in the
Lycaonian language, “The gods have come down to
us in human form!” Barnabas they called Zeus, and
Paul they called Hermes because he was the chief
speaker. The priest of Zeus, whose temple was just
outside the city, brought bulls and wreaths to the
city gates because he and the crowd wanted to offer
sacrifices to them.

9. PLANTING CHURCHES IN SOUTHERN GALATIA
LYSTRA
But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of
this, they tore their clothes and rushed out into the
crowd, shouting: “Friends, why are you doing this?
We too are only human, like you. We are bringing
you good news, telling you to turn from these
worthless things to the living God, who made the
heavens and the earth and the sea and everything in
them. In the past, he let all nations go their own
way. Yet he has not left himself without testimony:
He has shown kindness by giving you rain from
heaven and crops in their seasons; he provides you
with plenty of food and fills your hearts with joy.”

10. PLANTING CHURCHES IN SOUTHERN GALATIA
LYSTRA
Even with these words, they had difficulty
keeping the crowd from sacrificing to them. Then
some Jews came from Antioch and Iconium and
won the crowd over. They stoned Paul and
dragged him outside the city, thinking he was
dead. But after the disciples had gathered around
him, he got up and went back into the city. The
next day he and Barnabas left for Derbe

11. PLANTING CHURCHES IN SOUTHERN GALATIA
DERBE
They preached the gospel in that city and won a
large number of disciples

12. PLANTING CHURCHES IN SOUTHERN GALATIA
RETURN JOURNEY
Then they returned to Lystra, Iconium and
Antioch, strengthening the disciples and
encouraging them to remain true to the faith. “We
must go through many hardships to enter the
kingdom of God,” they said. Paul and Barnabas
appointed elders for them in each church and,
with prayer and fasting, committed them to the
Lord, in whom they had put their trust. After
going through Pisidia, they came into Pamphylia,
and when they had preached the word in Perga,
they went down to Attalia

13. PLANTING CHURCHES IN SOUTHERN GALATIA
BACK TO THE CHURCH IN ANTIOCH
From Attalia they sailed back to Antioch, where
they had been committed to the grace of God for
the work they had now completed. On arriving
there, they gathered the church together and
reported all that God had done through them and
how he had opened a door of faith to the
Gentiles. And they stayed there a long time with
the disciples.

14. PLANTING CHURCHES IN SOUTHERN GALATIA
GETTING THE MESSAGE
* I know the story and can tell it
correctly
* I understand the message of the
story
* I have put the message into action
* I can tell the story of my experience
* I have shared this with someone

15. PLANTING CHURCHES IN SOUTHERN GALATIA
THE MESSAGE
 Iconium
 Lystra
 Derbe
 Return Journey
 Home Base - Antioch

16. PART OF A
SENDING
COMMUNITY
1.

17. SENDING COMMMUNITY
While they were
worshiping the Lord
and fasting, the Holy
Spirit said, “Set apart
for me Barnabas and
Saul for the work to
which I have called
them.” So after they
had fasted and prayed,
they placed their hands
on them and sent them
off.
From Attalia they sailed
back to Antioch, where
they had been committed
to the grace of God for the
work they had now
completed. On arriving
there, they gathered the
church together and
reported all that God had
done through them and
how he had opened a door
of faith to the Gentiles.
And they stayed there a
long time with the
disciples. ACTS

18. WHOLE REGIONS THROUGH
STRATEGIC CENTRES
2.

19. STRATEGIC CENTRES
Antioch in Pisidia
The word of the Lord
spread through the
whole region.
Acts 13
Ephesus
So Paul left them. He took
the disciples with him and
had discussions daily in
the lecture hall of
Tyrannus. This went on for
two years, so that all the
Jews and Greeks who lived
in the province of Asia
heard the word of the
Lord.
Acts 19

20. SYNAGOGUES AS CREDIBLE
ENTRY POINTS
3.

21. ENTRY POINTS
In Iconium
At Iconium Paul and
Barnabas went as usual
into the Jewish
synagogue. There they
spoke so effectively
that a great number of
Jews and Greeks
believed
Acts 14

22. FINDING AND FOLLOWING
RESPONSIVITY
4.

23. RESPONSIVITY
ANTIOCH in Pisidia
Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: “We
had to speak the word of God to you first. Since you
reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of
eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles. For this is
what the Lord has commanded us:“‘I have made you
a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring salvation
to the ends of the earth. ’” When the Gentiles heard
this, they were glad and honored the word of the
Lord; and all who were appointed for eternal life
believed

24. CREDIBILITY THROUGH
INCARNATION
5.

25. NO PROCLAMATION WITHOUT
INCARNATION
To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. To
those under the law I became like one under the law
(though I myself am not under the law), so as to win
those under the law. To those not having the law I
became like one not having the law (though I am
not free from God’s law but am under Christ’s law),
so as to win those not having the law. To the weak I
became weak, to win the weak. I have become all
things to all people so that by all possible means I
might save some. I do all this for the sake of the
gospel, that I may share in its blessings

26. STAYING ON
MESSAGE
6.

27. KEEPING IT
HOME-GROWN
7.

28. BUILDING
TEAMS
8.

30. ”NOPLACELEFT”
”NOPLACELEFT”
”NOPLACELEFT”
”NOPLACELEFT”
”NOPLACELEFT”
”NOPLACELEFT”
”NOPLACELEFT”
”NOPLACELEFT”
“From Jerusalem all the way round to Illyricum I have fully proclaimed the gospel of
Christ.” Romans 15:19