Unyime Akpan - September 1st, 2024 Lessons from the Life of Banarbas - Part 2 What is the most important message from the Bible?3 I passed on to you what was most important and what had also been passed on to me. Christ died for our sins, just as the Scriptures said. 4 He was buried, and he was raised from the dead on the third day, just as the Scriptures said. Acts 15:3-4Romans 1:16-17What is Jesus’ New Commandment?A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” John 13:34-35Biblical love is a decision to continually seek the highest good of othersLove your neighbour as yourself was commanded in the OT You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the sons of your own people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord. Leviticus 19:18Barnabas –Son of Encouragement Real name Joseph was a believer in Jerusalem Nicknamed Barnabas by the Apostles A member of the first church with at least 5000 people A church with only Jews and no Gentiles Encouraged the church, sold his property and brought the money Was not a deacon or an elder –he was a servant Befriended Saul when he was rejected by everybody Advocates for Saul to the church in JerusalemBarnabas was an active Acts 2:42 believerBarnabas goes to Antioch in SyriaActs 11:19-30Barnabas in Antioch of SyriaFilled with joy, not grumpy, not a complainer, not a fault finder (Acts 15)Encouraged the Gentile believers to stay faithful to the Lord, how?Good Man (let your light shine before men, a Jewish believer among Gentile believers)Full of the Holy Spirit (A man whose life was controlled by the Holy Spirit)Strong in Faith (A man who knew the Word, and walked with the Lord)How was Barnabas in Antioch?An Ephesians 5:1-2, 8-9,15-21 believer Live a life filled with love; live as a person of light!A Galatians 5:13, 22 believerHow was Barnabas in Antioch?A Hebrews 10:19-25 –believerHebrews 10:19-25Acts 11:24Acts 11:25-26Acts 11:27-30Barnabas –Son of EncouragementA BelieverA Very Generous Giver of Material Possessions to the NEW Jerusalem ChurchA Very Generous Giver of His Time, Talent and Gift to the NEW Jerusalem Church, An Encourager of an Outcast Believer, SaulA Very Generous Giver of Himself to the First Gentile Church in the Bible, he was Available, Ready, Willing, Full of Joy, Teaching and Encouraging the SaintsChristianAn Encourager of Saul, Brought Him from Obscurity in Tarsus to AntiochAn Encourager of the Poor Saints in Judea