God guided Paul and Silas to a specific destination, but closed the door on two regions where they wished to go to preach the gospel.

Give first place to God’s kingdom and trust Him to provide for you.

God’s people are expected to love Him with their whole selves.

Paul did not allow the matter of circumcision to become a hindrance to the gospel. He also did not allow it to supplant the gospel. Instead, he took care of the matter with Timothy and then continued earnestly in the Great Commission. They saw God increase the membership of the churches and strengthen them in the faith.

Life is not about what you have; it is about what you give to God.

God’s people are expected to love Him with their whole selves.

This message addresses the apostle Paul's desire to revisit the churches that he had planted in his first missionary tour. Then, we discussed the unfortunate incident of the dispute between Paul and Barnabas about John Mark.

In the bigger picture, we must keep in mind the focal effort of our churches. While we combat false teaching, we also need to keep pushing out into the regions of darkness beyond to start churches and encourage and strengthen disciples. This is the normal operation of the church since the first century and it must continue until the Lord returns.