Our passage today helps us to answer one of the most frequently asked questions in the church. How can I discern where God is leading me?

To what lengths would you be willing to go to make the gospel known around the world-- What sacrifices would you be willing to make--

To what lengths would you be willing to go to make the gospel known around the world? What sacrifices would you be willing to make?

In our text today, Paul and Barnabas - two of the speakers from the council who helped to foster this beautiful unity in the church - get into a dispute about their next missionary journey. The men who helped to bridge the cultural divide in the congregation find themselves unable to bridge the personal divide in their own relationship.

In our text today, Paul and Barnabas – two of the speakers from the council who helped to foster this beautiful unity in the church – get into a dispute about their next missionary journey. The men who helped to bridge the cultural divide in the congregation find themselves unable to bridge the personal divide in their own relationship.

The Jerusalem Council forms the CENTRE of the book of Acts both structurally and theologically.- Acts 15 brings us to arguably the most significant decision in the history of the New Testament church.

The Jerusalem Council forms the CENTRE of the book of Acts both structurally and theologically.⁠ Acts 15 brings us to arguably the most significant decision in the history of the New Testament church.

As Canada stops today to give thanks, the greatest and the most profound thanksgiving should spring up from the church, for who has more to be thankful for than the people of God--

As Canada stops today to give thanks, the greatest and the most profound thanksgiving should spring up from the church, for who has more to be thankful for than the people of God?

Today's passage is about the final leg of the Apostle Paul's first intentional, cross-cultural missions trip. Paul is breaking new ground as he makes his way into communities that have never heard the gospel. This reality should frame how we study this passage. This is a story about missions.