June 19
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PAUL PREACHES IN ANTIOCH OF PISIDIA
A poem by ILMA
Paul and his companions then left Paphos by ship for Pamphylia
They landed at the down of Perga, John Mark left for Jerusalem
But Paul and Barnabas traveled inland to Antioch of Pisidia
They went to the synagogue on the Sabbath for the service.
After the usual readings from the books of Moses
The prophets in charge of the service sent them this message
“Brothers, if you have any word of encouragement
You have to come and give it all to all the people.”
So Paul stood, lifted his hand to quiet them and addressed them
He reminded them how God delivered their ancestors from slavery
He gave them judges and yet the Israelites rebel and was unfaithful
Despite all that God did, they still wanted a human king to rule them.
Paul continued to remind them of King Saul as the first king anointed
Then King David became next king who became direct descendant to Jesus
The promise was made to the Israelites that the Savior will come from David
When Jesus died, the fulfillment of the promise given by the prophets happened.
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MEMORY VERSE
And it is one of King David’s descendants, Jesus, who is God’s promised Savior of Israel.
– Acts 13:23
Read: Acts 13
Paul continued to preach the Good News about Jesus, the promised Savior of mankind. As apostles of Jesus, they were true and faithful to follow what the Lord Jesus Christ asked them to do, to preach the gospel to the entire world.
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REFLECTION
• As a believer, have you done what Jesus asked you to do, to preach the Good News?
• What does a true disciple of Jesus have to do to follow him?
• What should we learn from the mistakes of our ancestors?
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THE BLINDING OF A SORCERER Poem Devotional
June 18
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THE BLINDING OF A SORCERER
A poem by ILMA
Among the prophets and teachers of the church at Antioch of Syria
Were Barnabas, Simeon called the black man, Lucius from Cyrene
Manaen, the childhood companion of King Herod Antipas
With them was also Saul, who used to persecute believers.
Barnabas and Saul were sent out by the Holy Spirit to Seleucia
They sailed for the island of Cyprus, then ended in Salamis
They went to the Jewish synagogues and preached God’s word
They had with them an assistant by the name of John Mark.
Afterward, they traveled from town to town up to Paphos
They met a Jewish sorcerer and false prophet named Bar-Jesus
He had attached himself to governor Paulus who was an intelligent man
They were invited by the governor for he wanted to hear the word.
Bar-Jesus, the sorcerer interfered and urged the governor not to listen
He was keeping the governor from believing but Peter looked at him
He confronted him and told him he was perverting the true ways of the Lord
The sorcerer became blind and when the governor saw this, he became a believer.
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MEMORY VERSE
When the governor saw what had happened, he became a believer, for he was astonished at the teaching about the Lord. – Acts 13:12
Read: Acts 13
When Barnabas and Saul were commissioned to preach the Good News about Jesus, they were sent out by the Holy Spirit. They were able to discern counterfeit prophet as the spirit of the Lord made them see these. Because of the works of the Spirit through the apostles, even the governor was convinced of the amazing works of the Lord.
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REFLECTION
• When was the last time you were amazed by the Holy Spirit’s work manifest in the body of Christ?