(12:25) Where did Saul and Barnabas return from? Who did they take with them?
Name some of the prophets and teachers in Antioch.
What did they do along with ministering to the Lord?
What did the Holy Spirit tell them?
What did they do then, before sending them away?
What were the first two points of their journey?
What type of place did they preach at in Salamis?
What was John Mark’s role?
Who did they find in Paphos?
Who was this guy with?
Why did Sergius Paulus want to see Saul and Barnabas?
What did the sorcerer do?
How did Paul describe the sorcerer? How did he describe the ways of the Lord?
What did Paul declare was the Lord’s punishment for the sorcerer? Did it happen?
What did the proconsul think as a result?
Where did the missionary party go after Paphos?
Where did John go?
What city did the rest of them go to next?
What building did they go to there? What day?
What did the rulers of the synagogue do in that service?
What did they ask the congregation to do?

Thought Questions

Are there prophets and teachers in our churches today? Why or why not?
How do people in your church decide who will be doing which ministry? How did the church at Antioch do it? Do you think the others were jealous of God’s calling?
Why do you think they prayed and fasted again after the Holy Spirit had already told them to send Saul and Barnabas to their work?
Why do you think Paul and Barnabas preached in the Jewish synagogues instead of the marketplace or pagan shrines?
After they had preached in the synagogues, the person who really wanted to hear them was a Roman proconsul. How is he described? What can that tell us about finding seekers of God in unlikely places?
Have you seen examples of how Satan betrays his position by trying to steer others from learning about God? If the truth was not important or was variable, would he put up so much resistance?
Would you have described the ways of the Lord as “straight?” Why or why not? Do they ever seem convoluted to you? What do you think makes them confusing to us? Why do you think Paul believed them to be straight?
Was the sorcerer’s temporary blindness a harsh or fair punishment for him? What was the result?
At this point, is there any indication that the apostles did not honor the Sabbath day along with the Jews?

My prayer is:
That I would always be open to the leading of the Holy Spirit regarding my place and path of ministry;
That I would be prepared to witness for Christ in any situation, whether in church, or to secular people, or in dealing with those aligned with Satan;
And that I would understand that the ways of the Lord are straight.