Sermon Notes

The Journeys of Paul: To the Uttermost Parts
"Cyprus - You Got to Start Somewhere!"

Sermon 2 of 4
August 10, 2008 - Pastor Dave Scherrer

Acts 13:4-12

So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia , and from there they sailed to Cyprus . When they arrived at Salamis , they proclaimed the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. And they had John to assist them. When they had gone through the whole island as far as Paphos, they came upon a certain magician, a Jewish false prophet named Bar-Jesus. He was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a man of intelligence, who summoned Barnabas and Saul and sought to hear the word of God. But Elymas the magician (for that is the meaning of his name) opposed them, seeking to turn the proconsul away from the faith. But Saul, who was also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked intently at him and said, "You son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, full of all deceit and villainy, will you not stop making crooked the straight paths of the Lord? And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you will be blind and unable to see the sun for a time." Immediately mist and darkness fell upon him, and he went about seeking people to lead him by the hand. Then the proconsul believed, when he saw what had occurred, for he was astonished at the teaching of the Lord.

NOTES:

Getting into the Mind of God: What was He thinking?

He was thinking something old

Getting into the mind of Paul: What was he thinking?

He was thinking something new

Getting into the mind of Bar-Jesus: What was he thinking?

He was thinking something borrowed

Getting into the mind of Sergius: What was he thinking?

He was thinking something true

Getting into the mind of Dave: What is he thinking?

Do not be deceived - God is leading His Church and He is sending you