A Lesser known Person (2)

Matthew 28:16-20Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” 

·        After Jesus rose from the dead, He told the disciples to go and make disciples of all nations. 

     In essence, he was saying, “What I did with you, you now go and do with everybody else throughout the world.  How I invested my life into you, you now go and do the same.” 

    We’re called, as Christians, to invest our lives into others, and God has given us wisdom, knowledge, gifts, and the message of the gospel not to be hidden, but to be given out to other people.

·        This week I want to look at a Bible hero who doesn’t get a lot of press, but he invested into the lives of two men who went on to do great things for God – Paul and Mark. 

     Barnabas first came on the scene when he sold a house and gave the proceeds to the Apostles (Acts 4:36-37), but it was how he invited the newly converted Pharisee Saul and his untested cousin Mark into his life that showed his true love of people and desire to make disciples of the nations.

Barnabas is one of my favorite persons in the Bible we can learn a lot from him.

Have a great day

John

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