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I know the meanings of the study words.

I reviewed all the We Remembers in Section 1.

I reviewed all the exercises in Lesson 4.

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SECTION 2

Paul Finds a New Helper6Lesson

Paul and Barnabas stayed with theChristians in Antioch for about a year.Then one day Paul said to Barnabas, “Let’sgo visit our brothers in the cities where wepreached on our journey. We need to seehow they are doing.”

Barnabas agreed to go. He wanted totake John Mark with them again. But Pauldid not think it was a good idea. “John

Mark,” Paul reasoned, “left us when we hadbarely started on our journey. He did nothelp us with the work.”

Barnabas was determined that JohnMark should go. Paul refused to let him goalong. Back and forth the two friendsargued. Neither man gave in. Finally, theydecided to go their separate ways. Barnabastook John Mark and sailed to Cyprus. Paul

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chose Silas to go with him to Asia Minor.Now, instead of just one missionary team,there were two.

The Bible tells us very little aboutBarnabas and John Mark after this, but wedo know that John Mark became a faithfulpreacher. The bad feelings between Paul,Barnabas, and John Mark did not last. Paulspoke well of John Mark in later years.

Paul and Silas began their journey.Through Syria, across the mountains nearTarsus, and on to Derbe and Lystra the twomen walked. They stopped here and thereto encourage the believers to always loveand trust God.

At Lystra, they met Timothy, a young

Christian who loved Jesus with all hisheart. His mother was a Jew, but his fatherwas a Gentile. As a child, Timothy hadlearned about God from his mother Eunice(yüånis) and his grandmother Lois. Theytaught him to love God and His Word.

The believers of Lystra and Iconiumspoke so well of Timothy that Paul askedhim to come along on their journey.

Timothy agreed to leave his home andbe Paul’s helper. He worked with Paul formany years, and the two became like fatherand son.

Paul, Silas, and Timothy made their wayacross Asia Minor. They visited the

churches to encourage the believers.At each place, they read theletter from the church atJerusalem. Its messagecaused much joyamong the believers.They readily agreedto do what theJewish Christianshad asked, and thenumber of Gentilebelievers grewevery day.

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FROM THE STORY

CCiirrccllee tthhee lleetttteerr ooff tthhee ccoorrrreecctt aannsswweerr..

1. Paul and Barnabas disagreed about . . .

a. the need to go back and visit the churches.

b. how far John Mark had gone on the last trip.

c. taking John Mark this time.

d. which of them should take John Mark on this trip.

2. After Paul and Barnabas’ disagreement . . .

a. Paul and Silas took a ship to Cyprus.

b. Barnabas and John Mark went to Asia Minor.

c. they were never friends again.

d. two missionary teams were preaching the Gospel.

3. The young man of Lystra named Timothy did not . . .

a. hear about Jesus first from Paul and Silas.

b. have a Jewish mother and a Gentile father.

c. have a godly mother and grandmother.

d. become like a son to Paul.

MMaattcchh.. Use one twice.

4. John Mark

5. Eunice

6. Lois

7. Timothy

8. Silas

9. Barnabas

a. Paul’s new helper from Lystra

b. traveled to Cyprus

c. Timothy’s mother

d. Timothy’s grandmother

e. left Antioch with Paul

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FORME TODAY

AAnnsswweerr tthhiiss qquueessttiioonn..

10. Timothy was blessed with a family who wanted him to know about Jesus. What aresome good things your mother and grandmothers have taught you?

WEREMEMBER

AAnnsswweerr tthheessee qquueessttiioonnss..

11. What was the question Paul and Barnabas took from Antioch in Syria to the apostlesand church leaders in Jerusalem?

12. What was the answer that Paul, Barnabas, Silas, and Judas took back to Antioch?

CCiirrccllee T ffoorr ttrruuee oorr F ffoorr ffaallssee..

13. TT FF God commanded Gentiles to become Jews.

14. TT FF Both Jews and Gentiles are saved by faith in Jesus.

15. TT FF Many Gentiles gladly accepted the Gospel.

16. TT FF Gentiles received the Spirit after they followed Jewish laws.

17. TT FF Peter preached to Gentiles in Caesarea.

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Paul, Silas, and Timothy traveledthrough Iconium and Antioch in Pisidia.Then they walked toward the Aegean (i j7åßn) Sea. At some places where theywished to stop and preach, God’s Spirittold them to keep traveling. And so themissionaries moved on. At last the threearrived in Troas (tr9åaz), a city on the shoreof the Aegean Sea.

That night Paul had a dream. He saw aman standing on the land across the sea.“Come over to Macedonia (mas¬ß d9ån7 ß)

and help us,” the man pleaded. Paulwas certain this was God’sway of calling him topreach the Gospel inMacedonia, a countryin Europe. It was acrossthe sea from Troas.

Paul wasted no timein answering the call.He, Silas, and Timothybought tickets on thenext ship to Macedonia.By this time, a fourth

man had joined Paul’s group. Luke, a doctorand writer, was Paul’s good friend.

Paul and his three friends boarded theship at Troas. Two days later, they arrived inthe city of Neapolis (n7 apå ß lis) on theshore of Macedonia. From there theyquickly walked to Philippi (filå i p8), one ofthe country’s main cities.

Few Jews lived in Philippi, and there wasno synagogue. On the Sabbath, Paul and his

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friends went to the river outside the city.They had heard that the Jews met here topray. Only a few women had gathered onthe riverbank, but the size of the group didnot stop Paul from sharing the Gospel. Hesat down and talked to his small audience.

One of the women, Lydia (lidå7 ß), wasa Gentile who already loved God. But shehad never heard the Good News of Jesus.She listened carefully to Paul’s words andaccepted them byfaith. One of themissionaries baptizedher along with herfamily and servants.

Lydia was awealthy business-woman. She soldpurple cloth or dyewhich came from the

faraway city of Thyatira (th8¬ß t8å rß). Herhome was large with plenty of room forguests. She wanted to do something forPaul and his friends.

“If you think of me as a faithful followerof the Lord,” she begged, “please come tomy house and stay there.”

While Paul, Silas, Timothy, and Lukewere in Philippi, they stayed at Lydia’shome. Christianity had come to Europe.

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FROM THE STORY

CCiirrccllee tthhee lleetttteerr ooff tthhee ccoorrrreecctt aannsswweerr..

1. On the Sabbath day in Philippi, Paul . . .

a. and Silas preached in the synagogue.

b. preached the Gospel to a large crowd of Jews.

c. and his three friends worshipped with the Jewish men.

d. preached to some women by the river.

2. Philippi was . . .

a. on the shore of Macedonia.

b. one of Macedonia’s main cities.

c. full of synagogues.

MMaattcchh.. Use some answers more than once.

3. Timothy

4. , ,

Lydia

5. , Luke

6. Silas

7. Paul

THAT’S OUR GOD

AAnnsswweerr tthheessee qquueessttiioonnss..

8. Why didn’t the missionaries preach at some places?

a. opened house to missionaries

b. doctor, writer, and friend of Paul

c. wealthy business person

d. seller of purple

e. went with Paul to Macedonia

f. had a dream in Troas

g. new believer in Philippi

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9. How did Paul know he should take the Gospel to Macedonia?

WHERE THEY LIVED

DDoo tthheessee mmaapp eexxeerrcciisseess..

10. Compare this map withthe map on page 26.Draw a line to show theroute Paul and Silastook from Antioch inSyria to Philippi.

11. Circle the city wherethey met Timothy.

12. Underline the citywhere Lydia lived.

WEREMEMBER

WWrriittee Lois, Eunice, Timothy, Barnabas, John Mark, oorr Silas. Some names will beused twice.

13. Paul didn’t want to take him on the second trip.

14. disagreed with Paul, but still a friend later on

15. Timothy’s Jewish mother

16. like a son to Paul

17. taught her grandson about God

18. took a ship to Cyprus

19. traveled with Paul

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While at Philippi, Paul and Silas andtheir friends went daily to the river to pray.One day a young girl with an evil spirit fol-lowed them. “These men are the servants ofthe Most High God,” she shouted. “Theyhave come to show us how to be saved!”

This girl’s evil spirit told her some ofthe things that would happen in the future.Of course, people are curious aboutthe future, so many of thempaid the girl to tell whatwould happen in theirlives. But she did notget to keep any ofthe money, for shewas a slave. Themoney she earnedwent to her masters.And she had earned alot of money for them.

Satan and hisevil spirits know alot of things. They

know who loves and serves God. They alsoknow that God’s power is greater thantheirs. This evil spirit recognized Paul andhis friends as men who loved God. It knewthat they had come to tell people how to besaved. Probably it wanted to draw attentionto the missionaries so that someone wouldstir up trouble against them.

Study Wordsdungeon: (dßnåjen) an underground room where prisoners are kept

stocks: (stäks) wooden frame with holes for feet and hands

One Freed and Two Jailed8Lesson