So Paul and Barnabas spent considerable time there, speaking boldly for the Lord, who affirmed the message of His grace by enabling them to perform signs and wonders.Therefore they stayed there a long time, speaking boldly in the Lord, who testified to the word of his grace, granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands.Long time therefore abode they speaking boldly in the Lord, which gave testimony unto the word of his grace, and granted signs and wonders to be done by their hands.Long time therefore they tarried there speaking boldly in the Lord, who bare witness unto the word of his grace, granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands.
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… God sends miracles to confirm the truth of his message. Now, many times, most times, that's the We see that in Acts 14.3. Peter and Barnabas were preaching in Iconium and it says, they spent a long time there speaking boldly with reliance upon the Lord who was testifying to the word of his grace, granting that signs and wonders be done by their hands. Their message was grace. Their message was we are not saved by keeping the law or offering the sacrifices of the Old Testament. We are saved by the grace of Jesus Christ. We're talking about a tectonic shift, an earthquake. That was an earthquake to Judaism. How do we know these men are telling the truth and not preaching heresy? Well, it says by the signs and wonders that they performed. Hebrews 2 verses 3 and 4, after it was first spoken, what? The gospel through the Lord, it was confirmed through signs and wonders. Now, signs are primarily to confirm God's message of salvation, but occasionally God will use a sign to confirm a personal message he has given to us. Now, we have to be careful here. To try to use signs to determine God's will can be tricky. …
… staying at Motel 6 to getting an apartment for a season. It wasn't a weekend stay. We got to stay here for a while. So they stayed there a long time speaking boldly in the Lord who was bearing witness to the word of his grace, granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands. I want you to notice that the breakthrough in miracles did not happen until they stayed. Some things you don't get till you stay. it's it's you weather the storm and then you get the thing you ate for that you were born for why because the blessing of the lord would kill a lot of people that haven't been groomed through trial as much as I don't like it, it helps me. there are the scripture says that the gates of hell, gates refer to authorities, the gates of hell, the authorities of darkness cannot prevail against the church. I somehow I grew up thinking that it was the church behind gates and the Lord is protecting us. But it's actually the church that is advancing against the realms of darkness and those gates cannot stand against an advancing church. …
… Verse 3 says, Paul and Barnabas spent considerable time there speaking boldly for the Lord who confirmed the message of His grace. He confirmed the message by grace, by enabling Him to do miraculous signs and wonders. Same chapter, verse 26. 14 26 from atalia they sailed back to antioch where they had commit been committed to the grace of god for the work they had now completed a few more look at chapter 15 verse 11 chapter 15 verse 11 all these gentiles nations coming to repentance no they say we believe it is through the grace of our lord jesus that we are saved just as they are same chapter verse 40 when Paul and Barnabas part companies they had such a sharp disagreement in verse 39 they parted company Barnabas took Mark and sailed for Cyprus but Paul chose Silas and left commended by the brothers to the grace of the Lord alright three more look at chapter 18 chapter 18 look at verse 27 I want you to see the repetition over and over and over again here Look at chapter 18, verse 27. …