When Barnabas And Saul Had Finished Their Mission To Jerusalem They Returned, Taking John Mark With Them

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Job 6; Job 7; Job 8; Acts 12

When Barnabas And Saul Had Finished Their Mission

To Jerusalem

They Returned, Taking John Mark With Them

Scripture

Acts 12

²⁵ When Barnabas and Saul had finished their mission to Jerusalem, they returned, taking John Mark with them.

Observation

When you and I do ministry we need to take someone along with us. Barnabas had helped the Apostle Paul get going in ministry and now his focus was on John Mark. He believed in the value and worth of the young disciple John Mark so much that Paul and Barnabas had a blow up in their relationship because Paul couldn’t see in John Mark what Barnabas saw. Later in Paul’s ministry Paul realized just how valuable an asset John Mark was to the Kingdom of God and requested his help.

Let’s take time for people today. Let’s look for the person who needs some extra time today. I am not talking about the same people who always want to dominate every minute of our time. They will keep us from spending time with those that really need it. 

Application

I will take time with people today no matter what “crisis” tries to distract me.

Prayer

Heavenly Father, Barnabas had a gift with people. Give me that same gift. Give me his kind of heart for the men at our church. Help me to take time to encourage some men today. I pray for Pastor Bruce. Give him strength. Give him the ability to preach Your Word with power. Help the message be clear. May it penetrate our hearts as we hear it. Be glorified today through our church and through my life.

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