Paul’s missionary journey I

Christian Religious Studies JSS3 Second Term

Sub-theme: Ministry of Apostle Paul

Week 8                                         

Paul’s missionary journey I

Performance objectives:

Students should be able to:

1. Describe the beginning of the church in Antioch and the sending out of Paul and Barnabas for their missionary work.

Content

The beginning of the church in Antioch of Syria (Acts11:19-30)

Now those who were scattered because of the persecution that arose over Stephen travelled as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except Jews.  But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who on coming to Antioch spoke to the Hellenists also, preaching the Lord Jesus, and the hand of the Lord was with them, and a…