2026.03.15 Sermon Notes: Barnabas: The Power Of Encouragement
Westside Family Church Pastor Jonathan Hansen Barnabas: The Power Of Encouragement Notes: Eliud Kipchoge (Watch on Apple TV) 13.8 MPH 2 HOUR MARATHON Leader of Group: Jeffrey Kamwar (Training partner in Kenya). Barnabas is in the background in the Book of Acts. Soon the news reached the apostles and other believers in Judea that the Gentiles had received the word of God . But when Peter arrived back in Jerusalem, the Jewish believers (Judaizers) criticized him. “ You entered the home of Gentiles and even ate with them!” they said . Acts 11:1-3 Jewish people felt gentile people were unclean and they had to cleanse themselves before God. JUDAIZERS - CONSERVATIVE - They believed you had to become Jewish in order to follow Jesus. If Gentiles can truly be saved this blows a massive hole in the middle of their worldview. Because it means gentiles can be FULLY accepted by God without following Torah and becoming Jewish first. HELLENISTS - PROGRESSIVE - They adopted certain elements of ...