Together

Pete Kersker - Aug 07, 2026

After going through Pisidia, they came into Pamphylia, and when they had preached the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia (Acts 14:24-25 NIV).

Paul and Barnabas went on a journey led by the Holy Spirit. Traveling from town to town, they went to the synagogues first, telling the Jews that Jesus is the Christ, before explaining the good news to the Gentiles. Even when people turned against them, they continued to hold on to the faith and build that faith into others. Finally, they returned to each town, where there were people who wanted Paul dead, appointed elders, and entrusted the believers to the Lord. 

From Attalia they sailed back to Antioch, where they had been committed to the grace of God for the work they had now completed. On arriving there, they gathered the church together and reported all that God had done through them and how he had opened a door of faith to the Gentiles (Acts 14:26-27 NIV).

The Holy Spirit led them back to Antioch (in Syria), where their missionary journey started. This was the town where the Jews and Gentiles first learned how to be brothers and sisters in Christ. These were the people Paul and Barnabas spent over a year building up in the Lord. This was their home church, where they could go, be together with friends, and celebrate everything that God has done.

And they stayed there a long time with the disciples (Acts 14:28 NIV).

Do you have a church "home" where you can go, be with friends,
and celebrate what God has done? Do you?