DATE: January 4, 2026
KEY SCRIPTURES: Acts 14:21a; Mark 16:15; Romans 1:16
MAIN IDEA: The Church moves forward when the Gospel is boldly preached.
- Paul and Barnabas begin their work by preaching the Good News in Derbe.
- The first thing they do is preach the Gospel.
- Every movement of God begins when the Gospel is clearly proclaimed.
- Proclamation required courage and conviction.
- Jesus commended us, “Go into all the world and preach the Gospel” (Mark 16:15).
- Paul reminds us that the Gospel is power, not opinion (Rom. 1:16).
- The result of preaching in Acts 14 was “many disciples.”
- Faith comes by hearing; proclamation leads to new life and new believers.
