Iconium
A city in Asia Minor where Paul and Barnabas planted a church — and nearly got stoned
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A city in the region of Galatia (modern-day Konya, Turkey) where Paul and Barnabas preached on Paul's first missionary journey. Many believed, but a mob was stirred up against them and they fled to Lystra and Derbe. Paul and Barnabas returned on the way back to encourage the new believers and appoint elders. Paul later referenced the persecutions he endured at Iconium in 2 Timothy.
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When Paul Chose Violence (Verbally)
The Holy Spirit taps Barnabas and Paul for the first-ever missionary road trip. Paul blinds a sorcerer, drops the most fire synagogue sermon of all time, and when the haters show up, he pivots to the Gentiles. The gospel just went worldwide, no cap.
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Stoned, Left for Dead, Got Up Anyway
Paul and Barnabas are on a missions speedrun — preaching in every city, dodging assassination plots, healing a man who'd never walked, and getting mistaken for literal Greek gods. Then Paul gets stoned nearly to death and just... gets back up the next day. Plot armor? Nah. God armor.
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