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(James) And Jesus said, ''This is my
commandment:

Love one another as l have loved you.

There is no greater lovethan this--

that a man should lay down his lifefor hisfriends.

(John) Take home Jesus' love.

And keep it by giving itto others. Amen.

(all) Amen.

Peter...

(PETER) l came as soon as l could.

Here, drinkthis.

James, you lead uswell.

Twelve men, praying in a grotto.

Deceit and betrayal are everywhere.

lt'strue, then, they'vetaken Stephen.

They're holding him in prison.

He's to appear before the Sanhedrin.

What harm is Stephen tothem?

His mission wasto providefoodto our poor.

He got into an argument on theTemple steps.

He quotedthe prophetsto provethat Jesus

wasthetrue Messiah.

There were bitter words.

Hewaswarned bythe guardsto move on.

Thingswent against him veryfast.

lnformants in the crowdreported him tothe Council.

He's charged with blasphemy.

They have norighttotry a man for a capital charge.

The Romansforbid it.

Rights? Rights no longer matter.

There arereasonable men amongthe Sanhedrin.

They can't be all of one mind.

The Zealots are in control.

Reasonable men can no longer opposethem.

They seethemselves on the brink of destruction

under Roman rule, highways of Jews

being crucified all over Palestine.

John, Whowaswith him when hewastaken?

No one.

No one?

None stood upwith him?

Where are our voices?

Keep yours down.

What justifies your words?

To shame us?

No.

No, no, no.

You fulfill your duty.

lt seemsto be some special providence

that all we can rejoice in is suffering.

Godwill one dayrepay us.

l do not believethatwas my pactwith Jesus!

Stephen goes too far!

Andwe desert him?

There is nothing any of us can do.

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(HIGH PRIEST) Saul Paulus ofTarsus, it's in your
charge!

(Saul) Witnesses identify yourselves!

Sallum of Alexandria.

Sabhah, the Cyrenian.

Caleb of Cilicia.

Who isready?

(STEPHEN) Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!

Do not holdthis sin againstthem!

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Rabban Gamaliel.

(GAMALIEL) Thank you. Thank you.

You lookworn, Saul.

l havefelt concern for you.

l have never seen a man being stoned before.

lt's somethingthat l will neverforget.

But, itwas necessary and itwas also a moral right

ifwe areto preservethe Law.

ltwas consideredremarkablethat you cameto us

with such afund of knowledge ofthe Law.

Well, whatever my own feelings are in this matter,

l cannot affordtotake account ofthem.

l'vewastedtoo much time as it is in thinking and l...

Besides, l have my commission from the High Priest.

l have heard ofthis commission.

A house-to-house search for other followers of Jesus,

is it not?

Yes, Yes l myself askedforthe commission

to goto Damascus andtothe synagoguesthere

andto arrestthese people and bringthem backto
Jerusalem

andthere by makethem eitherrenouncetheirfaith

of suffer punishment.

You should be of great service.

We arewaging ajustwar!

AndThey'rethe onesto be blamed.

Heathen still at heart, this Stephen called us.

Heathen still at heart, And Deaftothetruth!

Thatwe hadthe law broughtto us by angels

andthatwe arethe oneswho have not kept it

thatwasthe insult

thatwasthe monstrous insult!

andto saythat Jesus paidfor our sins?

Thatthis Jesus paidfor our sins

andthatwe only by accepting Him,

can we beforgiven ours?

Jews and Gentiles alike?

l must go againstthem!

But against whom?

We are occupied by Rome,

not byfollowers of Jesus.

Rome, whoseforce is overwhelming,

who corrupts our leaders, subverts from within,

who throw us into bitter opposition against each other,

until we seethreats and act againstthem

more in passion than reason.

And Jews, in the name of salvation,

turn against Jews.

They would destroy the Temple!

Wouldthey not?

lt is againstthem that l turn.

Notthe Jews!

What arethey if not Jews?

Rabban Gamaliel.

Saul Paulus.

Be cautious in decidingwhat you dowith these men.

Leavethem alone.

lfthis idea oftheirs or its execution is of human origin,

itwill collapse.

But if it comesfrom God,

you will never be ableto putthem down,

and you riskfinding yourself atwarwith God.

[wind starts to blow hard]

Tell me, Lord, who are you!

l can't see! l'm blind...

(HIGH PRIEST OF DAMASCUS) This man has
important work to do here in Damascus.

Hewasto be broughtto me.

His companions brought him.

To leave him likethis? Why?

Hewill take nothing, nofood nowater.

Hewill say nothing.

Keep me notified of his condition.

Save me, God!

l am sinking in the deepest swamp,

there is nofoothold;

Worn outwith calling,

mythroat is aching, My eyes are strained,

lookingfor my God.

Please, Pull me out ofthis swamp;

let me sink nofurther

Do not letthewaveswash over me,

do not letthe deep swallow me

orthe Pit close it's mouth on me.

ln your great kindness, Father, answer me.

Who's there?

My name isAnanias.

Ananias? Why are you here?

l am directed here, by a vision.

vision?

Ananias, it called outto me...

'Gotothe street called Straight

and askforthe man from Tarsus named Saul#

Are you Saul?

Yes.

l often heard of you

and all the harm you have done my people in
Jerusalem.

That you were sent hereto Damascusto arrest anyone

who followed Jesus of Nazareth.

Andwas it atrue vision that cameto me.

l too had a vision.

l saw a light shining all around me

and around my companions.

ltwas a light more brilliantthan the sun itself.

Wefell tothe ground, andthen l heard a voice,

sayingto me, ''Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me!''

l said, ''Lord, Who are you?''

Andthe Lordreplied,

''l am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.

l have appearedto you for a purpose.

Get up and go intothe city

And you will betoldwhat you haveto do.''

''Go'', the Lordtold me, andtell this man

that l have chosen him to serve me,

to make my name known to Gentiles and kings

andtothe people of Israel.

And l myselfwill show him

all he must sufferfor my sake.''

Saul, my brother

may you befilledwith the Holy Spirit.

(Saul thinking) And Isaiah replied,

''Listen, now, descendants of King David.

The Lordwill give you a sign...

a youngwoman who iswith child,

will have a son andwill name him 'lmmanuel#

A child is born to us! A son is given to us!

Hewill be called 'Eternal Father,'

'Prince of Peace#

Hisroyal powerwill continueto grow;

His kingdom will always be at peace.

Hewill rule as King David's successor,

basing His power on right andjustice

From now until the end oftime.''

Andthen Jesus addressedthe people

and his discipleswith thesewords saying:

'The doctors ofthe law andthe Pharisees

sit in the chair of Moses;

therefore dowhattheytell you;

pay closely to their words.

But do not always follow their practice;

forthey say onething and yetthey do another.

They make heavy packs

and pilethem on other men's shoulders

Butwill notraise afingerto liftthe loadthemselves.

What everthey do is donefor show.

Some ofthese men,

they liketo go aboutwith largetassels on theirrobes;

and have places of honorforfeasts

andthe chief seats in synagogues,

to be addressed respectfully in the streets,

pay no heath tothese men.

They'rewaitingto kill you atthe gates.

We'll wait until nightfall

andthen we can arrange your escape.

l won'trun. l won't be driven out.

There is suffering in survival.

You'll see.

One of my horses needs attention.

lsthe hoof split.

There's a swellingthere in the upper part ofthefront
Ieg.

Right here? Here?

You don't know much about horses, do you?

l'm atentmaker.

Not manytents are sold in Jerusalem.

l workwhere l can find it.

And speakwhere you will.

No one has spoken thewords of Jesus

on theTemple steps since Stephen.

You've done so morethan once l heard you.

Who sent you?

l comefor myself.

what's your name?

Barnabas, a follower of Jesus.

This is my young cousin, Mark.

Tell me, You have said,

'Faith becomes supreme of all human acts',

tell me, how do you know?

Through whose authority

wasthe Word ofthe Lord conveyedto you?

Through Jesus.

The Lord spoke directlyto you?

Yes, told mewhat l am to do.

What are you to do?

l am totakethe Word elsewhere.

Then why are you here in Jerusalem and not
elsewhere?

l am hereto learn.

What? From whom?

From those peoplewhowherewith him...

with Jesus and Peter.

You would see Peter?

Yes, that'swhy l'm here.

ltwill be difficult.

Well, as l say,

give my horse a good scrubbing, we'll be back.

Come.

Wethank you Lordforthe blessings

you have bestowed upon this house.

Forthis housewhich has been offeredto us

for prayer and for fellowship by this good gentle
woman, Mary.

For Barnabaswho sustains uswith his personal
treasure

for God...

who'srich in mercy even when we are dead in sin.

Who has quickened ustogether in Christ

by gracewe are saved. Amen.

(All) Amen.

Tell them cousin Barnabas, tell them.

All in goodtime.

Jacob of Beth-horan is still without work.

How isthefamilyforfood?

Too proudto ask. Butthe baby cries.

Whilewe havethis and awarm kitchen to sit in?

Markwill takethem food in the morning.

The man Saul Paulus ofTarsus preaches

on theTemple steps.

So it is said.

We heard him.

He speaks out openly in the name of Jesus...

Atrick, to gain ourtrust.

We spoketo him. Heworks in a stable.

He says he has seen the Lord and heard His voice.

Andwe've heard yours.

Take him.

Enough for now, l think.

Bring your supper.

Mother, l'm notfinished.

Good bye, Mark.

You wentto him!

Yes.

We decided against it.

We agreedto avoid him!

l would liketo hear morefrom Barnabas.

A knock on the door

does it always mean afriend?

lt could be.

Then you open it, brother of mine.

l saythe man is our enemy.

l agree.

l think something different.

lt's atrap!

l've metthe man.

There's been a change.

That takes my appetite!

He has been beaten for preaching in Damascus.

He barely escapedthe citywith his life.

ltwas probably arranged, l still say it's atrap.

Enough, James.

l've heard him speak ofthingswe are meantto do and
do not.

Such things as?

Thatthe Word betaken to all nations.

We have yettoreach beyond Judea.

Peter

He asksfor a meetingwith you.

Tomorrow...l'll see him tomorrow. You can tell him
where.

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l've heard you wantto know of Jesus.

So. Sitthere.

ltwas herethatwe spent our last nightwith Him.

All of us, here, together,

before the Passover festival.

He knewthat his hour had come.

At supper, He arose and pouredwater

into a basin andwashed ourfeet.

l objected.

'You Lord, washing myfeet?'

He answered,

'Sothat you will dojust as l have donefor you#

'One of you,' He said, 'will betray me#

'lt isthe man towhom l givethis piece of bread#

And hetook it and dipped it in a dish

and gave itto Judas, son of Simon Iscariot,

whowas sittingwhere you sit now.

'Even my bosom friend in whom l trusted,

who ate of my bread hasraised his heel against me..#

l knowthe prophecies aswell as you.

Though l am unawarethat Judas, also,

wastorisefrom the dead.

Are you Judas?

Come.

You askedto know. Then come.

He camewith us herethat nighttothis garden towait.

Threetimeswe sleptwhile He prayed.

Andthen, near midnight, we awoketo hear Him say,

'The hour has come!

Let us go forward.

Thetraitor is upon us#

Judas appeared with a great crowd.

'Hail, Rabbi!' he cried outto Jesus

and kissed Him, which was a signal.

They cameforward and held Jesusfast.

l took up a sword and struck offthe ear

of aTemple servant.

'Put up your sword,' Jesus criedto me.

'All who live bythe sword, die bythe sword!

What is it you want?

To dowhat He hastold meto do.

Why should Histeachings be entrustedto you?

You have condemned Him, denied Him,

executed one of His followers,

persecuted others!

Yes, didn't any of you doubt hisword

when you first heard him?

Didn't you all experience your own conversion?

l would no more deny Him than you, Peter.

They led Him away aswefled, all of us deserting him.

Hewas brought beforethe High Priest

andthe Sanhedrin.

l was sitting outside.

A serving maid stopped and said,

'You werewith Jesusthe Galilean#

l denied it.

'l do not knowwhat you mean,' l said.

'Thisfellowwaswith Jesus of Nazareth,'

Someone else said.

And again l denied it.

'l do not knowthe man!, l said.

'Surely, you must be one ofthem,

theway you speak gives you away,' said someone
else.

And again, l said, 'l do not knowthe man!'

Andwhen He died?

None of uswasthereto bewith Him.

Save one. Andthat onewas John.

We are not Jesus. We are only men.

But, believe in Him andwe areforgiven.

lsn't that the great gift?

ln Galilee once, l asked Him,

'Lord, how manytimes am l toforgive my brother

if he goes on wronging me?

As much as seven times seven?'

Jesus replied,

'l do not say seven times; l say seventytimes seven#

Show me Galilee.

l told Jesus once,

'Master, we'vefished all night andtaken nothing#

'Put out into deepwater,' He said,

'And let down your netsfor a catch!

[laughing asthe boat dips] Sit, sit, l have no other boat.

We made so great a haul that night,

our nets began to split,

andwe loaded our boats until they almost sank.

'Henceforth, you shall catch men,' He said.

Thatwas his mission to you?

l send you out like sheep amongwolves,' Hetold us.

To heal the sick,

bringto lifethe dead of spirit,

cleansethe lepers, cast outthe devils#

'Bewary as serpents, yet innocent as doves#

That is my mission, also.

After His death, He cameto us once again

Bythe Sea ofTiberias.

Ouite aloneto me, He said,

'Peter, l tell you this in verytruth:

When you were young, you fastened your belt around
you

andwalkedwhere you chose;

butwhen you are old,

you will stretch out your arms

and a strangerwill bind you fast

andtake you where you have nowish to go#

Can you gotherewith me?

l'll waitfor you there.

James... you honor my house.

There are assassinswaitingfor you in Jerusalem.

Where did you hear ofthis?

Therewas a messenger, from theTemple.

There's an uproar over your preaching against the Law.

Then he'll stay here.

They'll find him here.

We'll hide him.

Towhat end?

Tothe endthattherewill be no end

ifwe don't stand up againstthem.

You arethinkingwith your pride, not your head!

The man stepsforward as only one of us has done,

as Stephen did!

And what was that result.

Ahh, isthere's something else.

lt is clearthat Peter has accepted you.

As Barnabas has.

Others are not so certain.

l accusethem ofjealousy!

l accuse John of not beingforceful!

You, of beingtimid...!

l am for onething only--

the survival ofthe Church.

You didn't buildthe Church!

Norwere you in Jerusalem with Jesus!

That'strue. l wasn't.

But you commissioned meto lead,

you andthe others.

l didn't askfor it.

l wasaskedtoassumeitwhen noneofyouwoulddo
SO.

His sacrifice has been greaterthan any one of us!

His sacrifice is nothing iftheTemple

is goadedto violence andthe Romans close in!

They'll send chosen troops

Andwe'll be crushed in the middle!

He cannotremain here.

You must leave Judea!

HometoTarsus.

l shouldfeel happy, but, l feel nothing.

We'll sendfor you. Findworkfor you.

You'll receive letters and instructions.

Messengers will come.

l wont' be idle.

l'll cast my net into deeperwaters.

He spoketo me,

and l with him.

We spoke of manythings.

What did you talk about?

Wetalked about you.

Ah, you never did.

Forfifteen daysthat hewas here l felt...renewed.

Do you knowwhat l mean?

Tell me.

Asthough a ceilingwere lifted andtherewasfresh air.

He's really affected you.

Afflicted me.

With all that's gone before

andwe committedto do and do not.

Words.

l am afflictedwith words.

Words arewhatthe Master gave you.

To act upon. l do not act.

'You are myrock,' He saidto me.

James leads.

James...l honor James, he does not lead!

He prays...

Behind closed doors and shuttered windows.

Only one, this one, this Saul, standsfast in the open,

andwe send him away!

l fear... it could end in words.

Justwords... behind closed doors.

[remembering Jesus' words]

'l send you out innocent as sheep amongwolves,' He
said.

'For men will flog you for my sake...

all will hate you for your allegianceto me;

butthe man who holds on tothe endwill be saved..#

A better place for tents than Jerusalem.

Saul, it's me.

Alongwhile, hey?

Yes, eight years.

As long asthat.

Well, theywere eight difficult years l can tell you.

Not once have l heardfrom Jerusalem--

by letter, by messenger or byword of mouth, not once.

l've been abandoned.

Yes, l've been abandoned, Barnabas.

You will understand, therefore,

if l am not overjoyed by your visit.

But, l am.

Besides, l don't comefrom Jerusalem.

Why are you here?

Forthefish.

So, you continueto preach declaring your new views?

Yes.

ln synagogues?

Yes, until l was driven out.

Andthen...

l spokewhere l could, in the streets.

This is your birth place, isn't it?

What of your father?

He mourns me as if l were dead.

Tell me, who arethey

who listen to you in the streets?

Greeks. It's a Greek city, Tarsus.

Greeks? But, they are Gentiles, heathens.

Yes, with a concept ofreligion.

Based on ignorance and superstition.

Jesus said, 'Make my name known to Gentiles and
Kings..#

You'retesting me, Barnabas.

Of course l am as l test myself all thetime, believe me.

Now listen...

l'd heardwhat you've been doing.

That'swhy l'm here.

Now, In Antioch, you see, some Greek-speaking Jews,

such as myself,

have startedto preach directlytothe Greeks, like you.

Andwe need help. l thought of you.

Will you come?

Where, to Antioch?

Yes, we could leave in afew days.

We could leavetonight if you'd like.

Oh, good.

What's happening in Jerusalem, where's Peter?

You haven't heard?

No.

l thought you knew.

What?

Jerusalem is starving.

Thefirst order of business in Antioch

will betoraise some moneyfor our peoplethere.

Yes, Jerusalem is starving.

[people screaming]

Your esteem...

Save your reverence.

l was almost set upon coming out oftheTemple.

the situation is desperate...

You understand it wonderfully well.

Starvation is upon the city...

Starvation is upon world!

You answer for Jerusalem.

You rule Judea.

l am King, not High Priest.

You rulethe house of God, not l.

lsthis not a Godly choice?

l am for myself andthese good men,

certainly not the object of God's wrath.

We uphold and protectthe Law.

Our lives are given overtothe Law.

We are creatures of Rome, you and l.

Werule so long as Rome is satisfied.

My King, we are Jews...!

Yes, we are Jews!

But not asthey are Jews.

[people screaming]

There is something in their characterwhich awes me.

They arefor Israel

with a passion for independence,

even asthey break apartfrom each other--

Sadducees, Essenes, Pharisees.

ln time enough, they'll unite againstthe Caesars...

but not in mytime.

The Law... meanwhile.

The Law controlsthem,

as long asthere is control.

We are holy men, My King.

We can do nothing but conform tothe Law...

Then givethem someone otherthan ourselves

to cry out against.

Listen tothem!

Might notthefault liewith this Jesus sect...

Yes, theyrebel andreject

andthereby bring God'swrath on all of us!

ls it notwritten in the Psalms:

'See howthe eye of God is on thosewhorely on His
Iove..#

'...Torescuetheir soulsfrom death

and keepthem alive in famine#

'Asforthewicked...

they shall perish, these enemies of God#

So it iswritten.

James!

This one's for tomorrow.

Keep him upright. These people liketo kneel.

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Put itwith therest, We'll store it later.

How'd you get it pastthe guards?

They are starving, too.

That'sthe last of it.

[knocking at the door]

Askwho it is.

[knocking at the door]

Who isthere?

(outside door) Peter.

lt's Peter.

The girl's mad, he's in prison.

Of course, lets hidethefood.

[rapid knocking at the door]

Peter, Peter... how did you escape?

The Lord delivered me... it'strue.

But listen, you must leave quickly.

l'll give you water.

No, there's notime.

A house-to-house search is certain.

Wherewill you go?

To Galilee. Therewill berefugees.

l'll join you.

l'll go, too!

No Mark!

l won't be left behind!

He'll comewith me, toAntioch.

Tell them all l'm safe.

Yes, therewas atimewhen you were dead.

Therewas atimewhen you were dead

to your sins andto yourwickedness,

when you followedthe evil ways.

Now, l sayto you,

Rememberthatformer condition -- you, Gentiles,

You, 'the uncircumcised,'

so called bythosewho are called 'the circumcised'

remember your former condition.

Barnabas, it's goodto see you.

Barnabas has just returned from Jerusalem.

Yes, remember your former condition.

Because atthattime you were separatefrom God.

Yourworldwas aworldwithout hope.

But now in blessed union with Christ Jesus...

both Gentile and Jews, he has madethetwo one.

The God of peace bewith you all. Thank you.

The God of peace bewith you all.

Barnabas...

it's goodto see you back. Welcome back.

lt's goodto see you.

Who isthis?

Mark.

Mark? notthe little Mark l met eight years ago...

...eight years.

lt's goodto see you...Mark.

Yes, you'reright.

These Greeksthey dothink andthey do stimulate
argument

andthey provoke debate... thinking.

lt's goodto see you. He grew up.

Ah, yes, we have a newword

bywhich to describe ourselves- Christians-

meaning partisans of Christ.

lt's awordthe Romans use in jest.

So be it. Christians.

What's wrong?

We do nothing in Jerusalem!

We hide andthen run!

Therewas no choice leftto us.

ltwas all we could do.

Then myteachers are notwhatthey've educated meto
be!

When do you stand upto someone?

When it'stoo late?

You're wrong.

l'm right, you know l'm right.

You're wrong.

He'sright, of course.

and he's been through aterribletime.

We all have.

John's brother, James, has been killed.

How?

Executed by Herod Agrippa, beheaded.

Where's Peter!

No, no. He hadfled Jerusalem for Galilee.

They have all fledthey hadto.

to avoid persecution.

l can tell you,

our church of Jesus Christ is in disarray.

Cry for Jerusalem.

When you tookfood and money

tothem in Jerusalem, Barnabas,

l gloated over it.

Yes, l wantedrevenge on thosewho left me

unsummoned in Tarsus all those years.

Peter and James and...

yes, l wantedrevenge.

Eight years l waited... eight years.

l know itwaswrong

and everyday l ask God'sforgiveness.

God has his plan.

l would not be here now, would l

if l had done God's bidding, would l?

You saythat our church in Jerusalem is in disarray?

lt is.

lt seemsto be dying, Barnabas.

lt seemsto be dying.

He has nowish to see our church perish

l'm sure ofthat.

Who?

God.

But, it is perishing.

lt is perishing in our hands it is perishing.

He said, ''bring my name beforethe nations andtheir
kings,''

thatwhat he said.

Which nations, what kings?

l mean... our church... wherewould you gowith it?

Wherewould l gowith it? Tothe West.

Out of Judea?

Why yes, Antioch is out of Judea, isn't it.

Antioch has been approved by Jerusalem,

coming heretoAntioch was a mission closeto home.

Yes, well, nowthe mission must become a movement,
Barnabas.

lt must become a movement.

lt hasto become a living, movement, Barnabas.

Otherwise, believe me, itwill surely die.

well, yes, l supposewe could goto Cyprus.

Cyprus, yes...

Yes, l know itwell, it is my home.

l started training there.

Yes.

We'd land at Salamis on the east coast

andtravel acrossthe islandstothe synagogues of Soli.

Yes, Cyprus first.

You'd go further?

Well, yes, notjust stop in Cyprus.

Where?

Where? l don't know...

l don't know...

To Pamphylia, Pisidia, Asia, yes, Asia.

Yes, yes, l see, l see...

A mission to preach tothewhole heathen world, isthat
it?

Yes, yes!

He said bring my names beforethe Gentiles

and before their kings.

Do you remember?

Yes...yes... well,

l'll writeto James and askwhat hethinks.

lf you need James' permission,

you better write James then.

l have my commission. It comesfrom no man.

l know...and Paul wewill do it.

Wewill penetratethe Greek cities one afterthe other.

Markwill comewith us.

Yes, well, l'm not so sure about Mark.

Oh, oh... l askforgivenessfor hisrudeness.

lt's not hisrudenessthat disturbs me.

There'll be hardship

andthey'll be danger, Barnabas, when we do it.

Yes, l know, he's become a man, don'tforget.And he
knows nofear.

(Mark)...Then one ofthe lawyers,

who had been listeningtothese discussions,

cameforward and asked Him,

'Which commandment isfirst of all?'

[people laughing]

'Thefirst is,' Jesus answered...

[people laughing]

'Hear, O Israel, the Lord is our God...the Lord is one.

'...Lovethe Lord your Godwith all your heart,

with all your mind and all your soul..#

'...with all your strength..#

[people murmuring and hurrying about]

Pisidian bandits attacked us, six hours out...

Wefought aswe could. Itwas useless.

They killed six of us,

theytookthe young men to be sold as slaves.

[squeaking noise]

What's that?!

Animal...

l heard nothing...

What kind of animal?

An animal.

l knowwe haven't donewell here, but...

We're not discouraged, are we?

What arewethen?

ln difficulty, perhaps.

But not in despair.

We're sick, andtired, and hungry...

But we're never deserted.

You saythat sittingtherewith fever...

Werejoice in our sufferings...

Rejoice...?

...Knowing that suffering produces endurance,

and endurance brings proofthatwe have stoodthe
test,

andthat is groundfor hope.

He'sraving! Wefailed here.

No one listensto us...

Mark, we are deputies of Christ.

We are shipwrecked here,

the Word of Christ is shipwrecked

on the coast of Pamphylia.

Then we shall take hiswordto Pisidia.

Through the hills? Intothose mountains?

That is nojourneyfor a sick man.

Theroads arethickwith bandits.

They kill the old men and sell the young ones into
slavery.

We leave tomorrow.

You go, not me!

Mark!

Three men alone?

Your duty is obedience.

Tothis madman?

You are needed, have courage, don't despair.

l wantto go home!

Then go home, we have no pactwith each other.

Go home.

Are you well? l know...

[baby crying]

Hey, don'tworry my littlefriend,

we'll soon have you home... in Jerusalem.

There are plenty. Itwas a good catch.

Peter...

Twoweeks and nothingfrom you. We almost said
kaddish.

What news from Jerusalem?

Herod Agrippa is dead.

When?

A month ago.

Good news.

Eaten byworms, they say.....

Better news.

Markwasthere. He'swith me.

He brings news that Saul and Barnabas have left
Antioch.

They've gone intoAsia, makingfor Greece.

The last l saw

Barnabas and Paul walking intothe hills.

Barnabas and Paul?

He no longer calls himself Saul.

Herefersto himself by his Roman name.

What of Saul?

He threw off his Hebrew inheritance?

Let him severwhatties hewill!

Who has directed him to gotothe Gentiles?

Directed him? He'sto cometo us?

He owes us nothing!

You wish to see him humbled?

l wish see him humble.

God has a plan.

Paul is confident ofthat.

Thefacts arethese he iswherewe should be and are
not!

With the Gentiles?!

You think Jesus meant salvation forthe Jews alone?

Jesus meant salvation for all men...

ln time!

What isthe man saying?

Thatwe are cornered by our own success.

Our Jerusalem Church...

ls made of Jews, not Gentiles!

You agreed salvation isfor all men.

ln time, Peter, in time!

Thetime is now.

Paul's seen tothat.

My brothers, you who come ofthe stock ofAbraham,

and others among you whorevere our God,

we arethe peopletowhom the message

of this salvation has been entrusted.

But, the people of Jerusalem andtheirrulers

did notrecognize Him or did not understand

thewords ofthe prophetswhich areread Sabbath by
Sabbath.

lndeed, theyfulfilledthem byrejecting Him.

And when they carried out all the Scriptures said about
Him,

they cut Him down from the gibbet and laid Him in a
tomb!

But,Godraised Him from the dead,

andtherewas a period of many days

when He appearedtothem

tothose same peoplewhowould come upwith Him

from Galileeto Jerusalem.

Those same men who now bearwitness

before our people before our nation...

Andwe, my goodfriend Barnabas and l,

cometo bring you the good news

that godwho had madethe promisetothefathers

hasfulfilledthe promisetothe children

byraising Jesusfrom the dead.

Andthis stands aswritten in the second Psalms.

This man...

This man whorose upfrom the dead!

l would liketo seethis man!

Open your heart and you will see Him!

The Messiah?

The Jews have a parable aboutthat.

They say if you are planting atree,

and someone comes and says,

'Ouick, comerunning, seethe Messiah,'

you're suppose to first finish planting the tree.

[people laughing]

There's also another saying ofthe Jews.

A proclamation of their own prophets:

'Seethis man, you scoffers, and begone;

for l am doing a deed in your days,

a deedwhich you will never believe

when you aretold of it#

This man is aforger!

He counterfeits this Jesus!

lt iswritten if a man is putto death for some crime

and his body is hung on a post

he brings God's curse on the land!'

ltwas necessarythatthe Word of God

shouldfirst be declaredtothe Jews.

And itwas providencethat l found you here in Pisidia.

But since you do not accept it...

Weturn tothe Gentiles.

Forthese are our instructionsfrom the Lord:

'l have appointed you to be a light

forthe Gentiles and a means of salvation

to earth's farthest bounds!

Our men marrying heathen women?

What of your daughters?

Where dotheyfind husbandswhen Jewish men marry
elsewhere?

[people yelling]

Ourfood is low,

we arerun out of one city after another

stonesthrown at us...

you seem to likethose stones, l don't.

We could get down tothe sea

and make passage backtoAntioch.

Yes, yes, that is on my mind.

l know Jesus said,

'lf you are persecuted in one town, take refuge in
another#

Butwhat can it befor us butthe same in the nexttown.

Please, don't lets go on to Lystra.

lt'stimeto go home.

Hmm?

Oh well, let's praytonightthe stones are softer in
Lystra.

The scripture says

that everyonewho believes in him

will be savedfrom shame... everyone.

Butthere is no distinction between Greek and Jew...

there is no distinction.

The same Lord isthe Lord of all.

And he has abundance ofriches

to giveto anyonewho invokes him.

Forwe are his offspring, we are his children.

So mark mywords.

l, Paul, sayto you

thatfaith becomes supreme of all human acts!

Faith in Jesus Christ,

whose death has brought redemption

from sin in all aspectsforthosewho believe!

Who among you believes in him?

Who hasfaith enough to believe?

Anyonewho hasfaith... raise your hand.

Yes you.. you'veraised your hand.

Yes.

Can you stand?

Do you have magical powers?

[people laugh]

Then why are you not standing, huh?

Can you stand?

No, yourfaith alone can heal you.

Stand.

Take only my hand.

Now stand.

[people murmuring]

What dothey say?

They saywe are Hermes and Zeus- godsfrom
Olympus!

What are you doing? What are you doing?

We are only men we're not God.

[people screaming]

Paul listen... Paul theywant usto stay.

They knowwe're only men, not Gods.

But, theywant usto stay. Theywant usto stay.

Say nothing...

say nothing and be still...

Letthem pass...

They are centurians...

Romanstrash...

[people murmuring]

Cousin Barnabas.

Mark! Well, You lookfit.

l am. What about you?

Where did you comefrom?

From Paul. In Antioch.

Antioch?

How's your mother?

Well.

And the others?

Returnedto Jerusalem with the end ofthe purges...

Butthis...

There's great unrest and growing worse.

Rome's donewith Jewsruling Jews.

lt's goingto end badly.

Well... l'll go alongto your mother's.

See you later, l imagine.

l should have stayedwith you in Perga,

we should have stayed together.

l let you down, did you great harm.

How stupid of my innocence,

Paul knewwhat l was...

filled with self-righteousness, and too frightened to go
along.

l wantedto escape, l ran away.

Forgive me. l waswrong.

Thank you, my boy. Where is James?

l'll take you to him.

We have great news. Success in Galatia!

l must discuss itwith James andthe Council at once.
Galatia iswon!

( music )

Where's Barnabas? His ship is anchored, isn't it.

He has arrived.

Yes, l know he has arrived. Where is he?

We'rewaitingto greet him.

Hewill not come.

What?

Well, did Jamesreceive you?

Yes. Open-heartedly.

Therewere some others l had never seen before

and didn't carefortoo much, but, yes, hereceived me.

What dothey say about our accomplishments?

They sayweflood our Church with pagans.

That our Gentile Christians are uncircumcised,

unparticular about the foods they eat,

they do not understandthe Law northe ceremony,

that's what they say.

And they reject your concept of salvation through faith
alone.

They call it a boast.

A boast?...

l don't boast of anything butthe cross of Christ!

l did protest, l battled...

Sothey grantthe Greeks nothing, isthat it?

Nothing?

l understand.

So, l'll shall goto Jerusalem myself.

ltwastheirfinal word.

[screaming] It is notfinal nothing isfinal...

l reject their word!

Barnabas!

Barnabas l'm goingto Jerusalem.

l promiseto bereasonable, l shall be soreasonable.

But, l'm goingto Jerusalem.

[people murmuring]

Welcome!

[people murmuring louder]

l thank you for letting me appear before you.

First, l would liketo make my companions known to
you.

This isTitus.

He isthe Galatian from thewestern end ofthe Empire.

Most of you know my goodfriend, Barnabas.

l have cometo Jerusalem from Antioch

to lay before you the Gospel

which l am accustomedto preach tothe Gentiles,

andto make surethattherace l haverun,

and am running, should not be in vain.

Christian faith stands on its own

and should notrequire dependence on the law.

And l have cometothis after agonizing experience.

But, our success in winning over Greeks out in the
Roman west

is clearly evidenced bythe case ofTitus,

who has been redeemed byfaith in Christ.

Therewas atime, yes, therewas atime...

l grant you, therewas atime

when the lawwas a kind oftutor in charge of us

until Christ should come;

but nowthatthetutor charge is at an end!

[people screaming]

Please, please, let him finish here and speak...

You wouldrequire no circumcision ofthese heathens?

Torequire circumcision ofthe Greekswill of itself

make our movementjust another sect of Judaism!

How can you saythat?

Because you wantto keep itfor yourselves!

But, Jesus said,

''extend it freely to others- give it away.''

We arethe chosen people!

[people cheering]

Clearthe hall! Clearthe hall!

We'll meetwith them in private.

We stay!

lt is ourright.

[people murmuring]

l have promisedthis man that he could plead his case.

Let him plead it. Weremain!

Thetwo of you?

Silas aswell.

Agreed.

Continue...

Why is he here?

He isto be circumcised if he isto mixwith those of us

that live bythe law!

Don't you understand yet that when one receives
Christ...

They mustfirst become Jews!

We have no moreright or privilege in thisreligion

than Greeks or barbarians!

Do any of you believethis man?

'Go and make disciples of all nations,' Christ said.

No nation's people have advantage or priority in it.

lt isfor men andwomen.

lt isfor slaves andfree men,

Greeks and Jews alike!

The Law isthefull expression of God'swill!

Don't you seethat you aretryingto effect

a monopoly ofthe grace of God

sothat men will haveto cometo you to obtain it!

And, l sayto you, ''who are you?''

or any of us hereto sit in judgment?

Couldwe notfind some compromise?

Yes, l say preservethe laws

but do not imposethem on the Gentiles.

Our traditions are binding.

lndeed, andthey make ittotally impossible

for Jewsto mix with Gentiles.

And, further, l suggestthat any person whotries

to imposetheserituals, laws on the Gentiles

is actingfalsely and perhaps has no business

being in our church.

We heard enough.

God made no difference between the Gentiles and us.

lt is bythe grace of Lord Jesus alonethatwe are saved

And sothey are.

Why do you now provoke God

by laying on the shoulders ofthese converts a yoke

which they should not be madeto bear?

We have satwith the Greek in violation of our customs.

Let him be circumcised in recognition.

lt is a small concession.

No!

Then you are no part ofthis!

l disagree!

He has earned his part in this!

lt is myjudgment, therefore,

thatwe impose norestrictions on these Gentiles

who areturningto God.

l...

Thirteen years...

Since we said farewell.

l saidthen...

l promised l wouldn't be idle.

You return nowtoAntioch?

Yes.

To your Greeks.

To my Greeks.

What arethey like, these Greeks?

Noble andtranquil.

'Thefair and immortal children ofthe mind,' thus said
Plato.

Noble andtranquil...

l should liketo meet such people.

Well, come backwith me.

You showed me your Christian heritage.

l'll show you my Greeks.

To Antioch?

Yes.

Why not?

The good Lord knows l could use sometranquillity.

� music �

Thisfood is athief- it'll steal two nights sleepfrom me.

Eat.

How can you see such suffering.

Resign yourself.

We'll take care of yourwidow.

lt's a miracle.

Theirtable is yourtable, enjoy!

l embrace you all my brothers!

[all cheer]

Peter, would you let us use your name?

My name? Why my name?

This summer, if it is possible

will you return with meto Galatia?

Why me?

You? You're Peter, you werewith Jesus.

Don't you knowwhat you mean tothese people?

l am a poorreplacement.

Now look, not onlythe Galatians

butwe couldwin thewhole ofAsiawith your name.

Thethought of such ajourney...

l have atastefor it.

Why shouldn't l?

You will? Good!

Paul! Brothers have arrived from Jerusalem.

There is a messagefrom James.

'lt isthe decision ofthe Holy Spirit,

and our decision, that our Greek believers

must avoidwhat has been sacrificedto idols,

avoidtastingthe blood and meat of animals

that have been strangled, and immorality.

lf keptfree of such violations,

theywill be acceptabletothe Church.

This isfrom James?

He's totally contradicted himself!

Rethought himself.

His pledgeto mewasthatthere should be

norequirement ofthese people, onlyfaith.

lt is his command...

There are ten commandments

and l don'trecall one ofthem being James'!

Silas, as arespected man, a prophet and ateacher,

tell me, why does James sendthis?

The letterwas devised upon much prayer...

Prayer...prayer did not change him, they did!

James, not you,

have been entrustedwith the care of souls.

You seethey bend Jamestotheirwill!

The name in my heart iswith these Gentiles.

Good, then let's endthis conversation here and now.

On the other hand,

we cannotthrow off all that's gone before in our lives

anymorethan we can shed our own skin.

What?

We've pledgedtothese Greeksfull standing in the
Church,

withoutrules, without laws...

What has James askedthat you find so
unreasonable...

that they accept some few requirements.

A few requirements?

Any requirement betrays a conviction

thatfaith is not enough!

You are notthe center ofthe Church, Jerusalem is!

l will not go against James!

Peter

not long ago, you saidthat no yoke should be laid upon

the shoulders of these converts...

ln your own words!

You're like a straw blowing in thewind!

Would you end ourfriendship overthis?

Can'tthere be compromise on some basis?

No, listen... listen to me.

Beforethese people camefrom James,

you atewith the heathen, you atewhatthey ate.

Now you're drawing back.

l mean can't you see your own conduct condemns you.

That you are like...

lsthat your answer.

[screaming] Yes, that's my answer!

You're like a straw blowing in thewind...like a straw...

You're like a straw...

Paul, l...Yes...

l knowwhat you've been through

andwhat you have achieved.

But...

We shouldreturn to Galatia as soon as possible.

Galatia?

Yes, as soon as possible.

Yerywell...

l think l'll ask Marktojoin us, wewill...

no, l remember his last performance.

We'll give him another chance.

No!

Paul, bereasonable.

Barnabas, he's unreliable, he's notto betrusted!

No! No! No!

Perhaps it's better then

that l revisit our churches in Cypruswith Mark.

Good!

You can go on to Galatiawithout me.

Excellent plan. God speed.

l'll shall miss you.

What do you want?

Consider mefor yourjourney.

You're one of James' messengers.

That mission is accomplished.

lf you will have me on yours, l wantto come.