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00:00Okay, getting back to our class, I was telling you a moment ago how, well, to
00:24me, when I truly discovered what the Gospel was, when God flooded my heart with His
00:33Thankfully, from that moment on, not only did my life change, but it pushed me, it propelled me to
00:40I wanted to share this good news that I already had, that is, that I was receiving, that was already changing.
00:48My life. And well, if we look at the lives of all the saints, starting with Saint Paul, as we were saying.
00:54Right now, we can see that his first impulse after the Damascus event is to try to communicate this
01:05A new experience in life. And that's what happens to us when we turn out like me, well, I didn't have a Jordan like...
01:11You had it, but I had that Damascus experience, I had that invasion of the Holy Spirit in my heart.
01:17And we can say that upon leaving the Jordan, the first thing we seek is to communicate this newness of life to
01:26Our brothers and sisters, like Paul, especially those we love most. And he loved the Jews, that's why in
01:34In reality, he loved them so much that he wanted to live this experience too, and that they too would.
01:42They lived through this experience that had changed their lives and redirected them toward the truth. But
01:49Above all, brothers, this experience changed us, our way of perceiving the world and
01:56Through this, we attain a peace we didn't have before. Because after the encounter with Christ, nothing else matters.
02:04It will never be the same again. And no one who has held this wealth in their heart, who has known the pearl.
02:11precious, he doesn't want to keep it, but he continually seeks to invite others, all those who
02:18They are all around her, so that they too may know her and also possess her, so that they may be willing to pay
02:25Anything for her. However, this isn't easy for Pablo, and of course it isn't easy for her either.
02:32no one, for we can see that he barely converted and began his preaching, and his Jewish brothers did not...
02:39They accepted it, they refused to listen. Look at what it tells us in the book of Acts.
02:46Luke, chapter 9, look at verses 23 to 25. It says, then Saul began to preach in the
02:57synagogues that Jesus is the son of God, but Saul spoke with increasing boldness and confused them.
03:05to the Jews living in Damascus, proving to them that Jesus is the Messiah. After many days,
03:14The Jews conspired to kill Saul. Listen carefully, they conspired to
03:20They planned to kill Saul, but he found out. Day and night they waited for him at the city gates.
03:27to kill him. But his disciples put him in a basket, lowered him through the wall at night, and
03:36Thus he escaped from the city. From this passage we can see above all the fulfillment of what Jesus had already said.
03:45He had warned his disciples. Luke says, chapter 4, that no prophet is well received by the
03:53of his house. And the same will happen to you. It happened to me too. I mean, I was the hallelujah of my
03:59house. Well, yes. And what are you going to be? Well, nothing, just the hallelujah of the house. Why? Because, well,
04:07Brother, the Lord was not mistaken when He told us that. On the other hand, we can note the importance
04:16of being united in the community. For example, in the case of Saint Paul, on this occasion,
04:23Well, the community will save him, his community. But in many other ways, it will help him, both financially and otherwise.
04:31As in preaching. Community is fundamental. And it's a topic we don't quite understand.
04:37in the church. We don't understand what it is, what the community is for. And so we all live scattered.
04:44We don't help each other, we don't know each other. And in times of difficulty, well, we find each other.
04:49in serious trouble, like Paul perhaps. Because we have no one to help us, no one to support us.
04:57And that's why it's very important that you keep in mind that one of the most important elements
05:04In the life of a Christian, it is about being able to integrate into a community and to become part of a community, as
05:10It was in the beginning. For Paul, as we shall see, this rejection did not intimidate him, but rather
05:20He even encouraged him further to continue the work that the Lord had proposed to him through Ananias.
05:26Do you remember? Where Jesus had predestined him to be his great disciple, but also his
05:35Great preacher. And perhaps you are also one of those chosen ones. Maybe you too are one of those who
05:42They have been called by the Lord, like Paul. He has predestined you to be a great preacher, and neither
05:48You don't even know. Ask Him. The Lord is looking for fishermen, He's looking for those who preach, and He's calling them.
05:58But we must be vigilant. Another element that arises from the Christian community is communion with
06:06The brothers. In the story of Saint Paul, there is a man who will be very important to his mission.
06:12The people will be fully introduced into it. And this is Barnabas, who was known as the
06:19Right. After his conversion, it will be the means by which Paul integrates into the community of the
06:27church. Without Barnabas, Paul would have no way to connect with the church. Barnabas will introduce him to the church.
06:35heads of the church in Jerusalem. Peter, James, as we can read in chapter 9 of the
06:42Acts of the Apostles. Let's go to chapter 9, verses 26 and 29. Let's read this short passage.
06:50the writing to see how it integrates and the important role that Bernabé plays in life
06:57From Paul. The text says that when Saul arrived in Jerusalem, he wanted to meet with the believers,
07:06But everyone was afraid of him because they didn't believe he was a believer too. However,
07:12Barnabas brought him and presented him to the apostles. He told them that Saul had seen the Lord in the
07:19on the way, and that the Lord had spoken to him, and that in Damascus Saul had proclaimed Jesus with all his heart.
07:26Courage. Verse 28. So Saul remained in Jerusalem and walked among them. He spoke about the Lord.
07:35with all courage, conversing and debating with the Greek-speaking Jews. But these sought
07:43kill him, but the community always stepped up and see how important it is that someone...
07:51Enter. Perhaps you came to this course through a Bernabé or a Bernabé who...
08:00He helped, who introduced you to the Lord. We were talking in our first course about the porters,
08:05One of those who lead people to Jesus. Then you too were surely led by the bride,
08:14Your father, your son, an invitation from the parish, someone who suggested you take this course. And look,
08:23You're already in the second year. We can see then in this passage how important it is to be united with the
08:30church and not be left with a group of brothers who, well, you don't know if they are right or wrong.
08:41I mean, no. I mean, we need to be with a group of brothers who can help us prepare for the
08:47The mission Christ entrusted to us is to preach. This is fundamental today because, just as before, it has always been essential.
08:55There are enlightened Ananiases who claim to speak in the name of the Spirit, but not all are like them.
09:02Ananias, like Paul's Ananias, but they are simply enlightened ones who always end up in the hands
09:10of the enemy. That's why Paul decided to go and visit the leaders. Okay, Barnabas, take me to those who are
09:19leading the movement. I need to know them. I need to know that I'm really doing the
09:26God's will, and that what I am doing is something God wants in my life and in the life of
09:32all my brothers. So, when Pablo has doubts, he always goes to talk to the leaders to
09:39to be sure that the doctrine is correct. And that's where Barnabas played a crucial role.
09:46We too must have that brother or sister who is connected to the church and who
09:56She always helps us to be in communion with her. I am very grateful to God that when I began my
10:02life of conversion, my brother Mario was very connected, but I had another brother who, well, in this
10:10On one occasion he was a priest, who was a very good friend of mine, we played football together, but he was a priest.
10:17And well, in this, in this knowing if I'm okay, to see if what's happening in my life is
10:24That's right. Keep in mind that I was starting this life of conversion when it wasn't yet widely discussed.
10:30The renewal, even the Catholic Christian renewal of the Holy Spirit, was almost like this:
10:34It was forbidden because what could this be, right? It was more like the Protestants. However, it was the spirit that
10:41He was renewing, he was seeking to transform the church. And these two friends, this Barnabas, were the
10:48who guided me and helped me know I was in the right place and to do what God asked of me.
10:56Well, I think I've been doing that up to now. However, Bernabé won't just be the
11:03not only as an instrument for Paul to fully integrate into the church, but also to introduce him to preaching
11:10and in the evangelization of Antioch, which would later become the center of Christianity. See
11:17How important this character Barnabas is! Look, Acts 12:25-26 says: After this, Barnabas was
11:28He went to Tarsus to find Saul, and when he found him, he brought him to Antioch. There they were with the church
11:35a whole year teaching many people. It was in Antioch where they were first given the
11:43The disciples were called Christians. Barnabas clearly recognized the calling that God had given him.
11:51made to Paul. He was going to another city to look for him. Paul was already out on his own preaching. He already had the
11:59Plachet, right? Come on, cheer up. The church is sending you to preach. I was already preaching. But one
12:07a huge number of people in Antioch, which was one of the most important cultural and religious centers
12:15The great figures of the time needed someone with the temperament, the strength, the power, the conviction
12:23Paul's. So it was through him. And I'm coming for you. I'm coming so that you can be that Paul. And I would like
12:32To become that Barnabas who invites you to truly surrender your life to the Lord. Perhaps you won't be able to.
12:39full-time, as I did, but we will always have time. When we give of ourselves, the Lord will help us.
12:45It opens spaces so that we can share His word and His love. Later we will see that the
12:54Lord, seeing the work of these two great apostles, calls them so that, like the twelve, they may go into all
13:01the world to preach. And so, they laid their hands on them and sent them out, as the Lord had said.
13:09Lord, that they should go on missions. And so they began the first of the great missions that today we will call
13:16Paul's missions. Chapter 13 speaks precisely about this. Verse 2 tells us...
13:23Next. One day, while they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit
13:31He said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” Then, verse 3, after
13:42They prayed and fasted, laid hands on them, and sent them off to preach. And that is how
13:50The first great evangelization begins, during which they will travel through a series of cities and towns.
13:57Christianity would gradually spread until it became what we have today. But anyway,
14:04Let's leave our story here for a moment and come back in a moment to finish our chapter.
14:08See you in a moment.
14:20Thank you.