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当我们去参加一个有很多美食的聚会时，我们经常说，“好一顿大餐（That's a great spread）”它说的是，一顿丰盛的盛宴摆在（spread）桌子上，我们期待着享用它。

《使徒行传》记载保罗和巴拿巴在各地传扬耶稣的福音，许多人经历了耶稣的爱和恩典。他们受了神的差遣，要把好消息传给外邦人，就是犹太人以外的外邦人。外邦人领受了福音，就大大地欢喜。

神藉着耶稣的生、耶稣的受死和耶稣的复活赐给我们祂的爱与救赎，这一福音的大能是无法被遏制的。当耶稣从死里复活，从坟墓里走出来的时候，祂证明了，尽管我们自以为可以预测神要做什么，但我们不能。我们甚至不能设想神将如何工作，因为当我们试图这样做的时候，就限制了我们所能看到和所能参与的神在我们生命中工作的能力。

保罗和巴拿巴知道这福音本是给万民预备的，许多人接受了真理。即使有反对的声音，但当神的道传开的时候，门徒们都感到欢欣鼓舞。

When we go to a gathering where there’s a lot of good food, we often say, “That’s a great spread.” It points out that a great feast is spread across the table, and we look forward to enjoying it.

Acts records for us that Paul and Barnabas were spreading the good news of Jesus across a wide geographical area, and many people were experiencing the love and grace of Jesus. They were on a mission, from God, to spread the good news to the Gentiles, people of other nations beyond the Jewish people, and the Gentiles were receiving the good news with great joy.

The power of the good news of God’s love for us, given through the life and death of Jesus and his resurrection, cannot be contained. When Jesus rose from the dead and walked out of the tomb, he proved that as much as we think we can predict how God is going to work, we can’t. We can’t even assume how God will work, because when we do that, we limit our ability to see and participate in God’s work in our lives.

Paul and Barnabas understood that the good news was for all people, and many embraced the truth. Even when there was opposition, the disciples were filled with excitement as the word of God spread.