Acts 14

What became clear about Paul and Barnabas in Acts 14 was that they were committed to their ministry.  Despite being opposed and persecuted in city of after city (Pisidian Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra), they would continue to preach the gospel and even went back to encourage the believers to remain true to the faith despite hardships, and also to appoint elders in the churches to lead when they were gone.  They cared about the believers in those cities more than their own personal safety; for Paul had even been left for dead at Lystra.  They finished faithfully, having been "committed to the grace of God for the work they had now completed." (Acts 14:26b)This concluded Paul's First Missionary Journey.

What great examples to remain faithful in our ministries no matter what we face, to have a heart for others, and to have a strong support system, like the Church of Antioch was for them.