Episode
Superbook: Paul and Barnabas
Overview
Jia Wei embarrasses Chris by inviting students to a Bible study group. Superbook whisks the kids away to journey with Paul and Barnabas on their mission to spread the message of Jesus. They witness Paul's miracle, blinding an evil sorcerer and converting the Roman Governor to a believer in Jesus. The job becomes too much for disciple John Mark, who abandons the work and returns to Jerusalem. Paul and Barnabas continue spreading the Gospel against all manner of adversity including Paul being stoned and Barnabas and Paul separating over a disagreement. Chris takes their example to heart and when Superbook returns him to school, he, Joy, and Gizmo stand up for Jia Wei and his Bible study group. Chris takes a small, first step, on a journey towards pronouncing the Gospel as the power to Salvation.
Details
- Series
- Superbook
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 12
- Air date
- 2019-01-27
- Runtime
- 26 min
Episode context
Paul and Barnabas is Episode 12 in Season 4 of Superbook. It aired on 2019-01-27. The runtime is 26 min.
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Episode 11: Jesus in the Wilderness
Chris, Joy and Gizmo meet Jesus and see how God will not allow your temptations to be more than you can bear, and He will show you a way out.
Episode 13: Philip
Chris is impressed by his father’s new invention. Chris covets the device and wants to use its power to impress his friends and earn lots of money. Superbook whisks the kids away to Samaria. There they watch Philip, Peter and John teach a magician and his followers about the true power of the Holy Spirit. Later, they find Philip in the desert and witness the baptism of the Ethiopian Eunuch. Upon returning home, Chris is a changed person. He has been awed by the power of the Holy Spirit and begins his path towards baptism.
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Chris, Joy and Gizmo meet Jeremiah, who is persecuted for speaking God's message.
Episode 9: Teach Us to Pray
Chris, Joy and Gizmo see Jesus teach how to pray and cast out demons.
Episode 8: Elijah and the Widow
Chris, Joy and Gizmo see God provide for the prophet Elijah, a poor widow, and her son.
Episode 7: Joshua and Caleb
Chris has a chance to become a starter on his soccer team when he discovers some teammates cheat to win. Should he join their scheme?
Episode 6: Jesus Heals the Blind
When Chris goes to a church’s Christmas pageant, he begins to wonder—is there something special about Jesus that he hasn’t seen clearly before?
Episode 5: Peter's Escape
Chris, Joy and Gizmo see Peter jailed for preaching, then set free by a miracle.
Episode 4: Solomon's Temple
Chris, Joy and Gizmo meet Solomon, who builds the Temple planned by his father, King David.
Episode 3: Paul and Silas
Joy is down in the dumps because she's due to have a her tonsils out; Superbook whisks the kids away to Philippi, where they encounter Paul and Silas preaching and being arrested for casting out a demon.
Episode 2: Peter and Cornelius
Joy and Chris are running late for school. If Chris gets one more ticket by the school's strict, letter-of-the-law student Hall Monitor, he'll find himself in after-school detention. When Chris enlists Gizmo's help to try to camouflage their way into school, his plan doesn't work. He and Joy get caught. Chris begs for mercy, knowing full well this thorn-in-his-side won't budge. The Hall Monitor has no interest in giving Chris special treatment over anyone else. Chris' attitude about how unlikable this guy is-even though Chris is in the wrong and the guy is just doing his job-prompts Superbook's arrival. Chris thinks he can escape to a place where he is king of his own world. Only this time, Superbook brings the Hall Monitor back with them! Superbook brings them back to a time when Peter needed to learn that God doesn't have favorites.
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