Work From the Church

Acts 13:1-12

About the Sermon

Luke’s first work for Theophilus gave us all that Jesus began to do and teach, and his second work, Acts, gives us all he continues to do. Our risen Lord ascended to the Father and now continues his mission to spread his glory to the ends of the earth. That mission launches from his Spirit-empowered body, the church. In Acts 13:1-12, we meet the church at Antioch, a church formed by persecution and eager to get about that mission. How did they go about that work? What did they actually do? Listen as we learn from this sister church the work to commit ourselves to for the sake of this unstoppable mission.

About the Series

What is the role of the church in global missions? The answer to that question must guide our church and could very well change the course and purpose of your life. The opening pages of Acts tell the story of the Word of God multiplying throughout Jerusalem, Judea, and Samaria. But just as he promised, Christ had a plan to spread his glory even further, a plan that both begins and ends with local churches. In this short series for Global Outreach week, we’ll follow the church at Antioch in Acts 13-14 as they send the first overseas missionaries. But the church isn’t just a part of the work, the church is right at the center of Christ’s plan to proclaim the gospel to the ends of the earth.
What is the role of the church in global missions? The answer to that question must guide our church and could very well change the course and purpose of your life. The opening pages of Acts tell the story of the Word of God multiplying throughout Jerusalem, Judea, and Samaria. But just as he promised, Christ had a plan to spread his glory even further, a plan that both begins and ends with local churches. In this short series for Global Outreach week, we’ll follow the church at Antioch in Acts 13-14 as they send the first overseas missionaries. But the church isn’t just a part of the work, the church is right at the center of Christ’s plan to proclaim the gospel to the ends of the earth.

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