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Act11.19-21
Those who were scattered - Phoenicia, Cypress, and Antioch
Map
Phoenicia - Northern Syria, Lebanon
Cypress - Mediterranean Island North of Isreal
Antioch - City in Syria
Cyrene - Capital of Cyrenaica (Libya)
1st those who were scattered from Jerusalem came to these parts preaching Jesus
But now we see men who were from Cypress and Cyrene (Libya) Getting saved and preaching the WORD!
These were men who were not already Jews
They had no Jewish or religious background - They were pagans
Not only did they get saved, they began to lead others to Jesus
This is what all Christians are called to do
Is there something in you that wants all men to be saved?
Do you get excited when someone turns from their sins and becomes a Christian?
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These men began a mission to other people there in Antioch, to the “Hellenists” - Greek speaking people
And the Lord was with them, and “ a great number believed and turned to the Lord”!
This is good news!
When the Christians in Jerusalem heard, they sent Barnabas to Antioch
Someone should go and teach them, and help them make disciples
When he got there he was glad
Praise the Lord - are we glad when people preach Jesus?
He encouraged them - Barnabas was an encourager
That with “purpose of heart”
Think about this word “purpose” of heart -
Intentional, with effort, fervency, not random or accidental
Do we have “purpose of heart” in our faith today?
In what way do you continue with the Lord “with purpose of heart”
for some of us that could mean refraining from certain temptations
for others that could mean separating ourselves from certain people and influenced
Some need to break of certain relationships with”Purpose”
For others that could mean giving with “purpose of heart”
(Joe Quick, mission to interpret bibles)
Some that could mean serving with “purpose of heart” (Paul with our Youth)
(and others serve in Sound, and behind the scenes)
For all of us that should include praying with “purpose of heart”
When you pray today, let it be with “purpose” and fervency, not ritualistic
what do you intend to accomplish in your prayers?
I encourage you to let your faith, and your service, and your worship and your Love, be with “purpose of heart”, both today and every day.
Because of this, many people were added to the Lord, for Barnabas was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit
Then he left to go to Tarsus to seek Saul
He brought Saul to Antioch, there they began their missionary journeys
They stayed a whole year and assembled the church and taught a great many people
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And the disciples were first called Christians at Antioch
This was an amazing development
the term Christian is only used three times in New Testament
Generally used by outsiders referring to followers of Jesus
The Christians themselves usually referred to themselves as “believers” or “Disciples” or “Brethren”
So the term “Christian” was probably invented by the non Christians of the time as a way to identify, or describe this group of people, undoubtedly because of their imitating the life of Jesus Christ
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if people recognized us as Christians by the way we acted?
And if we truly thought of each other as “brethren” not just fellow members of a group?
act11.2
Prophets came to Antioch from Jerusalem
the gift of prophecy was active and the early church, as it still is today
Agabus (first appears here), proclaimed a great famine would come
this was probably a year or so before it came
Luke tells us that it did come in the days of Claudius Caesar
This is an historical fact as well
The Disciples sent relief -
this is another Christian characteristic we see in the early church - and today
Christians give -
not only to the Church - (for we are the church)
they provide relief for those in need
Here we see these new believers from Antioch and surrounding areas sending relief to those in Jerusalem
Each person, according to his ability
God will not ask you to do what you are not able to do
Some people think they don’t have anything to give
Everyone has something to give, “according to his ability”
Perhaps you don’t have any money but you can sing
maybe you can’t sing, but you can clean
Maybe you can cook a meal
maybe someone else has done the cleaning, but you can greet people
Maybe you can preach, or prophesy, or heal, or pray…
Forget about what you are not able to do....
What do you have the ability to do today?
where are you “brethren” in need of relief?
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