Meanwhile those scattered by the persecution that began with Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the message only to Jews.They therefore who were scattered abroad by the oppression that arose about Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except to Jews only.Now they which were scattered abroad upon the persecution that arose about Stephen travelled as far as Phenice, and Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to none but unto the Jews only.They therefore that were scattered abroad upon the tribulation that arose about Stephen travelled as far as Phoenicia, and Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to none save only to Jews.
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… We actually looked at it about six months ago when we first began talking about starting five congregations across the DMV over the coming years. Look again with me, this time a little more closely, at Acts 11, verse 19. So Acts 11 records the first time, watch this, that this group of unknown, unnamed Christians, like we don't know any of their names, just some Christians from Cyprus and Cyrene, when they came to Antioch, for the first time we see recorded, shared the gospel with Hellenists. That's a reference here to Greek-speaking Gentiles, non-Jewish people. And a great number of them, not just a number, but a great number of them believed and turned to the Lord. And thus began the church at Antioch. You keep reading. The report of this came to the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch. And when he came and saw the grace of God, he was glad, and he exhorted them all to remain faithful to the Lord with steadfast purpose, for he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. …
… all peoples, regardless of race, regardless of where they are. And that unleashes the early church in Acts chapter 11 through 28 to go to the ends of the earth. Acts chapter 11, verse 19 through 21 gives us a picture of the church at Antioch as they began to take the gospel to the Gentiles, to the people who were not like them. And when they did that, the Bible says the Lord's hand was with them and used them throughout the rest of this book to take the gospel to the ends of the earth. From Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, to the ends of the earth, both and. they didn't separate either we're going to share the gospel here or there. Jesus was serious about the church's responsibility to affect the entire world with the gospel. And I'm convinced we have lost sight of this today. And we've missed the picture that's being unfolded here. And we have distinguished between the two. And I'm convinced it's one of the main reasons our churches today don't look like the church in the book of Acts. And I'm convinced also the church in Acts would not stand for the lack of gospel penetration to the world that's going on through the churches today. I don't know of any church, I'm not saying there's not one out there, but I don't know of a church that has a strategy to impact the world with the gospel and is carrying that out. And what I want us to do is I want us to look at two different facets. Number one, …
Now let me ask you a quick trivia question, so a little audience participation, and there's a prize here. I will give $100 to every person, or to the first, not every person, to the first person, let me be clear, to the first person at every location who can shout out the answer to this question. All right, you ready? So we just read, Acts 11, about the start of the church at Antioch, one of the most significant churches in the history of Christianity. So here's the question, $100, the first person at every location who can shout out the answer. What is the name of the person who planted the church at Antioch? I'm looking for names. Looking for names. Jesus. Oh, Jesus. You can't, yes, yes, yes, okay. Okay, true, but not like, your reward is having Jesus at the forefront of your mind and everything. So yes, the person Jesus used, the name of the person Jesus used to do this. We don't know their names. …