APPLICATION QUESTIONS:

1. What do you know about Antioch? What can 21st Century churches learn from the church that thrived in that city? Why is there no New Testament letter to the church at Antioch?

2. How can you see grace? What does it mean for Acts 11:23 (“And when he came and saw the grace of God, he was glad”) to describe the church at Antioch? How can the church today nurture a grace culture?

3. How many ethnicities are represented in Antioch? What applications should be made to churches ministering in multicultural, multiethnic communities?

4. What is the relationship between Barnabas in Saul while in Antioch? Why is the local church a great place for friendship?