In this sermon from our WIND + FIRE series, Garrett Prechtl shares about the Church of Antioch and our role as Jesus’ disciples to go and make more disciples.

Acts 11:19-30 (ESV)
“Now those who were scattered because of the persecution that arose over Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except Jews. 20 But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who on coming to Antioch spoke to the Hellenists also, preaching the Lord Jesus. 21 And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number who believed turned to the Lord. 22 The report of this came to the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch. 23 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, 24 for he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a great many people were added to the Lord. 25 So Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul, 26 and when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. For a whole year they met with the church and taught a great many people. And in Antioch the disciples were first called Christians. 27 Now in these days prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch. 28 And one of them named Agabus stood up and foretold by the Spirit that there would be a great famine over all the world (this took place in the days of Claudius). 29 So the disciples determined, every one according to his ability, to send relief to the brothers living in Judea. 30 And they did so, sending it to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.”

You don’t get the Holy Spirit because you are good – you get the Holy Spirit because He is good

Instead of professionals, places, and programs – at Antioch what we find are “some people”

The Church of Antioch was a church where the disciples were making disciples

“In no other way can the believer become as fully involved with God’s work, especially the work of world evangelism, as in intercessory prayer” - Dick Eastman

Like a dandelion fills fields with more dandelions, so disciples of Jesus are to fill the earth with more disciples of Jesus