The Unfinished Task 15 – The Mother Church
Spiritual Genealogies.
Antioch is the mother church of Gentile Christians, that is, of most of us.
God’s mission advances as:-
- … believers share the good news. Acts 11:19-21
A geographic expansion and cultural expansion. - … believers are encouraged and taught Acts 11:22-26
Jerusalem sends Barnabas, the “son of encouragement”. The gospel is to go out, but also to go deep. - … believers express unity through generosity Acts 11:27-30
A famine on the way, and Antioch believers send help back to Jerusalem.