Kingdom Expansion
Spreading the Word Part 12 • Sermon • Submitted
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· 109 viewsThe Kingdom of God is going to expand as Paul and Barnabas teach the people in Antioch.
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God’s Word
God’s Word
Now those who had been scattered by the persecution that broke out when Stephen was killed traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus and Antioch, spreading the word only among Jews. Some of them, however, men from Cyprus and Cyrene, went to Antioch and began to speak to Greeks also, telling them the good news about the Lord Jesus. The Lord’s hand was with them, and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord. News of this reached the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch. When he arrived and saw what the grace of God had done, he was glad and encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with all their hearts. He was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith, and a great number of people were brought to the Lord. Then Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul, and when he found him, he brought him to Antioch. So for a whole year Barnabas and Saul met with the church and taught great numbers of people. The disciples were called Christians first at Antioch. During this time some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch. One of them, named Agabus, stood up and through the Spirit predicted that a severe famine would spread over the entire Roman world. (This happened during the reign of Claudius.) The disciples, as each one was able, decided to provide help for the brothers and sisters living in Judea. This they did, sending their gift to the elders by Barnabas and Saul.
Acts 11:
Scattering
Scattering
Persecution is an enemy strategy that never results in elimination of God’s people
Persecution is an enemy strategy that never results in elimination of God’s people
Persecution is an enemy strategy that never results in elimination of God’s people
Persecution is an enemy strategy that never results in elimination of God’s people
Persecution strengthens the faith of those involved
Persecution is not pleasant, but bears fruit for Christ’s Kingdom
Geography
Geography
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Cyprus
Cyrene
Phoenicia
And he came down with them and stood on a level place, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon,
Witnesses
Witnesses
Witnesses
Unnamed and unknown - God knows the names
Traveled to spread the Word
Spread the Word to Jews and then Greeks
Great many believed in Lord Jesus Christ
Word and Holy Spirit demonstrated
Confirmation
Confirmation
Spirit-filled Brother
Barnabas sent to check it out
Headquarters still in Jerusalem
Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria and ends of the Earth
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Perspective
Looking Back
God’s Word spread by those that possibly heard at Pentecost in Jerusalem
Carried the Word with them
Spread the Word wherever God had placed them
Looking Ahead
Holy Spirit guides us and equips us
Words of Knowledge
Words of Encouragement
Words of Prophecy
Words of Exhortation
Looking at the Present
Significance - Identity and faithfulness
Faith - Trusting a loving God for our life
Hope - The mindset that places that trust on future events that God has promised
Expectation - longing for promised life to transpire
Principles
Principles
Principles
Principles
God loves people
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him.” For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.
John 3:
God’s people love to spread the Word about Jesus
God’s people love to spread the Word about Jesus
God’s people love to spread the Word about Jesus
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.
And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: a man of Macedonia was standing there, urging him and saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” And when Paul had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go on into Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.
God gets the glory
The Lord is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens! Who is like the Lord our God, who is seated on high, who looks far down on the heavens and the earth? He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap, to make them sit with princes, with the princes of his people. He gives the barren woman a home, making her the joyous mother of children. Praise the Lord!
The Lord is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens! Who is like the Lord our God, who is seated on high, who looks far down on the heavens and the earth? He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap,
God gets the glory
Psalm 113:
Psalm 113: