The Church The World Needs Now - Episode 12 - Sending Church - Acts 13:1-4, Sunday Sermon

The Church The World Needs Now - Episode 12
Sending Church - Acts 13:1-4, Sunday Sermon

1 Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch) and Saul. 2 While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” 3 So after they had fasted and prayed, they placed their hands on them and sent them off.

On Cyprus
4 The two of them, sent on their way by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia and sailed from there to Cyprus.

Outline:
 
• A SENDING CHURCH IS FIRST A TEACHING, WORSHIPING, AND FASTING CHURCH
 
o Five guys (prophets and teachers – v. 1, see Acts 11:27-30)
 
o Worshiping and fasting church (John 4:24, Matthew 4:2)
 
• THE SENDING AGENT OF A SENDING CHURCH IS THE HOLY SPIRIT
 
o “the Holy Spirit said…” (vs. 2b, 4, Acts 16:15-16)
 
o The work to which I have called them (v 2b, Acts 1:8, Matthew 28:19, Ephesians 2:10, Acts 9:15-16)
 
• A SENDING CHURCH SENDS STRATEGICALLY WITH PRAYER, FASTING, AND BLESSING
 
o Laying on of hands (v. 3)
 
o First steps (Seleucia to Cyprus – Acts 14:24-28)