Bill Acton :: Acts 11 - Important Transitions

Sermon Outline for Acts 11

Important Transitions

1. Moving Out from Jerusalem
2. The New Center at Antioch
3. The Ministry of Barnabas
   1. He was a righteous man
   2. He was controlled by the Holy Spirit
   3. He was controlled by faith
      1. His faith was stronger than his fears
      2. His faith was stronger than his problems
      3. His faith was stronger than his temptations
      4. His faith was stronger than his doubts
      5. His faith was stronger than his depressions
      6. His faith made him optimistic
      7. He believed in God’s sovereignty
      8. He counted on God’s sovereignty
      9. He lived by God’s sovereignty
      10. He believed God and expected God to act
   4. What he did – Act 11:23
      1. He came to Antioch
      2. He saw the grace of God
      3. He was thankful
      4. He edified the Church through spiritual instruction
         1. He exhorted them to be faithful
         2. To do so with a purpose or plan
      5. Many were added to the Lord
      6. He brought Paul to Antioch – Act 11:25-26
      7. The disciples were called Christians first in Antioch – Act 11:26; 1Pe 4:16
4. The Jerusalem Church and the Antioch Church Were Brought Together
   1. The need in Jerusalem: warned of future famine
   2. The generosity in Antioch