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SUNDAY - AUGUST 31, 2025 "Christians" Acts 11:19-30
Acts 11 records the first time followers of Jesus were called "Christians" – a term used by non-believers to describe this new movement that wasn't defined by ethnicity or nationality but by faith in Jesus Christ.
• The Antioch church functioned as "an embassy of the kingdom of God" demonstrating what Christ's kingdom will ultimately look like
• Early Christians proclaimed Jesus to everyone they encountered, not just fellow Jews
• God used persecution to spread the gospel beyond Jerusalem to the broader world
• Barnabas and Saul taught new believers for a full year, discipling them to live…
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