Never Ending Story - Set Apart

Functioning Church

Structure - people had jobs vs 1

Worshiping - serving God

Fasting = Praying

Sending

Best and Brightest

The two best workers were freely given

Laying on hands - Church blessed and partnered

Sent From Somewhere to Somewhere

Paul / Barnabas - Cyprus, Antioch

Not random

Acts 13:46–47 HCSB

Then Paul and Barnabas boldly said: “It was necessary that God’s message be spoken to you first. But since you reject it and consider yourselves unworthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles! For this is what the Lord has commanded us: I have made you a light for the Gentiles to bring salvation to the ends of the earth.”

We Are All Sent

Purpose and plan only known by knowing HIm

Broader - great commission

Specific - God has specific task for each of us

Ephesians 2:10 HCSB

For we are His creation, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared ahead of time so that we should walk in them.

Sticking it Out

We often leave early - grass is greener

Acts 14

They stayed until the work was firm and founded

Once foundation firm - moved to the next

Living Beyond Ourselves

Making impact, leaving legacies

Remember - not the job we do - but who we worship

“Missions is not the ultimate goal of the church. Worship is. Missions exists because worship doesn’t.” ― John Piper