The Multiplication Proclamation

[Jaylen]

I’ve experienced multiplication in my own life through a time I went to Europe for a short term missions trip. We were out doing “Canada Class” presentations which were essentially tools for us to get into the schools and invite all the students out to youth events we were running those nights. Over that week, the youth group grew almost tenfold from students who came out to the church. Furthermore, we heard reports months later that many of those students stuck around at the youth group and were not regular attendees. This is a great example of multiplication and the power of connecting people with current local workers as well.

[Kimberly]

The difference between the two churches would lie in where the priority seems to be. The church in Acts 2 is prioritizing fellowship and building community. The church in Acts 13 is prioritizing discipleship – training people and sending people out.

[Deleted User]

• The church in Acts 13 differs from the Church in Acts 2 as it seems to have more ministry gifts and healthy disciple-making efforts present. It is regarded in this video as an “apostolic center” and was using God-given gifts to its members to multiply and create disciples. It seems to have a fuller view of multiplication when compared to the church in Jerusalem.
• I have experienced the principle of multiplication in my life by seeing people around me becoming Christians. Growing up in a Christian family, I haven’t necessarily experienced it personally, but I have seen peoples lives be changed by someone pouring into them and sharing the love of Christ with them.

[Logan]

In Acts chapter 2 the church was being added to daily and they people devoted themselves to fellowship the breaking of bread, the apostles teaching and to prayer. The church in Acts chapter 13 didn’t negate these things, but with these qualities, had the gifts of the spirit freely flowing. The church of Antioc in Acts 13 was an apostolic center that was training, equipping and sending out Nation Shakers. The principle of multiplication was the model embraced by the church in Acts 13. If the apostles and leader of the church could train and Disciple people to be effective ministers of the gospel that were mature in their faith and then sent them out then, like seeds, they would produce exponentially more of a harvest than a handful of people doing all of the teaching, training and pastoring.