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The Multiplication Proclamation
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Respond in paragraph format to the following prompt(s):
- How is the church in Antioch (Acts 13) different from the Church in Jerusalem (Acts 2)?
- How have you experienced the principle of multiplication in your life?
In Acts 2, the Church has just been birthed! The believers are devoted to one another, filled with the Spirit, meeting together, supporting one another, praying together and breaking the bread of Communion together. In Acts 2 we see foundations of Church life.
In Acts 13, the Church is continuing to grow and expand upon its earlier foundations. We see the 5-fold ministry gifts at work. People are being trained and apprenticed. The Church is worshiping and waiting on Holy Spirit. There is fasting and prayer. The Antioch church is sending missionaries.
I have experienced the principle of multiplication on my life. I grew up on the farm so every season was based on the anticipation of multiplication. Our children have multiplied through marriage and having their own children. I am praying and seeking that there will also be multiplication in my ministry.
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Antioch was an apostolic training center.
Yes I’ve experienced multiplication in my walk
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The church in Antioch was focused on training disciples to become disciple makers themselves and sent them out. As we move forward into new initiatives we need to ensure that we need to not only show people the truth of the gospel, but once they become a disciple themselves we need to teach them how to become a disciple maker themselves. When I think of multiplication, I think about when I worked in Youth ministry and I invited one of the street kids to come to church with me. The church welcomed this kid in. The next week we had two kids come. Then they asked if I could pick them up on the way to church. I stopped at a place they could get to and each week the number kept going up. Many of them became followers of Jesus and went on to share with others.
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The church in Acts 13 was more of an apostolic center where all 5 ministry gifs were functioning. People were being trained & apprenticed, there was worship, fasting & prayer and people were being sent out as missionaries.
One way I have seen the principle of multiplication in my life is through my children. The way my wife and I live our lives and teach our children about the Lord is now starting to show in their lives as they express their walk with the Lord at school with teachers and friends. Also in how they have begun praying for us as parents recently…it's powerful and inspiring!
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