Acts 11 moves in two directions at once. In Jerusalem, Peter defends what God did in Cornelius's house—and the church, to its credit, responds with worship. In Antioch, the gospel is already doing something no one planned, and no one could have stopped. A cosmopolitan port city on the edge of the empire becomes the unlikely birthplace of the Gentile mission, the first genuinely multi-ethnic church, and the place where followers of Jesus are first called Christians. This sermon looks at what made the unlikely church of Antioch extraordinary—and asks whether we are willing to be that kind of church.

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Acts 10:34–48 is one of the most theologically explosive passages in the entire New Testament. Peter preaches the gospel to a room full of Gentiles, the Holy Spirit falls before he has even finished speaking, and a—wall centuries in the making—comes crashing down. This is the Gentile Pentecost. The same Spirit, the same power, the same unmistakable divine signature that fell in Jerusalem now falls on those who were never supposed to be included. This sermon explores what the Spirit’s arrival means theologically, what it demands of the church, and what it means for us as a congregation of predominantly Gentile heritage. We are the heirs of this moment. We were once the mission. Now we are the missionaries.

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Acts 10:1–33 is one of the most carefully constructed passages in the book of Acts — a cinematic, back-and-forth account of God simultaneously preparing two very different men for a meeting neither of them would have sought on their own. Before the gospel crosses its greatest cultural barrier, God moves from both directions at once: softening the heart of a Roman soldier, breaking open the categories of a Jewish fisherman. This sermon explores the doctrine of providence—the invisible hand of God working ahead of us — and what it means for how we engage in mission. God has sent us to the nations. But in his providence, he has also sent the nations to us.

Our mission is to declare the gospel of Jesus Christ with our words and display the gospel of Jesus Christ with our lives to our neighbors and to the nations. Visit redeemerchristianchurch.com/give and join in our mission through your generous financial assistance - every gift and donation we receive goes to this goal!