August 16, 2026

Fifteen to eighteen years of faithful waiting before the real mission even began. That detail alone should stop us in our tracks, because it reframes everything we think we know about the early church's patience and purpose.

In this message, Larry walks through Acts chapter 13, a turning point where the church at Antioch, a genuinely mixed community of Jewish and Gentile believers, becomes a sending church commissioned to carry the gospel beyond its own walls. What does it actually mean to be sent, rather than simply to attend?

Larry draws on Old Testament prophecies from Isaiah to show that God's global mission was never a New Testament surprise. He also shares personal stories, including a young airman he initially misjudged and a moment of missed courage in Bible college, to remind us that faithful pr ...