While the church in Antioch was multiplying, it was also maturing into what Ephesians 4 calls the fullness of Christ.
Study guide
- Verses 24 and 26 refer to believers in Antioch by the same phrase, “a great many people.” Why is this significant?
- In Video 1, we saw that the term “Christian” was first coined in a multiethnic environment. What layer of meaning does Video 3 add to the meaning of “Christian”?
- What verbs describe the process of “making disciples” in Matthew 28:19-20?
- Jesus taught that loving God and loving one’s neighbor is the greatest commandment (Matthew 22:34-40). Jesus’ command to his disciples to “make disciples of all nations” is known as “the Great Commission” (Matthew 28:16-20). When you think of the greatest commandment, does the Great Commission come to mind? When you think of the Great Commission, does the greatest commandment come to mind? Discuss the reasons why this may be. What might it mean for the church to see the greatest commandment in the Great Commission, and the Great Commission in the greatest commandment?
