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2. What FREAKS YOU
OUT?
• Turn to the person next to you and tell
them one thing that FREAKS YOU
OUT

3. • What if I told you the God Who spoke
and created the universe made you
uniquely in His image, in such a way
that you –– uniquely from everything
else in creation –– can worship, glorify,
and serve Him, and that we’ve
overcomplicated things?

4. ACTS 11: ANTIOCH
1. First great Gentile harvest here
2. First called Christians here (v.26)
3. First formal missionaries sent out
from here (Acts 13)

5. Our World is diverse:
• 1900: 82% of Christians lived in W
Europe and N America
• Today, 39% do
• In 2050, 71% of Christians will be
African, Asian, and Latin

6. We are not reaching
young adults
• Barna: 59% of youth who grew up in
church walk away within a decade after
leaving home
• SBC: 80% of churches reached 0-1 in
the 18-29 age range

7. • 1. Be encouraged: you can see God at
work
• Acts 11:19-21

8. • 2. Be encouraged: you can spread joy
• Acts 11:22-23

9. • 3. Be Encouraged: You Can
Encourage Others
• Acts 11:23

10. • 4. Be Encouraged: You can Follow
Jesus
• Acts 11:23

11. • 5. Be Encouraged: You Can display
Godly Character
• Acts 11:24

12. • 6. Be Encouraged: You can Set an
Example
• Acts 11:25-26

13. • 7. Be Encouraged: You will see God at
Work
• Acts 11:26