The document discusses several key points about Christianity: 1) It summarizes key events from Acts 11, including the first great Gentile harvest in Antioch, Christians first being called by that name in Antioch, and the first missionaries being sent out from Antioch. 2) It provides statistics about changes in the geographic distribution of Christians over time, with most now living in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. 3) It notes research showing that a majority of youth who grew up in church stop attending within a decade of leaving home, and most churches are not effectively reaching young adults aged 18-29. 4) It encourages readers to be encouraged that they can see God

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