This week Brian kicks off our fabulous new series "No Place Left" which is based on the Book of Acts.

1. NO PLACE LEFT
Acts 13-20

2. from the inside out !

3. Acts 20:2,3 PAUL IN CORINTH
“He travelled through the that
area speaking many words
of encouragement to the
people and finally arrived in
Corinth where he stayed for
three months.”
Acts 20:2,3

4. THE ROMAN EMPIRE
60 m

5. Judea, Syria, Asia Minor, Macedonia, Greece,
By the time Paul gets
to write the Roman
letter he, himself,
plants no more
churches in this part
of the empire.

6. FROM JERUSALEM TO ILLYRICUM
From Jerusalem all the way
around to Illyricum I have
fully proclaimed the gospel
of Christ.
Romans 15:19

7. PAUL in
CORINTH
From Jerusalem all the way
around to Illyricum I have
fully proclaimed the gospel of
Christ.
Romans 15:19
20 mil.
people

8. NO PLACE LEFT FOR ME TO
WORK
But now that there is no
place left for me to work
in these regions, and
since I have been
longing for many years
to see you, I plan to do
so when I go to Spain.
Romans 15:23,24

10. FROM THE STORY - ACTS 20
When the uproar had ended, Paul sent for the disciples and,
after encouraging them, said goodbye and set out for
Macedonia. He traveled through that area, speaking many
words of encouragement to the people, and finally arrived in
Greece, where he stayed three months. Because some Jews
had plotted against him just as he was about to sail for Syria,
he decided to go back through Macedonia. He was
accompanied by Sopater son of Pyrrhus from Berea,
Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica, Gaius from
Derbe, Timothy also, and Tychicus and Trophimus from the
province of Asia. These men went on ahead and waited for us
at Troas. But we sailed from Philippi after the Festival of

11. the right
TEAM
BEREA
THESSALONICA
GALATIA
ASIA

12. FROM THE STORY - ROMANS 15
1. He was accompanied by (Acts 20): kingdom core
leadership
2. Competent to instruct one another: multiplying disciple
3. I have written to you boldly…because of the grace God
has given me: apostolic connection
4. Except what Christ has accomplished through me:
personal responsibility
5. Leading Gentiles to obey God: disciple-making.
6. Through the power of the Spirit: Holy Spirit power
7. Fully proclaimed the gospel of God: abundant gospel
sharing
8. Where Christ was not known: missional church culture

13. CHECKLISTSUMMARY
◻ kingdom team leadership
◻ multiplying disciple
◻ apostolic connection
◻ personal responsibility
◻ disciple-making.
◻ Holy Spirit power
◻ abundant gospel sharing
◻ missional church culture
◻ prayer foundation

14. QUESTIONS ◻ KINGDOM TEAM LEADERSHIP: do we
have a team of leaders and is it a “kingdom of
God” team?
◻ MULTIPLYING DISCIPLE: are we making
disciples who multiply what they learn because
they teach others?
◻ APOSTOLIC CONNECTION: Do we have
relationship connections with apostolic leaders
who give in put that increases our
effectiveness?
◻ PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY: Are we
able to tell our own stories or do we just tell

15. QUESTIONS
◻DISCIPLE-MAKING: are we actually helping
people to get closer to Jesus or do they just
rely on us or the program?
◻ HOLY SPIRIT POWER: are we doing
things that demonstrate Holy Spirit power our
do we work within the limitsof our own ability?
◻ ABUNDANT GOSPEL SHARING: are we
sharing the gospel as our main way of
engaging people around us?

16. QUESTIONS
◻MISSIONAL CHURCH CULTURE: are we
focused on reaching unreached people or
already reached people?
◻ PRAYER FOUNDATION: is there an
adeqpate prayer base for what we are doing?

17. START SOMEWHERE BUT START
WITH THE FINISH LINE IN MIND

18. NO PLACE LEFT
Acts 13-20

19. from the inside out !