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Navigating Church Division: The Journey to Unity in Antioch

Explore Acts 14:24-28 and Acts 15:1-5 to learn about the early church's trials with doctrinal disputes. Delve into the Jerusalem Council's pivotal decisions and the separation of Paul and Barnabas, reflecting on the importance of faith in fostering unity amidst disagreements.

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Navigating Church Division: The Journey to Unity in Antioch

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  1. How do you split a church?

  2. The Journey

  3. Return to Antioch (Acts 14:24-28)

  4. Visitors to Antioch (Acts 15:1-2) 1 Butsome men came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.”

  5. To Jerusalem (Acts 15:3-5)

  6. To Jerusalem (Acts 15:3-5)

  7. Jerusalem Council • Peter’s Speech (7-11) • Paul & Barnabas’ Speech (12) • James Speech (13-21)

  8. Letter to Gentiles Abstain from… • What has been sacrificed to idols • Blood • What has been strangled • Sexual Immorality

  9. Until…

  10. Paul and Barnabas Separate • Who was right?

  11. Essential Decision • Salvation is by faith ALONE • Sometimes we will disagree • We need to work through them.

  12. For Next WeekThe Essential Decision • Read Acts Chapter 16:1-40 • Mediate onquestions in your handout

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