Healthy Churches Gather & Send

Acts 13:1-3

Tim Nay

Part of Stand Alone Sermon
June 14, 2026

Jerusalem: A Gathering Church

—Acts 2:42:-47

—Acts 6:1-4

—Matthew 28:19-20

—Acts 1:8

—Acts 8:1

Antioch: A Sending Church

A healthy Chuch gathers AND sends.

—Acts 13:1-3

Characteristics of a Sending Church:
1. They sought the Lord through worship, prayer, & fasting.

—Acts 13:2

Characteristics of a Sending Church:
1. They SOUGHT the Lord through worship, prayer, & FASTING.
2. They SAW God’s CALLING in others.

—Acts 13:1-3

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Characteristics of a Sending Church:
1. They SOUGHT the Lord through worship, prayer, & FASTING.
2. They SAW God’s CALLING in others.
3. They OBEYED the Holy Spirit.

—Acts 13:2

Characteristics of a Sending Church:
1. They SOUGHT the Lord through worship, prayer, & FASTING.
2. They SAW God’s CALLING in others.
3. They OBEYED the Holy Spirit.
4. They RELEASED their BEST.

—Acts 13:3

“Will LifeSpring become a sending church?”

“Will LifeSpring become a sending church?”
The deeper question is:
“Will I become a sent Christian?”

Takeaway: Do you have a willingness to go?

—1 Thessalonians 1:11