The Church Christ Builds | Acts 13:1-12 | Manny Pereira

This passage opens the first great missionary movement in the history of the church. But it is not merely the record of the beginning of missions. It is a theological display of the risen Christ building His church, tacitly showing how He does it. Multiplication of worshiping, Word-shaped, and Spirit-directed local congregations is more to the point. The church that Christ builds is first realized in local fellowships that conform to His will, maintaining His priorities and appointed means, however unsuspecting they may appear. And when she is met with opposition, as featured in this passage, she does not see it as defeat but rather the theater in which Christ prevails in and through her. The church Christ builds prevails.