Antioch and Paul's First Journey

The believers who ran after Stephen's death travel far. They reach Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch. At first they speak only to Jews. But then some men start telling Greeks about Jesus too. And the Greeks believe! Something new is growing in Antioch. Jews and Greeks, side by side, following the same...

Word reaches Jerusalem. Something big is happening in Antioch. The church sends Barnabas to find out. He walks in and stops. Jews and Greeks, praying together, eating together, sharing everything. His heart fills up. God's grace is all over this place! Barnabas stays. He rolls up his sleeves and...

The work in Antioch keeps growing, and Barnabas needs help. He travels to Tarsus to find Saul. He looks and looks until he finds him. Together they go back to Antioch. For a whole year they teach side by side. And right there, in that busy city, people first call the believers Christians.

Acts 11:19