The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number became believers and turned to the Lord” (11:20-21). Elsewhere in Acts we learn that two leaders in the Antioch church are from Cyprus ...

the church in Antioch took up a collection to help the believers there, sending aid through Barnabas and Paul (Acts 11:19–30). In A.D. 46, the early church experienced a tipping point.

Barnabas offers important lessons for modern evangelizers and missionaries. God’s grace is often at work in people and places ...

“And it was in Antioch that the disciples were first called Christians,” Acts 11: 26. This verse is one of my favorite in the Bible. It reminds me of the story — Acts 11: 19-26 — about ...