 How do you know? Welcome back to another amazing children's home and our theme for this month is the new faith and our topic for today is the gospel message in Antioch. The gospel today is act of play 11 verse 26 and it says that the disciples were called Christian fast in Antioch. Let's pray. Our God and our Father we do come before you this moment appreciating for the gift of life. As we are going to deliver your message to your children please help them understand and for it is in Jesus name we do pray and believe. Amen. Dear boys and girls, do you remember the game telephone where one is passed a word into your ears and you must tell your friends what you have had. The friend tell another friend until you read the end of the line. Well, I do and today we are going to play the game in real life except for the fact Noah says the rounding. Players are guided by the Holy Spirit to spread the gospel all across the nations. Better yet the parable of a master seed where a man plant a small seed and grows the largest among the all garden plant with such big branches that the birds can patch inside. Well, the disciples are the small seed and the master seeds are the believers across the world. As God used the disciples to spread the gospel even today he is looking for not only the ministers but also physicians, nurses, literature evangelists, Bible workers and all with different talents to go to the cities of today. Yes, children, the examples of the follow-up of Christ in Antioch should be an inspiration for everyone of us living in the great cities of this world today and bringing our under our home. We have learned how the spreading of gospel started. Today let us learn how the gospel grew in one of the ancient big cities in the world which is Antioch. The disciples travel across the world delivering good news. Some went as far as families, cyclists and Antioch. But for today, when is our focus? Today we want to spotlight and zoom the city of Antioch. Antioch was favorably known as a resort for those who loved easy things and pleasure because of where it was located. Yes, listen boys and listen girls. Antioch has beautiful surroundings, all the wealth, culture, resumment. All are found there. In the days of the Apostles, it had become a city of luxury and wicked behavior. Wait, would you compare it with any other city today? But of course, why not? If it were to be compared, it would be a blend of Dubai and Mombasa. Even though it was wicked, God has placed the sand upon them and a great number of believers turned to Christ. This reminds me of a Swahili proverb that says chema chadjusa kibaya chadji tembeza. Without them knowing this, the message reached the church far and wide and more helpers like Barnabas were sent to assist. When Barnabas arrived in Antioch, he saw the grace of God and he was glad. He gave encouragement to those who decided to follow Christ and strengthen their faith. The good work of Barnabas in Antioch was richly blessed and as the word developed, Barnabas felt a need of suitable help in order to grow and spread the word of God. He went to Sassus and seek for Paul as a helping hand. In a huge city of Antioch, Paul also found an excellent field of labor. His learning, wisdom, energy added a powerful influence over the people of the help that proved just the help Barnabas needed. For a year, the two disciples worked together united in Christ in faithful ministry and told too many about Jesus of Nazareth, the world's redeemer. Slowly but surely, Antioch became a second home for Christians. This is where the name Christians was first used because Christ taught their main theme in their preaching, their teaching and their conversation. They talked about the incident that had occurred during the days of his elderly ministry when the disciples were blessed with his personal presence. How the disciples dwell upon his healing and this miracle of healing. With trembling lips and tearful eyes, they spoke of his agony in the garden. They remember his God like pity. You do it here when he prayed for those who persecuted him. This is a reaction, a sanction and all his work as the mediator of heaven for topics on which they rejoice to dwell. Well, may it be the heathens that call them Christians since they preach Christ and addresses their prayer to God through him. No, no, no. It was God who gave it to them the name Christian. This is our all name given to all who join themselves to Christ like you and us here. The believers and Antioch realized that God was willing to work in their lives both to will and to do of his good pleasure. And so in the humble ministry they learnt to depend upon the power of the Holy Spirit and to make effective words of life. And so in their various works of life they daily bowed testimonies in their faith in Christ. The work of Paul together with Barnabas standards his conviction that God has called him to do a special work in the gentle world. God had abundantly blessed the labors of Paul and Barnabas during the year they remain with the Antioch in believers. But for today, where's our focus? Boys and girls, that means that they were allowed to preach the truth not only to the Gentiles. But please boys and girls let us remember our prayers. Like how mum trust me to cook for the family or when dad trust me with my siblings. Yes, but greater the shepherds are given all the need to bring back the lost sheep. Because of his life, of his present Jesus also tell them to bow down and worship God. As an example example of them is when an animal was given sacrifice the hand was priestly authorized was raised upon the hand of the animal head. Eklasiastical, what might that be? Yes, eklasiastical. This is just another word for church authority. You get it now, right? Right. The church minister was currently entering an important era an important time of change in God's divine guidance. He places his servants among the high and the low. The apostle who had been chosen to lead out this work would be exposed to suspicion, bias and jealousy. That means they lost their friends and people are jealous of them. Now boys, these were ordained in public to show their divine appointment and witnesses to the gentile the glad tidings of the gospel. And because of the good work of the apostle during the year they remain with the believers many Jews from all land came to worship at the temple in Jerusalem. Faithfully and wisely they longed to see the second coming of the promised Messiah, the hope of Israel. How can I fail to understand that I can even add when the minister of the apostle of the believers in Antio laid their hands on Paul and Barnabas they by this action asked God to bestow His blessing on the chosen apostle in devotion in the specific work in which they will be appointed. I see people are shining here. Today God has built His church on the God has built His church on the Ask Channel of Light and through it He communicates His purpose and His will. He does not give to one of its servants experience contrary to the experience of church itself. Correct. He does not give us one man a knowledge of fit for the entire church while the entire church is left in darkness. Boys and girls what is your talent and how will you use it to bring the lost back to God. Do you have time for Jesus do you have room for Jesus labor for Jesus and you shall have great joy when you shall meet with Jesus. As this time the light of the gospel was shining brightly and the other important work was done by the apostles who had remained in Jerusalem. Our talents are greatly required for the church service in ministry. Time is simply passing and there is much work to be done. Make good use of your work while it's still day for the night is coming when no man shall work at all. Thank you for the salmon and may those who are listening to us may they understand it will give us our sins. God help us through this journey and this is our prayer. Amen. Amen. Thank you boys and girls for joining us this summer. Next time please join us as we study about the heroes of the gospel. But for now bye.