The importance of the church that sends
highlights the church’s responsibility to send ambassadors to spread God’s kingdom where the gospel has not yet reached. Using the church at Antioch as a model—diverse in nationality, gifts, and social classes—it emphasizes how the early church aligned their hearts to hear God’s voice through fasting and prayer, resulting in the Holy Spirit calling Paul and Barnabas to be set apart for the work of preaching, making disciples, and planting churches. The sermon underscores the importance of local churches embracing their role in sending missionaries, citing Romans 10:13-15 to show that the gospel cannot reach the lost unless preachers are sent. Ultimately, it calls the church to align with God’s mission and extend His kingdom by sending, going, and praying for God’s will to be done on earth.