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All In
“All In with Multiplication”
Pastor Carl Nichols

Acts 13:1–3
Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch) and Saul. While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” So after they had fasted and prayed, they placed their hands on them and sent them off.

What kind of church do we want to become?

Not: What kind of church do we want to attend?

Healthy churches don't just grow. Healthy churches multiply.

Two kinds of churches:
- Churches that think: “How can we get more people here?”
- Churches that ask: “How can we send more people there?”

One grows. The other multiplies.

Instead of asking: “How do we keep everybody here?”

The Holy Spirit says: “Send your best leaders away.”

What does multiplication look like?
1. They worshiped before they worked.

Acts 13:2a
While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting…

God's direction is discovered in God's presence.

2. They Released Their Best

Acts 13:2b
(Holy Spirit) “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”

The Kingdom grows when we're willing to release what we love.

You don't multiply by giving God your leftovers.

The greatest compliment we can receive isn't that people won't leave Relevant, it’s that we're willing to send them.

3. They Trusted God With The Future

Acts 13:3
So after they had fasted and prayed, they placed their hands on them and sent them off.

Locust Grove —> Griffin —> Forsyth —> God Behind Bars —> Wherever God opens the next door

The mission is the same but the map is gets bigger.

For sixteen years we've asked…“Who's coming with us?”

Now we ask, “Who are we willing to send?”

We don't measure success by our seating capacity. We measure success by our sending capacity.

A church that only gathers eventually plateaus. A church that sends changes the world.