NextLevel Online: Acts: Lessons from Our Backstory

How We Got Our Name

In Session 8, Jim Dalrymple from Ozark Christian College explores Acts 11:19-12:25, examining how the followers of Jesus came to be known as Christians. The discussion focuses on the shift to Antioch, the city's diverse population, and the significance of the term "Christians." It emphasizes that Christians are called to mirror Jesus in mission, ministry, and responding to opposition. The session concludes by highlighting the sufferings of James and Peter, drawing parallels to Passover, and proclaiming Jesus as the true King, contrasting with the fate of Herod Agrippa.
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The vision of Ozark Christian College is to glorify God by evangelizing the lost and edifying Christians worldwide. The mission of Ozark Christian College is to train men and women for Christian service as a degree-granting institution of biblical higher education.

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Backstory: How We Got Our Name

Acts 11:19-12:25 | Session 8

Jim Dalrymple | Ozark Christian College

How did you get your name?

How did we get our name?

● The Way?

● The Nazarenes?

● Christians?

Antioch (Syrian Antioch)

● Geographic shift from Jerusalem (300 miles north of Jerusalem)

● Large Jewish & Gentile population (est. 500K-800K people)

● Josephus states that it was the third largest in the Empire behind Rome and Alexandria.

● Strategic for military, trade, and spreading the gospel

“Christians”

● Mockery? Self-designation? Label of identification?

● “Do not take on the Lord’s name in vain.”

Christians look like Jesus (continue his mission, ministry, message, opposition):

● They provide daily bread to care for needs (Acts 11:27-30)

● They suffer like Jesus as they suffer for Jesus (Acts 12:1-25)

− James (Acts 12:1-4)

i. Executed during Passover

ii. Executed by Herod

iii. James & John do sit at the right and left of Jesus

iv. Echoes of the cross

− Peter (Acts 12:5-19)

i. Arrested during Passover

ii. Echoes of the resurrection

Long Live the True King (Acts 12:20-25)

● Herod Agrippa dies after glorifying himself

● Jesus is alive and glorified after dying for us

How We Got Our Name Instructions

Section 01
20:10How We Got Our NameHow We Got Our Name

Backstory: How We Got Our Name

Acts 11:19-12:25 | Session 8

Jim Dalrymple | Ozark Christian College

How did you get your name?

How did we get our name?

● The Way?

● The Nazarenes?

● Christians?

Antioch (Syrian Antioch)

● Geographic shift from Jerusalem (300 miles north of Jerusalem)

● Large Jewish & Gentile population (est. 500K-800K people)

● Josephus states that it was the third largest in the Empire behind Rome and Alexandria.

● Strategic for military, trade, and spreading the gospel

“Christians”

● Mockery? Self-designation? Label of identification?

● “Do not take on the Lord’s name in vain.”

Christians look like Jesus (continue his mission, ministry, message, opposition):

● They provide daily bread to care for needs (Acts 11:27-30)

● They suffer like Jesus as they suffer for Jesus (Acts 12:1-25)

− James (Acts 12:1-4)

i. Executed during Passover

ii. Executed by Herod

iii. James & John do sit at the right and left of Jesus

iv. Echoes of the cross

− Peter (Acts 12:5-19)

i. Arrested during Passover

ii. Echoes of the resurrection

Long Live the True King (Acts 12:20-25)

● Herod Agrippa dies after glorifying himself

● Jesus is alive and glorified after dying for us