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Series: Who’s Got Your Back | Acts 11:25–30

Dem Yo’ People: Covenant Connection & Community That Lasts

Key Text: “Then the disciples, each according to his ability, decided to provide help for the brothers and sisters living in Judea.” (Acts 11:29, NIV)

Point 1. Covenant Connection

1. Covenant community is not built on ____________ but on ____________.
2. The famine crisis revealed a community willing to cross ____________ and ____________ boundaries.

Point 2 Community That Lasts

1. The secular world had never seen people care beyond their ____________ or ____________ groups.

Point 3. Countercultural Witness

1. The church became the ecclesia — not just a sacred gathering but a ____________ and ____________ witness.
2. Real community is not ____________, it is ____________.

Point 4. The Secular–Sacred Intersection of Ecclesia

1. When prophecy spoke of famine, the church responded with ____________, not ____________.
2. The famine at Antioch showed the world that ____________ and ____________ transcend culture, tribe, and tongue.
   
   

Reflection Questions

1. In your own life, do you operate more out of convenience or covenant in your relationships? Give an example.
2. What “famine moments” (personal crises, financial droughts, spiritual droughts) have revealed the strength or weakness of your community?
3. How can New Life embody Antioch’s countercultural witness in O’Fallon and beyond?
4. Where do you see God calling you to cross boundaries (ethnic, generational, economic) to demonstrate covenant love?
5. How does understanding the original meaning of ecclesia (public assembly) change the way you view church today?

Application Challenge

• This week, identify one way you can move from selfish to sacrificial in your covenant community.
• Journal or share with your LifeGroup: Who are “yo’ people” that have your back, and how can you strengthen those connections?
• Pray for discernment to see where you can live out covenant connection in a way that is visible to the wider community — a true witness like Antioch.