In Acts 4:36–37, Luke shows us how Barnabas’ trusted ministry began—it
began with a demonstrated freedom from the love of things and a heart of
love for people. He sold a field that belonged to him and gave all the
proceeds to the apostles to use for the movement. In this story, he stands
as the example of what the grace of God and the spirit of revival does in
the human heart.
Antioch Sending Centers are always deeply marked by the lives of fathers
and mothers like Barnabas who long ago “sold their field” to be a part of
what God was doing on the earth. They have been radically transformed by
grace. They have seen Jesus as supremely worthy, and they have responded
with all their hearts. What you do today is setting the stage for what you
will walk in, five, ten years from now…
— Read on www.mapsglobal.org/blog/2020/9/21/antioch-series-part-3-be-like-barnabas