Antioch Podcasts

The strongest Antioch episodes treat the city as a model for Christian life. Most are sermons, and their titles keep returning to the same questions: What kind of church took shape there? What did mission look like? What might a congregation recover by identifying with that example now?

That emphasis makes the available listening useful but fairly narrow. Anyone seeking a broad history of the city will find little devoted coverage. Listeners interested in church identity, mission, and the narrative movement of Acts have several clear ways in.

A pattern for the present-day church

City Church Sheffield Podcast offers the most direct statement of intent with Being an Antioch Church. The title turns Antioch into a contemporary aspiration; listeners seeking application rather than a detached historical survey will find a natural choice here.

King's Church Darlington sharpens that approach around outward reach. GUEST SPEAKER: Antioch; a Church of and for the Nations - Jeremy Simpkins signals a guest-led sermon built around the relationship between a local church and the nations. It is the clearest on-ramp for anyone whose interest in Antioch begins with mission.

Anchor of Hope Baptist Church stays closer to the biblical congregation itself in The Church At Antioch. The show’s style is informal and emphatic: an extended solo sermon shaped by scripture, rhetorical questions, repetition, and direct moral application. Expect a live pulpit cadence rather than a polished lecture.

Together, these episodes form the central cluster. City Church Sheffield asks what it means to resemble Antioch; King's Church Darlington foregrounds a church oriented toward the nations; Anchor of Hope Baptist Church approaches the subject through earnest biblical preaching.

Mission, return, and Christian identity

Grace Life Church of Brookhaven places Antioch inside a larger journey with The First Missionary Journey - The Return Trip Back to Antioch. Its deliberate teaching style suits listeners who prefer an argument built slowly through verses, background, repeated explanations, and a clear outline. The neighboring The First Church Council - Works Salvation Came into the Church - Part 1 indicates that this is part of sustained teaching about the early church rather than an isolated Antioch-themed talk.

Trinity Reformed Church Moscow takes a different route. A Third Race: The Christians of Antioch promises a focused treatment of Christian identity associated with the city. There is only one Antioch-titled episode from the show, but its framing is distinctive enough to earn a place beside the more familiar church-and-mission sermons.

Commentary on Acts of the Apostles offers a patient passage-by-passage experience, with Antioch appearing in episodes including 051 - Acts 1342-52 and 054 - Acts 1419-28. These are not presented as standalone Antioch studies. The show reads like formal commentary, moving through scripture in sequence with historical explanation, doctrinal inference, and moral application. To encounter Antioch inside the continuing Acts narrative, turn to this show.

When “Antioch” is a location label

A title containing Antioch does not always mean the city is the subject. Blue Valley Church Sermons has two examples: 03-22-2026 - Antioch - The Passion of Jesus: Lamb of God and 03-15-2026 - Antioch - The Passion of Jesus: Jesus On Trial. In both, the material after the Antioch label identifies the actual sermon theme.

Blue Valley’s measured, pastoral exposition may still appeal to listeners looking for sequential Bible teaching. These episodes should not, however, be the first stop for someone specifically seeking sustained discussion of Antioch. That distinction matters because much of the wider podcast coverage consists of similarly passing references inside sermons or historical narratives.

Where to start

Begin with City Church Sheffield Podcast’s Being an Antioch Church for the cleanest introduction to Antioch as a congregational model. Follow it with Grace Life Church of Brookhaven’s The First Missionary Journey - The Return Trip Back to Antioch if you want the city situated within a developing biblical narrative.

For a more specific identity question, try Trinity Reformed Church Moscow’s A Third Race: The Christians of Antioch. If you prefer forceful, conversational preaching, Anchor of Hope Baptist Church’s The Church At Antioch. is the better fit.

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