CPMs IN THE NEW TESTAMENT

1. Jewish  CPM: On the Pentecost 3000 and soon another 5,000 believers were added. The disciples went fishing to the religious supermarket (temple) where all the fish went shopping for blessings. They brought them home, broke bread from house to house and converted them to go and do the same. The first ever CPM in Jerusalem took place on the dining tables, the best place, where myriads were convicted and converted. (Acts 2:46,47; 3:1; 21:20)

2. Greek CPM: The Hebrews and Greeks separated. They chose seven leaders of integrity, character and wisdom with priests joining the church, resulting in exponential growth of disciples. (Acts 6:1-7)

3. Samaritan CPM: Philip a dining table cleaner, went to Samaritans, the hated cousins of Jews and chased out screaming demons, healed the sick and baptized by the thousands. (Acts 8:5-12, 25; 9:31; 15:3)

4. Gentile CPM: Peter went to a Roman Centurion, told him that he was a high caste Brahman and not supposed to associate with the untouchable Gentiles but before he could finish his salvation speech, the Holy Spirit fell and he ended up baptizing them resulting in a CPM in the military barracks. (Acts Chap. 10)

5. European CPM: Paul saw in a vision a man from Macedonia calling him so he went there only to find that the man was actually a woman named Lydia. Her conversion led to first CPM in Europe. Later Phoebe went  to Rome and boosted the church. (Acts 16:9-16; Rom. 16:1,2)

6. Asian CPM: Paul met twelve half baked believers (John’s baptism) and made them Anabaptists (second baptism), wasted three months debating with the theologians in a synagogue. He went into the hall of a terrorist (Tyrannous) and fully preached the gospel with mighty signs to his clients like shepherds, fishermen and itinerant traders and lo! There was CPM in Asia. (Acts 19:1-12)

7. Circumcision leads to CPM: After the crucial strategy session in Jerusalem where VIPs like James, Peter, John, Barnabas and Paul, decreed that all the Jewish laws such as Sabbath, Kosher food and circumcision, were not to be imposed on the Gentile church but only idolatry and adultery were prohibited...brother Paul went straightaway and circumcised Timothy, who was half Greek to keep the Jews happy and lo! there was a CPM with new churches growing in numbers daily. (Acts chap.15; 16:1-5)

8. Corinth a sinful port city of temples and temple prostitutes who became walking and talking temples of the living God and spread CPM all over Achaia. (2Cor. 1:1; 6:16)

9. Crete: No idea if Paul went there but he commanded Titus to appoint elders in every city. The only problem was that Cretans were lazy louts, liars and gluttons. He asked Titus to sharply rebuke them; set things right and appoint elders from among those scoundrels. (Titus 1:5;12)

10. Snake bite leads to CPM:  Paul was shipwrecked where a poisonous snake bit him, but it was the snake that died of spiritual poisoning. No record of CPM in Melita (sweet honey) but no one expects Paul to stay there for three months and not spark a CPM. (Acts 28:1-11)