Apostle Paul's Methods - Strategy To Spread The Gospel
Paul challenged, “Imitate me as I imitate Messiah.” Just like the Messiah, he had a global goal of reaching from Jerusalem to Judea, to Samaria, to Illyricum, to Spain, the ends of the earth ( Acts 1:8; Rom. 15:19-23 ). Like Yeshua he made disciples that made disciples wherever he went ( 2Tim. 2:2 ). Like his Master he taught in the synagogues on Sabbath where he gathered little fruit but during the weekdays, he preached the gospel to the Gentiles in the marketplace, by healing the sick and casting out demons and gathered much fruit. Like his Lord, he suffered much persecution. Finally like his Lord, he died, bearing his cross, trying to remove the wall of separation between the Jews and Gentiles ( Eph. 2:14 ). ( 1Cor.11:1; Acts 17;17; 2Cor.11:23-27 ). There are no dignitaries in the Ekklesia for all have sinned and come to short of the glory of God. The real heroes are mentors, mobilizers, and martyrs ( Rom. 3:23 ). Paul’s disciple-making chain: “Whatever you have heard from me, commi...