Evangelistic Acts

“..the word of God continued to increase and spread.”  Acts 12:24

If you’re looking for a primer on evangelism, turn to the book of Acts.  If there is one overarching theme of Acts, it is the verse above –the spread of Christianity.  Acts is also a book about people, individuals, who through their words and deeds made an impact for Christ.  I’m going to list a few of them here.

• Philip:  one of the first to preach the gospel outside of Jerusalem (Acts 8:4-40)
• Peter:  led by God to Cornelius, one of the first Gentiles to become a Christian(Acts 9:32-10:48)
• Barnabas:  went to Antioch as an encourager; traveled on to Troas (Acts 11:25-30)
• Apollos:  left Alexandria for Ephesus, preached in Athens and Corinth(Acts 18:24-28)
• Priscilla & Aquila:  taught the complete gospel story to Apollos (same reference as above)
• Paul:  went on missionary journeys along with Barnabas and John Mark (Acts 13: 1-14); Silas, Timothy and Luke (Acts 15:36-18:22); Erastus (Acts 18:23 and 19:1-21:4)

In all, Acts mentions over one hundred people who contributed to the growth of the church.  It’s inspiring and exciting reading!