I'd Walk a Mile for...

[About Paul] And he entered the synagogue and for three months spoke boldly, reasoning and persuading them about the kingdom of God. But when some became stubborn and continued in unbelief, speaking evil of the Way before the congregation, he withdrew from them and took the disciples with him, reasoning daily in the hall of Tyrannus. This continued for two years, so that all the residents of Asia heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks.
Acts 19: 8-10 ESV

Paul was a very learned man. His education and training gave him the authority to teach in the synagogues wherever he went, but invariably those who were steeped in religion fought him at every turn. It was the Jewish people that followed him into the towns and created chaos and trouble. And here, his greatest strategy for spreading the Gospel sets the standard we can follow.

For 3 months, he taught in the synagogue until he caught a lot of flak from the so-called church folks. So rather than get into it with them, he just took his disciples and went elsewhere. No arguments, etc. Down to the Hall of Tyrannus. It was a lecture hall, not a church. It was a place for thinkers - open to all. He didn't have the written Scrolls of Law like he would have had available in the synagogue. He didn't have a Bible (and I'm sure he didn't know he was writing it). He testified...period. He spread the Good News of Jesus and what He had done in Paul's life and what He would do for everyonee. So that ALL the residents of Asia heard the word of the Lord - Jews and Greeks, believers and unbelievers, over a period of two years. History estimates about two million people in all.

In the 30-some years of his ministry, Paul documented over 10,000 MILES of travel. Mostly by foot - walking and talking and telling the world about Jesus. And that only accounts for those trips he mentions. (I don't think he mentioned all of them - the side roads, etc.) Without a Bible, without a phone, without a computer and Internet or email. We have all of those things, so we have to ask ourselves, what are we doing to witness?

Prayer:

Father,
           Forgive us for being complacent. Baptize us anew with the fire of the Holy Spirit. Blow on the embers of our soul until we are ablaze to testify of Your great love. In Jesus' Name we pray. Amen