Jesus & Paul

Acts 19:4-11
Then Paul said, “John indeed baptized with a baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe on Him who would come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.”
5 When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 6 And when Paul had laid hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke with tongues and prophesied. 7 Now the men were about twelve in all.
8 And he went into the synagogue and spoke boldly for three months, reasoning and persuading concerning the things of the kingdom of God. 9 But when some were hardened and did not believe, but spoke evil of the Way before the multitude, he departed from them and withdrew the disciples, reasoning daily in the school of Tyrannus. 10 And this continued for two years, so that all who dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.
11 Now God worked unusual miracles by the hands of Paul,

So much of this passage hints of Paul continuing and copying the ministry and model of Jesus. Both followed up on the baptism of John. The Holy Spirit was the sign and result of receiving the resurrected Christ by faith. Both began with 12 disciples. Both went first to the Jews in the synagogues in their region. When rejected by the Jews, both turned to non-Jewish people and began teaching in public and private to all who would listen. Both rook their disciples on missionary field trips around their region so that the Word of God spread in scope and power. Both ministries were marked by unusual miracles.

So whose ministry and model am I continuing? Would those entrusted to my care experience Jesus' ministry or mine? Do my results resembles Jesus'? If not, I need to rethink how I go about making disciples of Jesus Christ. I need to walk as Jesus walked in I expect my students to walk as He walked (1 Jn. 2:6).

Father - help me walk as Jesus walked. Make me more consistent to walk with Him each day & may this ministry look more like Jesus. Amen