Ministry With & Without Paul

Luke is going to show here, in the second part of ch. 18, what ministry without Paul looks like. He's showing us ministry that actually looks more like what we usually do, showing us people whose abilities and giftings more in line with what's still found in the church rather than the off-the-charts gifts of Paul. Luke's point: The kingdom, connected to its roots in the Bible and Jerusalem, continues to grow not only through Paul's labors but also through the work of other faithful Christians.