Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope, To Timothy, my true child in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. The true sign of maturity is multiplication. Believers, churches, and ministries that do not reproduce are not demonstrating true maturity. One of the key characteristics we can identify in Paul’s ministry is that he was constantly reproducing godly believers who were faithfully following the Lord. Evangelism, discipleship, and leadership training are the hallmarks of mature ministers and ministries. THE APOSTLE: Paul was called by God to be an Apostle. Though Paul converted after the resurrection and assentation of Jesus, he met Jesus in the road to Damascus and was instructed by Jesus in the desert. Paul considered himself to be the least of the Apostles because he persecuted the church and did not walk with Jesus on earth like the other Apostles. However, God had
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