My summary of Acts, chapter 12

In my review of Acts, chapter 19, here are some things I see:
Paul re-baptized 12 men, because they'd only known of John's baptism, and were yet unaware of who the Holy Spirit is, until Paul explained it to them. They spoke in tongues and prophesied, after being baptized through Paul. After that, Paul preached and reasoned with people for 3 month daily, in the synagogue, preaching the way of salvation through Jesus. But towards the end of that time, he met with enough resistance to his gospel message, that he decided to leave. And next, preached, taught and reasoned daily with people in "the School of Tyrannus ("Tyrannus" means "leisure"). Here, he preached for much longer - for as long as two years. He certainly had better luck with them than he'd had in the previous place - the synagogue.

That is an example of how it is with us. We are to work for God to people that appreciate us and to people who show signs of being open-minded and teachable. But when there is a lack of that, it is a sign that we should try to find a better area or group of people to minister to. Jesus and the apostles had to do that a lot. That's following the guidance of God's Spirit in that matter. Much better than following just our own ideas of how to do it or according to too closely set patterns.

In my review of Acts, chapter 19, here are some things I see:
Paul re-baptized 12 men, because they'd only known of John's baptism, and were yet unaware of who the Holy Spirit is, until Paul explained it to them. They spoke in tongues and prophesied, after being baptized through Paul. After that, Paul preached and reasoned with people for 3 month daily, in the synagogue, preaching the way of salvation through Jesus. But towards the end of that time, he met with enough resistance to his gospel message, that he decided to leave. And next, preached, taught and reasoned daily with people in "the School of Tyrannus ("Tyrannus" means "leisure"). Here, he preached for much longer - for as long as two years. He certainly had better luck with them than he'd had in the previous place - the synagogue.

That is an example of how it is with us. We are to work for God to people that appreciate us and to people who show signs of being open-minded and teachable. But when there is a lack of that, it is a sign that we should try to find a better area or group of people to minister to. Jesus and the apostles had to do that a lot. That's following the guidance of God's Spirit in that matter. Much better than following just our own ideas of how to do it or according to too closely set patterns.

The signal to move on is when "they oppose themselves".

Paul was doing what Jesus told the disciples he sent out. The 70 and the 12. He told them that if they entered a town where they were not accepted to kick the dust of that town off their heels.

This also agrees with the parable of the sower of seeds. God is searching for fertile soil in which to sow His seeds of salvation

It is amazing how the Lord often opens up opportunities to tell someone who is receptive about the Lord. A woman I sat with on the streetcar for example. But there have been times the Lord gave me the opportunity and I failed because I had not studied His word well enough. Like the Jewish girl who wanted to know about the Christian religion.

When I have studied the history of the church it seems to me that the most effective evangelism has been when people see how wonderful it is to live what we believe.

I was able to evangelize, I was told, on my job by simply never joining the girls in gossip of others.

In my review of Acts, chapter 19, here are some things I see:
Paul re-baptized 12 men, because they'd only known of John's baptism, and were yet unaware of who the Holy Spirit is, until Paul explained it to them. They spoke in tongues and prophesied, after being baptized through Paul. After that, Paul preached and reasoned with people for 3 month daily, in the synagogue, preaching the way of salvation through Jesus. But towards the end of that time, he met with enough resistance to his gospel message, that he decided to leave. And next, preached, taught and reasoned daily with people in "the School of Tyrannus ("Tyrannus" means "leisure"). Here, he preached for much longer - for as long as two years. He certainly had better luck with them than he'd had in the previous place - the synagogue.

That is an example of how it is with us. We are to work for God to people that appreciate us and to people who show signs of being open-minded and teachable. But when there is a lack of that, it is a sign that we should try to find a better area or group of people to minister to. Jesus and the apostles had to do that a lot. That's following the guidance of God's Spirit in that matter. Much better than following just our own ideas of how to do it or according to too closely set patterns.

This mainly had to do with reaching the remnant of Israel ,Paul says in Acts 13.46
Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.

Acts 13:46

46 Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.
KJV
True, they had to have been Jews, since the Jews were the first ones, mostly that had been preached to by Jesus and also the 12 apostles. And yes, it appears that John the Baptist only baptized Jews as no others are mentioned. Still, it is necessary to understand that Jesus was God come down in the flesh, and not that He was just a good man. No one can be saved without first having that essential knowledge. And so anyone lacking that essential knowledge, should get re-baptized, to mark the beginning of their relationship with God and the acceptance of salvation through Jesus. Being baptized under Catholicism or anything that is anything less than the true gospel can't be counted as a valid baptism that God accepts. And followers of Jesus, including John's disciples, often show evidence that they lacked full understanding of the deity of Jesus, while He was alive. They greatly revered Him, and believed He spoke with God's leading - but lacked that essential understanding, it certainly seems.