Acts 1:8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
Ephesians 4:11 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; The official capacity of an Evangelist is as sure as that of Apostle, Prophet, Pastor, Teacher. Rom. 11:13 For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as † † I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine office. Surely Philip would do the same for his office. Acts 8:28 And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert. Acts 8:39 And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, † that the eunuch saw † him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing. Acts 8:40 But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached in all the cities, till he came to Caesarea. from @ 35 AD till @ 60-61 AD, Philip and Paul had preached. Their ministries were closing. Timothy had been with Paul on his last two missionary journeys, @ AD 49-50 Timothy began his preaching ministry on Pauls 2nd journey till the end of the 3rd trip in @ 58 AD.Timothy had been a missionary- Pastor - church planter till Paul brought him to Philip ( Acts 20:4 And there accompanied him into Asia Sopater of Berea; and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timotheus; and of Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus.) and left him there at Ceasarea till Paul wrote him in 2 Timothy to carry on Philips work of an evangelist, 2 Tim. 4:5. Acts 21:8 And the next day we that were of Paul‘s company ( departed, and came unto Caesarea: and we entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, which was one of the seven; and abode with him. II Timothy 4:5 But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry. Pastors And Missionaries Are Rightly Limited To Their Locality, Evangelists Are Not! I humbly submit this as a defense of my calling to explain to those many pastors that have eradicated the office of Evangelist. MJT
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