"When it was time, in the gracious plan of God, to proclaim the Gospel throughout the world," writes Butler, "Paul was the special instrument chosen by God to lead the way in world missions." Butler examines one of the most important figures in the Bible, Paul, in the following chapters:
- Persecutor of Believers
- Power of God
- Preparations for Service
- Placement in Service
- Première of Missions
- Preaching in Pisidia
- Polarization in Iconium
- Problems in Lystra
- Proceeding to Completion
- Polemics about Legalism
- Parting from Barnabas
- Plan of God
- Prisoners in Philippi
- Propagating in Thessalonica
- Prudence in Berea
- Paganism in Athens
- Parish of Corinth
- Proclaiming in Ephesus
- Pandemonium in Ephesus
- Pursuing the Plan
- Pausing to Instruct
- Persisting about Jerusalem
- Purification in Jerusalem
- Plea before Troublemakers
- Provoking the Sanhedrin
- Protection from Conspiracy
- Performance before Felix
- Protesting before Festus
- Profession before Agrippa
- Peril at Sea
- Prominence in Melita
- Passing to Rome
Product Details
- Title: Paul: The Missionary Apostle
- Author: John G. Butler
- Series: Bible Biography Series
- Publisher: LBC Publications
- Publication Date: 1995
- Pages: 806
About John G. Butler
John G. Butler, originally from Iowa, has been a Baptist minister for over fifty years and a pastor for over thirty-five years with pastorates in Clinton, Iowa; Williamsburg, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; and Chicago, Illinois. Having attended Tennessee Temple University and graduated from Cedarville University, he also authored the 27-volume Bible Biography Series, a 10-volume Study of the Savior series about Jesus Christ, and the 4-volume Butler's Daily Bible Reading set, a unique daily devotional focusing on expository Bible study. He is also a veteran of the United States Navy.
