Quotes About Growth

“How can I,” he said, “unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.

Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced a time of peace. It grew in strength and numbers, living in the fear of the Lord and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit.

The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord.

When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to abide in the Lord with all their hearts.

Barnabas was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith, and a great number of people were brought to the Lord.

and when he found him, he brought him back to Antioch. So for a full year they met together with the church and taught large numbers of people. The disciples were first called Christians at Antioch.

But the word of God continued to spread and multiply.

He endured their conduct for about forty years in the wilderness.

And the word of the Lord spread throughout that region.

They preached the gospel to that city and made many disciples. Then they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch,

After passing through Pisidia, they came to Pamphylia.

And they spent a long time there with the disciples.

Some time later Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us go back and visit the brothers in every town where we proclaimed the word of the Lord, to see how they are doing.”

And he traveled through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.

The brothers in Lystra and Iconium spoke well of him.

So the churches were strengthened in the faith and grew daily in numbers.

We sailed from Troas straight to Samothrace, and the following day on to Neapolis.

So Paul stayed for a year and a half, teaching the word of God among the Corinthians.

He had been instructed in the way of the Lord and was fervent in spirit. He spoke and taught accurately about Jesus, though he knew only the baptism of John.

And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue. When Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him in and explained to him the way of God more accurately.

When Apollos resolved to cross over to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples there to welcome him. On his arrival, he was a great help to those who by grace had believed.

So the word of the Lord powerfully continued to spread and prevail.

After traveling through that area and speaking many words of encouragement, he arrived in Greece,

I did not shrink back from declaring anything that was helpful to you as I taught you publicly and from house to house,