3 years after his conversion, Paul went to Jerusalem to see Peter and stayed with him for 15 days. He did not managed to meet any of the other apostles except James. Paul assures that what he speaks is the truth. He then went to Syria and Cilicia (Caeserea and Tarsus) (Tarsus was the capital city of the Roman province of Cilicia) He was not recognised by the churches of Judea which accepted Christ. They noted that Paul had a complete turn around from what he was doing. Then they accepted him as their own.
1) Good to know your fellow workers so you can help one another or support each other.
2) It is important not to lie and preserve your credibility as a preacher/evangelist.
3) People see by your actions for who u say you are
Its good to share resources with one another so more things can be done for God's work. In God's work there is no my church or your church or for me or for you.
Credibility is important to the one who is presenting the message. It affects if people will receive the message or not want to listen at all. My life will reflect whether people believe God can speak through me as a messenger.
All talk no action. It is always much easier to talk and know the right things to do. It is easy to point out what others need to do. Point out others faults. But when it comes to what we should do, we tend to shun away at times. Action speaks louder than words. It is essential to be at the forefront and practice what you preach. That gives your words more weight and most of all it shows you believe in what you say and are genuinely interested to make it work rather than just the attitude of telling others you solve it yourself.
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