The Call of God

A divine provision

Their calling was not to be exercised in independence from Him, but in partnership with Him:

The Lord working with them

Mark 16:20  

Then the disciples went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked with them and confirmed his word by the signs that accompanied it.

Without me ye can do nothing

John 15:5  

I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.

We are laborers together with God

1 Corinthians 3:9  

For we are God's fellow workers; you are God's field, God's building.

God also bearing them witness

Hebrews 2:4  

God also testified to it by signs, wonders and various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his will.

God wroght special miracles by the hands of Paul

Acts 19:11  

God did extraordinary miracles through Paul,