The Bible itself begins in many different places. Scripture continually models how God’s servants hook the immediate experience and concerns of hearers. Because they aim to be heard by real people in real situations, they don’t prepackage their message. When Paul spoke in Antioch to a Bible-honoring synagogue audience, he could begin by unpacking chapter and verse (Acts 13:14–41). These hearers were ready to grapple with the claims of Christ and the Word. But when Paul spoke to peasants in Lystra,