The Apostle Paul ministered to the Areopagus in Athens in a powerful way. He used what they were already familiar with; pointing to inscriptions on objects of their idol worship and quoting their own poets. This he did to springboard proclamation of the gospel and introduction of THE one true God. Similarly, Jesus pointed to various objects or people that they could see to convey His intended message (such as a tree, birds, grass; a profession or pointing to an individual who gave all they had). These starting points, just as Paul had utilized in our passage from Acts 17; gave Jesus context with people. God enables us to use what people are familiar with to create a launch pad for God’s story in their life! Are you using what you already have?