From
Acts to Revelation
Part 50 – Apollos
Pastor Bruce A. Shields
House
of Faith Church | www.PS127.org
| www.TruthDigest.org
INTRODUCTION
Last week we saw Paul, who had been
traveling with his friends from his tent making job, stopped in many places,
preaching and teaching the Word of God.
He leaves again for Jerusalem, so that he
can make it there in time for the Passover feast, where he will be able to
speak to many about the true meaning of the Passover, and how everything in
scripture points to the need for Jesus the Christ.
He leaves Aquila and Priscilla behind,
where they continue to teach others a deeper understanding of Jesus.
It is at this time they meet Apollos, who
is a man who has been introduced to Christ, and preaches of Him, but has a
limited knowledge.
Aquila and Priscilla see an opportunity to
teach, and encourage Apollos, so that he may become more proficient in his
teaching and preaching, knowing the full Gospel of salvation through the grace
of God, and about the Baptism of the Holy Spirit.
SCRIPTURE REFERENCE
Acts 18:24-28
24 Meanwhile a Jew named
Apollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was a learned
man, with a thorough knowledge of the Scriptures. 25 He
had been instructed in the way of the Lord, and he spoke with great
fervor and taught about Jesus accurately, though he knew only the baptism
of John. 26 He began to speak boldly in the
synagogue. When Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they invited him to their
home and explained to him the way of God more adequately.
27 When Apollos wanted to
go to Achaia, the brothers and sisters encouraged him and wrote to
the disciples there to welcome him. When he arrived, he was a great help to
those who by grace had believed. 28 For he
vigorously refuted his Jewish opponents in public debate, proving from the
Scriptures that Jesus was the Messiah.
a. We know from scripture that Paul held Apollos in
high esteem. However, here, Apollos is just starting his ministry, and his
knowledge was greatly limited respecting Grace, and the Baptism of the Holy
Spirit.
b. Apollos did speak with great fervor, and taught
about Jesus accurately, with respect to what he DID know.
II.
THE BAPTISM OF JOHN
a. Apollos only knew of the Baptism of John
b. The Baptism of john only addressed repentance, and
the water Baptism
c. He knew nothing of god's Grace, nor the baptism of
the Holy Spirit.
III.
APOLLOS SPOKE BOLDLY
a. Apollos spoke the Synagogue, where Paul had left
Aquila and Priscilla, his tent making friends he got a job and worked for in
Corinth.
b. They took Apollos in, and taught him the things Paul
had taught them over the two years they had known Paul.
c. They expounded Apollos' understanding on the way of
God, teaching him of the completion of salvation by the Grace of God and the
correct Baptism of the Holy Spirit.
CONCLUSION
Afterwords, Apollos traveled to Achaia. The brother's wrote, encouraging the
disciples to receive Apollos, and when he arrived, the scriptures tell us he
was a great help, now that he was proficient in the message of the Grace of
God.
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