LESSON 79

APOLLOS IN EPHESUS AND CORINTH

Acts 18:24-28 Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)

²⁴ A Jew named Apollos came to Ephesus. Born in the city of Alexandria, he was an educated man who knew the Scriptures well. ²⁵ He had been taught about the Lord and was always excited^[a] to talk to people about Jesus. What he taught was right, but the only baptism he knew about was the baptism that John taught. ²⁶ Apollos began to speak very boldly in the synagogue. When Priscilla and Aquila heard him speak, they took him to their home and helped him understand the way of God better.

²⁷ Apollos wanted to go to Achaia. So the believers in Ephesus helped him. They wrote a letter to the Lord’s followers in Achaia and asked them to accept Apollos. When he arrived there, he was a great help to those who had believed in Jesus because of God’s grace. ²⁸ He argued very strongly against the Jews before all the people. He clearly proved that the Jews were wrong. He used the Scriptures and showed that Jesus is the Messiah.

1.   APOLLOS CAME TO EPHESUS V. 24-25

Ø  He knew the Scriptures well

Ø  Was always excited^[a] to talk to people about Jesus

Ø  “excited” = on fire by the Holy Spirit

2.   AQUILLA & PRISCILLA V. 26

Ø  Took him home; helped him understand the way of God better.

3.   APOLLOS GOES TO ACHAIA VS 27-28

Ø  Believers in Ephesus helped him

Ø  Wrote a letter asking the Lord’s followers in Achaia to accept Apollos

Ø  He was a great help to the believers

Ø  He argued strongly against the Jews proving they were wrong

Ø  He used the Scriptures and showed that Jesus is the Messiah.

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LESSON 78

PAUL RETURNS TO ANTIOCH

Acts 18:18-23Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)

¹⁸ Paul stayed with the believers for many days. Then he left and sailed for Syria. Priscilla and Aquila were also with him. At Cenchrea Paul cut off his hair,^[a] because he had made a promise to God. ¹⁹ Then they went to the city of Ephesus, where Paul left Priscilla and Aquila. While Paul was in Ephesus, he went into the synagogue and talked with the Jews. ²⁰ They asked him to stay longer, but he refused. ²¹ He left them and said, “I will come back to you again if God wants me to.” And so he sailed away from Ephesus.

²² When Paul arrived at Caesarea, he went to Jerusalem and visited the church there. After that he went to Antioch. ²³ Paul stayed in Antioch for a while. Then he left there and went through the countries of Galatia and Phrygia. He traveled from town to town in these countries, helping all the followers of Jesus grow stronger in their faith.

1.   AFTER THE COURT CASE WITH GALLIO PAUL GOES TO SYRIA V. 18

2.   PRISCILLA & AQUILLA WERE WITH HIM V. 18 B

3.   PAUL CUTS OFF HIS HAIR V. 18 C

4.   HE GOES TO EPHESUS, THEN JERUSALEM AND THEN TO ANTIOCH V. 19-23

5.   THEN TO GALATIA & PHRYGIA STRENGTHENING THE BELIEVERS V. 23 B-24

PLANTING THE SEED IS NOT ENOUGH, YOU MUST WATER AND CULTIVATE IT.

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LESSON 78

SIMON THE SORCERER BELIEVES

Acts 8:9-13New Living Translation (NLT)

⁹ A man named Simon had been a sorcerer there for many years, amazing the people of Samaria and claiming to be someone great. ¹⁰ Everyone, from the least to the greatest, often spoke of him as “the Great One—the Power of God.”¹¹ They listened closely to him because for a long time he had astounded them with his magic. ¹² But now the people believed Philip’s message of Good News concerning the Kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ. As a result, many men and women were baptized. ¹³ Then Simon himself believed and was baptized. He began following Philip wherever he went, and he was amazed by the signs and great miracles Philip performed.

1.   THE SORCERER – DESCRIPTION V. 9-11

Ø  CLAIMED TO BE SOMEONE GREAT V. 9

Ø  EVERYONE IN SAMARIA LISTENED AND THOUGHT HE WAS FROM GOD V. 10

Ø  THEY LISTENED BECAUSE OF HIS MAGIC V. 11

2.   NOW PEOPLE BELIEVED PHILIP’S MESSAGE AND WERE SAVED V. 12

3.   SIMON GETS SAVED AND FOLLOWS PHILIP V. 13

THE REAL SHOWS UP THE FALSE WHEN COMPARED SIDE BY SIDE.

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