Life and Ministry
Sharing with Pastor Dapo AdeniyiA Good Handle for God’s Service
Acts 18: 24-28
We have an encounter here with a man named Apollos.
A man who gave himself into God’s service despite the fact
that he did not have enough to go with.
The Baptism of John is not really enough to go with into the
virulent waters of ministry.
Apollos was informed by his great zeal for God.
He was alive to needs in the kingdom that must be addressed
with urgency.
Three things that Apollos had:
The baptism of John.
This means that his faith had a foundation in repentance
from dead works, and other basic things (Heb 6: 1-2).
Apollos also had
natural eloquence.
Some don’t have much of this but they still have a heart
filled with God that can touch people.
He was versed in the Old Testament.
This was why he could mightily convince the Jews by relating
the scriptures to Jesus.
I have always admired people that, even though they are
faint, they are pursuing.
Somebody whose strength is little but is yielded to be used
as a vessel by God.
Someone with a little but enough light.
Someone seeing through a glass darkly.
The woman of Samaria in John 4 did not wait to have a full
Bible course before she started running for God.
The fact was that she had a heart that was full, full of
love for God and His people.
God is eternally against those who produce reasons.
Those who let a little affliction deter them.
Faith is all about going with the little you have.
The men who brought their friend to Jesus in Lk. 5: 18-19
couldn’t find a way to Jesus but they found a crevice in the roof!
The widow of the Prophet in 2 Kings 4 was tuagh to make use
of that little was in the house.
To get healed you may have to employ the little strength you
have remaining to reach out to God.
And Apollos was open to receive more.
He was teachable and open to receive more of God through
Priscilla and Aquilla.
Pride did not set in.
God perfects the imperfect that is available for a good
work.
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