*Theme scripture*
*Acts 18:25*
_This man had been *instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he spoke and taught accurately the things of the Lord,* though he knew only the baptism of John._
*THE MAN APOLLOS 2* – ( Of the Instructed & Fervent )
In part one of these series, we saw how Apollos’ Eloquence something we said we ought to desire and his being mighty in scripture contributed tremendously to His success in Ministry. Its partly because of these that the brethren wrote commending of Him unto the Disciples in Achaia to receive him. Here are more secrets to His success in ministry;
The scriptures also testify of Him as having been a man who had ever been under instruction and we don’t know by who but this we know for sure that it resulted into his fervency in spirit and ability to teach God’s Word accurately atleast upto the Baptism of John. The greek Word for ” *Fervent* ” there is descriptive of ” to be hot i.e (earnest)”. In the dictionary it means “Having or displaying a passionate intensity”
This is a tremendous truth here that for anyone desiring success in ministry or God to open all these huge doors entrusting Him with men then he must be fervent in Spirit and an accurate teacher of the word which abilities only come unto they that have been instructed a certain way. God doesn’t want you starting from Zero. For the sake of redeeming time, you must allow to be instructed, taught or discipled by another man who’s gone ahead of you in matters concerning God as some of these Graces can just be entrusted or impacted unto you through things like the laying on of hands because of your faithfulness as I believe it was for Timothy.
*NUGGET*
One of the ways the Holy Spirit teaches and instructs us ( *John 14;26* ) is through Men. Apollos was instructed even further by Ananias and Priscilla, the 12 had Jesus, Paul had Gamaliel be of some profit to him plus the elders at Jerusalem.Timothy,Titus and Onesimus had Paul for an instructor. Who is yours?
*FURTHER STUDY*
1 Timothy 4:14, 2 Timothy 2:2
*PRAYER*
We love you Jesus. You are a good God. I thank you because you bring men my way that will instruct me in the way of Greatness in Jesus’ Name I have prayed Amen.
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