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Almost.
“Almost” REALLY only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades, right?
Almost.
It means….close…but
not QUITE.
A losing football team might call the game a “moral victory” if they don’t lose as badly as they MIGHT have.
We might say we ALMOST won.
“Almost” might be a good thing to most of us on most issues.
If I go out for a drive and I obey ALMOST all of the traffic laws…but I fail to stop at a stop sign…..I could get in an accident…or I might get to meet one of Mattoon’s finest.
Claiming to know ALMOST all of the laws…won’t help me in that case.
And I’m not sure it’s GOOD in regard to talking about God.
Christians are never said to be ALMOST a child of God.
We either are, or we aren’t.
We either have a correct understanding of God, or we don’t.
ALMOST having a correct understanding of God, means we don’t have a correct view of him.
And it’s important that we understand WHO God is, and what God expects of us.
Today….we
will read about a man that ALMOST had a correct understanding.
He was just a LITTLE bit confused on a few issues.
But that wasn’t enough.
He did a lot of GOOD things…but he needed to correct his misunderstandings.
I want to look at this person…and see the GOOD things about him that a Christian today would do well to emulate.
Let’s read about it: Read acts 18:24-28
What can we learn from Apollos? What’s GOOD about him?
I.
It starts in Ephesus….
a. Remmber…last week we ready about how Paul was wrapping up his THIRD missionary journey…
b.
For some time…we’ve been reading about how Paul is traveling around…making stops in different towns…..
i. He’s going to different places, and planting churches.
c.
In his journeys, he’s made a couple of friends in the city of Corinth – a married couple named Priscilla and Aquila
i.
They worked together, and enjoyed some time together….then
they split up.
ii.
V. 19 – Priscilla and Aquila decided to stay in Ephesus, while Paul moved on from there, and went back home to the church in Antioch, then to Jerusalem.
d.
Now….look
where the focus goes to:
i.
We take a break from the adventures of Paul……
1.
And the story stays with Priscilla and Aquila for a bit….
ii.
Priscilla and Aquila are in Ephesus….
iii.
And along comes Apollos….
1. LOOK what it says about Apollos….he’s
a really interesting guy…..
iv.
Apollos is:
1.
A gifted speaker….. – v. 24
2. He’s scholarly
3. He’s also a Christian…he knew Jesus – this isn’t a question of him being a heretic, or an unbeliever….
4. The Gospel has spread enough….that
he’s heard of Jesus, and he’s preaching Jesus…..
v. Apollos….has
a very interesting background:
1.
He was born in Alexandria…..
a. Alexandria…doesn’t sound like an African city name, does it?
b.
Now….Alexandria….was
a city in Egypt…along the Nile Delta
i.
This was a VERY prosperous area…..very well to do….
c.
Alexandria….was the 2nd largest city in the Roman Empire….
i. America was named after Amerigo Vespucci….
ii.
Same naming convention: Alexandria….It was named after Alexander the Great…from a few hundred years earlier…
d.
It is KNOWN for a few things:
i.
One of the things it was known for:
1.
One of the 7 wonders of the world:
2. A HUGE lighthouse on the narrow island of Pharos…
3. 400 feet high – 100 feet taller than the Statue of Liberty
4. Man-made causeway leading out to it –
5. Could be seen for MILES….
e. Well-cultured society
i. Roman theater – used for music, athletic events (wrestling)
f.
But also….a
HUUUUUUUUUGE Library
i. Said to be between 500,000 and 700,000 volumes in the library
g.
The city was 1/3 Jewish….
h.
The Seputagint was translated there….., or “LXX” was translated – literally means “70”.
i.
So Greek speaking Jews could study the OT….
2. The point of all that history of Alexandria?
a.
It was a CULTURED place….
b.
It was a center for advanced learning….
c.
IMAGINE the equivalent of Harvard or Yale being there….
3.
And Apollos was FROM Alexandria….
4. This guy was no dummy – he was an academic…he was VERY well educated…..
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