A. Andrew brought Peter to Jesus (John 1:35-42)
B. Andrew brought the lad with loaves and fish to Jesus (John 6:5-9)
C. Andrew (and Philip) brought the Greeks to Jesus (John 12:20-22)
II. EXPLAINING THE SCRIPTURES
A. Apollos was: (Acts 18:24-28)
1. Eloquent and mighty in the Scriptures
2. Spoke and taught accurately the things of the Lord
3. He only knew the baptism of John
B. Aquila and Priscilla demonstrated gentleness in correction
C. Aquila and Priscilla demonstrated patience in teaching
D. Aquila and Priscilla understood the audience
III. KNOWING THE SCRIPTURES
A. Take what you have learned, and teach others, so that they can teach ohers, who will teach others, and so on (2 Timothy 2:2; Matthew 28:19-20)
B. Know how to rightly divide/handle aright (2 Timothy 2:15; Ephesians 6:17; Romans 1:16)
C. Give Christ a special place—the HIGHEST place—in your heart (2 Peter 3:15; Colossians 3:1)
IV. NEVER GIVE UP!
A. In due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart (Galatians 6:9)
B. The example of David Lipscomb, J. W. Shepherd, and the mother of the Douthit brothers
C. You don’t know what kind of seed you are planting
A. Joshua first made himself a servant (Exodus 24:13; 33:11)
B. Even as a leader, Joshua was willing to serve
1. He was exalted by God (Joshua 3:7; 4:14)
2. He still served One who was greater (Joshua 5:13-15)
II. Good leaders put their faith and trust in God
A. Spying out the land of Canaan (Numbers 13:27-28, 31-33; 14:6-9)
B. The fall of Jericho (Joshua 6:1-5; Hebrews 11:30)
III. Good leaders are men of God’s Word
A. One can only follow the Word if he knows the Word (Joshua 1:7-8)
B. Joshua’s commitment to God’s Word is shown:
1. When he reminded the 2 ½ tribes of their responsibility (Joshua 1:12-15)
2. When he renewed the covenant at Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim (Joshua 8:30-35)
3. When he encouraged the people to obey God, even at the end of his life (Joshua 23:6,14-16)
IV. Good leaders put God first
A. Following God’s command is more important than following human wisdom (Joshua 8:1-2, 30-35; 9:1-2)
B. Care about what God thinks about us more than what people think about us (Joshua 24:14-16)
A. “Mighty in the Scriptures” (Acts 18:24; 1 Timothy 4:13; 2 Timothy 2:15)
B. “Instructed in the way of the Lord” (Acts 18:25)
1. John’s baptism (Mark 1:4; 11:30; as opposed to Matthew 28:19)
2. Re-baptism in Ephesus (Acts 19:1-5)
II. APOLLOS’ ATTITUDE WHEN HE LEARNED THE TRUTH
A. He humbly accepted correction
B. He believed that those in error should change (Galatians 1:6-9; Acts 18:26)
III. APOLLOS’ TREMENDOUS ZEAL
A. “Being fervent in spirit” (Acts 18:25; Romans 12:11)
1. zeo – “to boil with heat, be hot…metaphorically, used of ‘boiling’ anger, love, zeal for what is good or bad”
2. Zeal must be based on truth (Romans 10:1-3)
B. “Vigorously refuted the Jews publicly” (Acts 18:28)
C. The teacher is not the thing to put your faith in; put your faith in God (1 Corinthians 13:1-7)
A. Barnabas took action (Acts 9:26-28; 8:1-2)
B. We must seek opportunities to encourage others
II. ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE CONGREGATION
A. “With purpose of heart they should continue with the Lord” (Acts 11:19-26)
B. The attributes of Barnabas (Acts 11:24)
1. “A good man”
2. “Full of the Holy Spirit”
3. “Full of faith”
C. The action of Barnabas (Acts 13:1-3)
III. ENCOURAGEMENT IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
A. From “Barnabas and Saul” to “Paul and Barnabas” (Acts 13:42-49)
B. Accepting our roles in His church (1 Timothy 3:1; Acts 20:28-30; Hebrews 13:17; 3 John 1:9-11; 1 Peter 5:2-3)
IV. ENCOURAGEMENT IN THE FACE OF CONFLICT
A. The conflict between Paul and Barnabas (Acts 15:35-41; 2 Timothy 4:11)
B. We must never compromise the faith (1 Corinthians 1:10; Jude 1:3)
But when they believed Philip as he preached the things concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, both men and women were baptized. (Acts 8:12)
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