I believe Apollos is worthy of our attention for three reasons:
1. His way with Scripture.
NIV says Apollos “was a learned man, with a thorough knowledge of the Scriptures” (Acts 18:24). The KJV says he was “mighty in the Scriptures.” The original word for might is dunatos which means powerful. When Apollos spoke, he was dynamite with the Sctipures.
2. His passion for God.
Verse 25 tells us he spoke with great fervor. Anyone can be loud and boisterous, just ask our middle child, Eli. But a passion for God is not found in how loud you can get. Some of the most passionate people I know are soft-spoken but deeply moved by God and His word. Apollos was so passionate that in the Greek he is described as a “boiling pot of water”. Apollos couldn’t help but speak. God had so much cooking in him he was boiling over.
3. His teachable spirit.
Most of us don’t like being told we don’t know something. When corrected, we can be shocked and insulted like we’ve just heard a horrific news flash. Not Apollos. Priscilla and Aquila brought him into their home and told him the rest of the story. You know what Apollos did? He listened and learned.
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