Sermon Summary
Big Idea: Disciples of Embassy Church are to be most excited about Jesus.
This week’s message compares two different disciples of John the Baptist. Apollos only knew the baptism of John but he did know some things about Jesus. His greatest need was to be discipled and receive more of Jesus. Then, in the next story in Acts, a group of twelve men also only knew the baptism of John, but they knew nothing about Jesus. Their greatest need was to become a disciple of Jesus, receive the Holy Spirit, and be baptized. In the same way, the greatest need for everyone at Embassy Church is to become disciples of Jesus and spend the rest of their lives growing more and more excited about knowing Him.
Sermon Outline
Acts 19:1-7 - The disciples of John should be most excited about Jesus.
Acts 18:24-26 - The disciples of Paul, Priscilla, or Aquila should be most excited about Jesus.
Acts 18:27-28 - The disciples of Apollos should be most excited about Jesus.
Sermon Text: Acts 18:24-19:7
Now a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was an eloquent man, competent in the Scriptures. He had been instructed in the way of the Lord. And being fervent in spirit, he spoke and taught accurately the things concerning Jesus, though he knew only the baptism of John. He began to speak boldly in the synagogue, but when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the way of God more accurately.
And when he wished to cross to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples to welcome him. When he arrived, he greatly helped those who through grace had believed, for he powerfully refuted the Jews in public, showing by the Scriptures that the Christ was Jesus.
And it happened that while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the inland country and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples. And he said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” And they said, “No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.” And he said, “Into what then were you baptized?” They said, “Into John’s baptism.” And Paul said, “John baptized with the baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in the one who was to come after him, that is, Jesus.” On hearing this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. And when Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they began speaking in tongues and prophesying. There were about twelve men in all.
