Study Questions for November 28

Acts 18:18-28 - A Great Help

1. Up until Ephesus, Paul was always the vanguard for the Gospel. But Luke gives us the impression that Paul was so eager to return to Jerusalem and to Antioch that he felt he must press on. What is the spiritual and theological significance of Luke’s transition word “meanwhile” (18:24)?
 
2. I am sure Paul would agree that it was the Lord God, and not himself, who was orchestrating evangelism in Ephesus. What made Apollos so special?
 
3.  Luke lists a number of positive attributes of Apollos and then adds one concern, “though he knew only the baptism of John.” What did Priscilla and Aquila do to help Apollos? How might they have responded to him differently?
 
4. Why does Luke emphasize the intellectual over the experiential concern? Priscilla and Aquila “explained to him the way of God more adequately.”
 
5.  When Apollos wanted to go to Achaia, why didn’t the emerging church try to hold onto him?
 
6.  Some have speculated that Apollos wrote the Book of Hebrews. How would his authorship of Hebrews fit with his skills and gifts?
 
7. Although Paul was out of the picture, God raised up new leaders to share the Gospel not only in Ephesus, but in Achaia as well. What can we learn from this for our church?

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