SCRIPTURE: Acts (NIV) 18:27 When Apollos wanted to go to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples there to welcome him. On arriving, he was a great help to those who by grace had believed. 28 For he vigorously refuted the Jews in public debate, proving from the Scriptures that Jesus was the Christ.
OBSERVATION: We all have three sources of testimony about Jesus. The first is in creation. The truth about God can be seen in creation written from the beginning of the world. (Romans 1:18-20)
The second source is the special revelation in the Bible. (John 1:1-5) The Living Word (Jesus) is revealed through the Written Word, the inspired scriptures.
The third source is the presence of the Holy Spirit within the life of each believer. He reveals and applies the truth of the written Word personally to our lives. He makes Jesus known through the scriptures.
Apollos was gifted to help people understand that the scriptures proved that Jesus was the Christ (Messiah)!
APPLICATION: The purpose of the SOAPs is to reveal God’s plan in small, daily segments. What makes us want to read the SOAPs is the application. The application tells us why the scriptures were written. Here is why they are important 2,000 years after they were written. Here is what they mean for today.
PRAYER: Lord, you are just as alive today as you were when the earth was first created. You are just as alive today as when you walked the earth and gave your life as a sacrifice for my sins. You are just as alive today as you were when Paul wrote the letters that are a part of the Bible. Knowing this, makes the whole Bible important and its truth applicable to today. Knowing that your Holy Spirit who anointed people to write your word—the same Holy Spirit is alive today and lives in every believer encourages us to let the word be applied to our lives every day. Teach us how to live your Word. Amen
Pastor Leon
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