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Acts chapter 18 verses 27 and 28, and when he wished to cross to Akhaya, the brothers encouraged him

and wrote 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. I love this picture of Apollos, this Jewish man who was, while according

to verse 24 in Acts 18, eloquent and competent in the scriptures. And he needed some correcting in

some ways, which happens by God's grace through Priscilla and Aquila. They explained to him the

word of God more accurately, and I love the picture of Apollos humbly receiving correction and

teaching and training. And then he goes to the church in Akhaya and it says Apollos greatly helped

those who by God's grace had believed how did he help them? He powerfully refuted the Jews

in public, showing by the scriptures that the Christ was Jesus. I love that picture of the church

in Akhaya being greatly helped by powerful refutation with the gospel. So God had clearly gifted

Apollos with an eloquence and competence that was a huge help to the church in spreading the

gospel to their Jewish friends. When I read that, I think about gifts God has given to the church

to help all of us as we share the gospel with others. I think about Tim Keller, who's now with

Jesus. I have given out his book, The Reason for God, to so many people. It's been so helpful for me.

Tim Keller has greatly helped me in being able to share the gospel with my friends. If you're

not familiar with that book, I would highly encourage you to get that book. And other ones like it,

I remember I've given out so many different copies of the case for Christ by Lee Strobel. What a gift

at least Strobel was in writing that book in a way that has greatly helped me and many, many others

in sharing the gospel with my friends. I think about different apologists, not that they're

apologizing, but that God has given gifts to defend the faith, to show powerfully the truth about

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