R= Residing w/ friends in Corinth Retaught Apollos

Paul in Acts 18 also Acts 18 begins his 3rd Missionary Journey

the Way- the course or actions of a person that lead to heaven. In Acts “the way” is used 6 times. In John 14:6, Jesus says, “I am the way, the truth and the life.” The way is the path to reach Jesus, and there is only 1 Way.

After his short stay in Athens, Paul goes 40 miles west to the town of Corinth. Corinth was like “Las Vegas” of today. In Corinth, anything went. Paul even wrote 2 letters to this town, helping address all of their problems. When Paul arrived there, he met fellow tentmakers Aquila and Priscilla. A strong husband and wife team!

Every Sabbath Paul reasoned in the synagogue trying to persuade Jews and Gentiles to become Christians. When his friends Paul and Silas arrived, Paul devoted his time exclusively to preaching. And again, the Jews opposed him, and Paul turned his attention to the Gentiles. Crispus, the synagogue ruler and his family also became Christians. This was the same Crispus as in I Cor. 1:14.

Paul soon had a vision from the Lord and the Lord told him, “Don’t be afraid! No one will attack you here.” Look up I Corinthians 2:1-5. Paul must have been afraid here, but the Lord reassured him and Paul stayed 1 ½ years more. In Corinth, Paul wrote I and II Thessalonians. It’s cool that the proconsul Gallilio put a stop to a potential attack on Paul. So instead they beat the synagogue ruler Sosthenes.

Then Paul left Corinth with Priscilla and Aquilla and sailed to Ephesus. In Ephesus, Priscilla and Aquilla met Apollos, whom the scriptures listed good things about him. He was a 1) learned man 2) thorough knowedge of the scriptures, 3) instructed in the way, 4) spoke with great fervor 5) taught about Jesus accurately. Apollos was also mentioned in I Corinthians 1:12 and 3:5-6!

However, he only knew about the baptisms of John the baptist. John the baptist came preparing the way of Jesus, and John fulfilled the prophecies in Isaiah 40:3 and Malachi 4:5-6. John began his ministry before Jesus, and he commanded his followers to repent and change their lives. John’s baptism was a preparatory baptism for the coming of Jesus. It was for the “forgiveness of sins.” He even became known as John the Baptist. The Great Commision baptism was in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. It was a more complete Way because this baptism was commanded by Jesus to be done to the end of the age (Matthew 28:20). John even told his followers, “to believe in Him who was coming after him.” Acts 19:4!!—Jesus.

Now Priscilla and Aquila heard Apollos speak and invited him into their home and explained the way of God more adequately. They probably started with John’s baptisms and continued onto the way of Jesus.

Can’t you just imagine how excited Apollos must have been to know the whole truth! Apollos wasted no time and then went on to Achaia to preach there. Look at verse 28 “He proved from scriptures that Jesus was the Christ.”

Acts 18 Review Questions 1. When Paul left Athens he came to what city and how far apart was it? ______2. Why had Aquila and Priscilla gone to Corinth? ______3. What did Paul do each Sabbath day?______4. What did Paul do after the arrival of Silas and Timothy? ______5. What did the Lord reveal to Paul in a vision? ______6. What did Apollos know about baptism? ______7. Why did Priscilla and Aquilla take Apollos aside to explain the Word better to him? ______