1.Conversion to Christ &Christian commitment
A Jewish Convert - Acts 18:2
Paul’s Convert?
Priscilla a Jew?
Caste/country/language no bar
II Cor 6:14 –
equally yoked together
Honesty, Willing To Change, Leave Parents Religion, Do What is Right
King Claudius Expelled them From Rome …Hardship-AD
49-50
No Sour Grapes
2.No complexity among partners
Pricilla mentioned 1st five times
High social status ? Highly gifted ?
Worked together in perfect partnership
No self pity
No superiority / inferiority complex
No show off
No proving superiority
3.A Wonderful Team
I Pet 3:7- husband in harmony
with wife – honouring her
Amos 3:3- two walk together-be agreed?
Compatible - Get Along:
Their Mindset
Their Attitude
Their Views of Life
4.Consistency during mobility- 3 major shifts / transfers
Adopted to changed places- not get buried
Joined Christian fellowships in those places
Involved in Christian service
5. They Were Willing To Share
Their Work - Acts 18:3-tent making
Their Home - Acts 18:3- hospitality
Their Time - Acts 18:18-go extra mile
Their Faith- Acts 18:26 -with
Apollo
Their House - Rom.16:5 for church
1 Cor.16:19- Christian service
I Tim.6:18
6.Open
Christian Home-
Christian hospitality- it costs- Acts 18:11- Paul stayed with them 18
months
Iki.17:19 – upper room of zarephath widow
Home Church- I Cor.16:19- cell groups/GBS
Gave Christian fellowship- ‘koinonia’
Christian counseling – on practical living
Christian teaching- Biblical doctrines
7.Teamed well with Paul
Acts 18:18- Paul sailed for Syria – P&A went with him
Rom.16:3 – Helpers / fellow worker with Paul
Physical support, prayer support, financial support,
Counseling , encouraging
8.Laid Their Necks on The Line
Rom.16:3-4- Suffered for the Gospel -risked own necks
Acts18,19- beaten with Paul?
Jn 15:13- lay down life for friends
1 Jn3:16- lay down life for brethren
9.Had A Good
Reputation, Influence
Rom. 16:3-4- reputation in churches of gentiles
Not by Accident
Not By Being Haphazard
Not By Being Sporadic, Hit and Miss
Doers of Word- James 1:22-25
Do – Work – Sacrifice – Give
Self introspection
Am I equally yoked together?
Do I suffer due to complexes?
Do I Work together in perfect partnership?
Do I team up with my life partner in harmony?
Are we Compatible in our
Mindset, Attitude and Views of Life?
Am I Consistent during mobility/ transfer in my Christian witness?
Am I Willing To Share my home, my
time and my faith with fellow members
Is my home an open one for ministry?
Good effort to begin with!May the Lord mould us to be "practical christians" and not only mere"preachers".Let us learn to "honour"each other in the family and thereby"doers of word".
ReplyDeleteGod bless!
Geetha
Dear uncle. Its good to see you messeage again. still i have your message notes with me. i use that in my sharing in churches and other programmes. i have your messages, Franklin uncle sharings and Reuben uncle messages with me. Please continue to do this uncle. I posted your blog news in my blog.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.salomechristo.blogspot.com/2012/07/preaching-notes-aquilla-n-pricilla.html
so i hope the people visit my blog can take notes from your blog also..
Thanks a lot uncle
in Christ
Christo