We can’t let the enemy convince us that our homes can't be a place of life and spiritual growth for your family and others in your community. Having an open home invites opportunities that touch our society and even the world. Are you open for that?
We read later in Acts that Paul has to leave Corinth and go to Ephesus. Luke, who wrote the book of Acts, makes a big point about the fact that Priscilla, Aquila, and Paul all moved to Ephesus. They moved there together. And then, Paul leaves to go back to his home base in Antioch, and he leaves Priscilla and Aquila in Ephesus. Luke, in his writing, continues to make a big deal about this fact that they had to stay while Paul left. We find out why this is a big deal in verse 24 though.
Luke says a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was an eloquent man, competent in the Scriptures. He had been instructed in the way of the Lord and being fervent in spirit, he spoke and taught accurately the things concerning Jesus, but his knowledge was incomplete. So here, Priscilla and Aquila moved to a new town of Ephesus, and Paul, their spiritual leader, has to leave, and a new spiritual leader comes and he's faithful, but his knowledge of the Gospel's lacking. What did they do? They took him aside and explained to him the way of God, more accurately. They didn't sit back and judge him, but instead, they treated him like Christ would and showed him love and grace, despite his incomplete knowledge.
Discussion/Reflection Questions: Do you have a home that is open to be a place of life? If you don’t, what can you do to foster this type of home? If you do, what more can you do to encourage others to have similar homes?
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