Powerful Christianity

<p>From radical to powerful</p><p>            Unusual and counter traditions, especially contrary to status quo when the status quo is sinful.  Radically pure and upright.  Leading young people to the Lord and getting them free of drugs, obedient to parents good in school, and having the local churches against us, parents against us, and evangelical churches unwilling to even pray with us. Fear after 9/11 and my stand to continue to work for the Lord and left on a flight to Turkey soon after.</p><p>We miss out on what Paul did on the end of his second journey and the start of his third journey, and the story continues in Ephesus, and will pick up again when Paul reaches Ephesus.  This is quite an amazing story where we first encounter Apollos. He is from Egypt, a Jew, learned and eloquent, instructed (a Disciple), teaches accurately about Jesus, and is bold!  He only knows the baptism of John!</p><p>A woman and her husband set time to discuss this with him…</p><ol><li>Correcting an accomplished minister of the Gospel: how do you do that? Using the OT: Joel 2, Zechariah 4:6</li><li>Showing the importance of John‘s ministry: Isaiah 40:3</li><li>What John taught: Luke 3:16</li><li>What Jesus taught: John 16: 13,14</li><li>Instructions of Jesus: Acts 1:4,4; 7,8</li></ol><p>The difference between repentance and filling with the Spirit of God.</p><p>            Our act and God’s action</p><p>            Empty and filling</p><p>            Our ability, and God’s ability</p><p>            Our power, and God’s power</p><p>            Our insight and God’s wisdom, knowledge, and understanding</p><p>            We see the outside, God sees the hearts</p><p>Our surrender to God includes receiving his power to overcome in our lives.</p>