ACTS SERIES: The Missing Ingredient

Sermon Scripture:  Acts 18:18-19:7

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Paul : A Missionary Full of the Holy Spirit

• God doesn’t use people because they are __________ .
• He uses people (even preachers) because he is ___________ .
• Paul reached nations, strengthened disciples, and shook the gates of hell because of the Spirit of ______ .

Apollos : A Man Full of Passion with an Incomplete Gospel

• He had an ___________ Bible teaching ministry because…

          - Skill : He was eloquent in __________ . (He was highly educated).
          - Knowledge : He was competent in the ___________ . (He taught accurately).
          - Passion : He was fervent in __________ . (He spoke boldly).
          - Humility : He was a teachable ___________ . (He was willing to learn in areas of weakness).

• He had a ____________ understanding of the gospel because…

          - He had ____________ knowledge of Jesus.
               ▪ An incomplete gospel is an _____________ gospel.
               ▪ Apollos was mighty in the Scriptures but he was ___________ information.
Priscilla & Aquila : A Gracious Couple Who Completed Apollos’ Education

• They did not humiliate Apollos in __________ .
• They graciously taught him in __________ within their home.

12 Disciples of John : Lost Men with a Deficient Knowledge of the Spirit

• What the Bible isn’t teaching…

          - After you come to faith in Christ, you need to be ____________ by/in/with the Spirit.

• What the Bible is teaching…

          - Baptism by/in/with the Spirit occurs at _____________ .
          - Questions…
              ▪ But what about Pentecost?
                  ~ Jesus’ disciples were living in a time of covenant transition.
                     1.  Regarding Jesus, they understood the ______ covenant (they believed in an ascended                                        Messiah).
                     2.   Regarding the Spirit, they still lived in the ______ covenant (they had an incomplete                                            experience of the Spirit).
                  ~ At Pentecost, disciples with an old covenant experience of the Spirit became disciples with a                         new covenant experience of the Spirit.
              ▪ But what about other “second baptisms” in Acts?
                  ~ None of these experiences mention “baptism by/in/with the Spirit.”
                  ~ The new covenant realization of the Spirit is simply following the advancement of the gospel                          to new ____________ (Acts 1:8).
          - Conclusions…
              ▪ Be confident in your baptism.
              ▪ Beware of ______ -class Christianity.
              ▪ Be ___________ in seeking the Spirit!
              ▪ Be ___________ in talking about experiences with the Spirit.
                  ~ Look for the _________ of the Spirit.
                  ~ Focus on the _________ of the Spirit.