1. “The Bible does not thrill, the Bible nourishes. Give time to the reading of the Bible and the recreating effects is as real as that of fresh air” Oswald Chambers

2. Christ Baptist Church Fall 2015 / Spring 2016

3. 1.Who helped you come to faith in Christ? How did they help? 2.What is exciting about seeing someone walk the path to salvation? 3.Where was Ephesus and what was it like? 4.What were Apollos' strengths? What did he lack?

4. If Apollos knew and taught only the teachings of John the Baptist (v. 25), use the following Scriptures to say what he taught about the Lord Jesus? What more did Apollos need to learn from Priscilla and Aquila? Where did Apollos go after being instructed by Priscilla and Aquila? What cities are there? What good was Apollos able to do there? Matthew 3:11-12Luke 3:15-17John 1:29-34

5. How were they like the Samaritans of Acts 8:14-17? 5.What might have prompted Paul to ask the twelve men if they had received the Holy Spirit? Why was this an important question? John 3:5, Romans 8:9, Titus 3:4-6, 1 John 3:24 From the following Scripture passages, what other groups of people had shown immediate evidence of receiving the Holy Spirit? Acts 2:1-4, Acts 8:14-19, Acts 10:44-46

6. What was Paul’s message when he spoke in the synagogue at Ephesus? What happened to cause Paul to leave the synagogue? Where did he go to teach after that, and what good resulted from the move? Who did the miracles and What sort of miracles were they? (v11) Synagogue in Capernium

7. What did Paul write about the working of miracles in: Rom 15:18-19, 2 Cor 12:12 Who tried to copy Paul’s method of casting out evil spirits? What happened to one group of exorcists who tried to mimic Paul? What good results did this incident have? 7. What were the periods and purposes of miracle in the Bible? Synagogue in Capernium

8. Who opposed Paul and the Christians after Timothy & Erastus had been sent ahead to Macedonia? What did he do to cause trouble for Paul? What was the result? What two dangers did Demetrius attribute to Paul’s preaching? What was Demetrius’ real concern?

9. 7. What is frightening about a mob? How did God protect Paul and his team from a mob? Who tried to speak and how did the crowd respond? Why do you think the Jews wanted him to speak to the crowd? Who finally quieted the crowd? What reasons did he give the crowd for: being quiet and doing nothing rash and letting Gaius and Aristarchus (v 29) go?

10. 6.Why is the Holy Spirit an essential part of the life of every believer, not an optional extra? What does He do? 8.What has been our experience of the Holy Spirit? Do you believe God wants you to be filled with the Spirit more than you are? Please explain? 10.The occult was a major problem in Ephesus. What are some of the major problems we confront today as we seek to grow in holiness and spread the gospel?