Importance of Being a Mentor

Leviticus 15; Leviticus 16; Leviticus 17; Acts 18
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Priscilla, Aquila and Apollos

Acts 18

18 Paul stayed on in Corinth for some time. Then he left the brothers and sailed for Syria, accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila. Before he sailed, he had his hair cut off at Cenchrea because of a vow he had taken. 19 They arrived at Ephesus, where Paul left Priscilla and Aquila. He himself went into the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews. 20 When they asked him to spend more time with them, he declined. 21 But as he left, he promised, "I will come back if it is God's will." Then he set sail from Ephesus. 22 When he landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the church and then went down to Antioch.
23 After spending some time in Antioch, Paul set out from there and traveled from place to place throughout the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.
24 Meanwhile a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was a learned man, with a thorough knowledge of the Scriptures. 25 He had been instructed in the way of the Lord, and he spoke with great fervor and taught about Jesus accurately, though he knew only the baptism of John. 26 He began to speak boldly in the synagogue. When Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they invited him to their home and explained to him the way of God more adequately.

Observation

Paul was a mentor. A mentor is someone that invests his or her life in someone else. Have you ever gone through the New Testament and made a list of all the people that Paul mentored. Paul was all about making disciples. Look at the time that he invested in guys like Timothy, Philemon, Onesimus, Titus, Priscilla and Aquila, Mark, Silas, Barnabas, and many more.

Priscilla and Aquila then mentored Apollos. I try to spend one on one time with one or two men each week to help them grow. My hope is that in the future they will do the same thing with other men. It is God’s desire that all of us mentor someone? Who could you start mentoring? Why not start mentoring someone this week?

Application

I will begin to look for an “Apollos” that needs some encouragement.

Prayer

Heavenly Father, help me help someone know you better. Help me help them become all that you want them to be. Thank you for bringing mentors into my life to help me guys like Waylon Moore, Charles Hartwig, and Hugh Roberts. I owe my life to them. Bless each one of these guys in a special way today. Amen.

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