Acts 18:23 NASB

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Acts 182-3 (NASB)

• And he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of
  Pontus, having recently come from Italy with his
  wife Priscilla, because Claudius had commanded
  all the Jews to leave Rome. He came to them, and
  because he was of the same trade, he stayed with
  them and they were working, for by trade they
  were tent-makers.

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I Corinthians 1619 (NASB)

• The churches of Asia greet you Aquila and Prisca
  greet you heartily in the Lord, with the church
  that is in their house.

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Romans 163-5 (NASB)

• Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in
  Christ Jesus, who for my life risked their own
  necks, to whom not only do I give thanks, but
  also all the churches of the Gentiles also greet
  the church that is in their house

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Who came along side and helped you grow in Christ?
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Who are you coming along side to help them grow
in Christ?
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Christ-followers work in teams to help each other
grow, and to accomplish Gods work.
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Christ-followers obey Gods will, not necessarily
open doors.
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Mark 135-39 (NASB)

• In the early morning, while it was still dark,
  Jesus got up, left the house, and went away to a
  secluded place, and was praying there. Simon and
  his companions searched for Him they found Him,
  and said to Him, Everyone is looking for You.
  He said to them, Let us go somewhere else to the
  towns nearby, so that I may preach there also
  for that is what I came for. And He went into
  their synagogues throughout all Galilee,
  preaching and casting out the demons.

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Strengthening ?p?st????? episterizo
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Strengthening ?p?st????? episterizo
Upon, about
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Strengthening ?p?st????? episterizo
Upon, about
To establish, make firm, fix
To establish besides, strengthen more, to render
more firm, confirm.
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Matthew 2819-20 (NASB)

• Go therefore and make disciples of all the
  nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father
  and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to
  observe all that I commanded you and lo, I am
  with you always, even to the end of the age.

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Christ-followerspass Christ on.
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Pass What on?

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ontent
haracter
ompetencies
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What content needs to be passed on?
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What character traits need to be passed on?
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What competencies need to be passed on?
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Eloquent/learned ?????? logios
a man of letters, skilled in literature and the
arts, esp. versed in history and the antiquities
or skilled in speech, eloquent rational, wise.
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Pass on to Whom?

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aithful
vailable
eachable
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II Timothy 22 (NASB)

• The things which you have heard from me in the
  presence of many witnesses, entrust these to
  faithful men who will be able to teach others
  also. .

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II Timothy 22 (NASB)

• The things which you have heard from me in the
  presence of many witnesses, entrust these to
  faithful men who will be able to teach others
  also. .

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Matthew 9.37-38 (NIV)

• Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest is
  plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord
  of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers
  into his harvest field. .

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Powerfully refuted/vigorously refuted
d?a?ate?????µa? diakatelegchomai
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Powerfully refuted/vigorously refuted
d?a?ate?????µa? diakatelegchomai
Two prefixes (d?a ?at )
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Powerfully refuted/vigorously refuted
d?a?ate?????µa? diakatelegchomai
Two prefixes (d?a ?at )
and to refute, expose, convince
to confute completely.
Imperfect tense did this over and over and
over again.
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Christ is passed on, and on, and on.