Message by Koh Earn Soo @ SSMC 11 Mar 2012

1. Solo or Together?
Aquila and Priscilla

2. Solo or Together?
• Lone Ranger
• Individualistic
• Seldom seek consensus
• Like to make unilateral
decision

4. • Acts 18:1-4
1 After this, Paul left Athens and
went to Corinth. 2 There he met a
Jew named Aquila, a native of
Pontus, who had recently come
from Italy with his wife Priscilla,
because Claudius had ordered all
the Jews to leave Rome. Paul went
to see them, 3 and because he was
a tentmaker as they were, he
stayed and worked with them.

6. Acts 18:18-19
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.

7. • Acts 18:24-26
• 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.

8. • Rom 16:1-5
• 16 I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a
servant of the church in Cenchrea. 2 I ask
you to receive her in the Lord in a way
worthy of the saints and to give her any
help she may need from you, for she has
been a great help to many people,
including me. 3 Greet Priscilla and Aquila,
my fellow workers in Christ Jesus. 4 They
risked their lives for me. Not only I but all
the churches of the Gentiles are grateful
to them. 5 Greet also the church that
meets at their house

9. 1 Cor 16:19-20
• 19 The churches in the province of Asia
send you greetings. Aquila and Priscilla
greet you warmly in the Lord, and so
does the church that meets at their
house. 20 All the brothers here send you
greetings. Greet one another with a holy
kiss.
2 Tim 4:19
• 19 Greet Priscilla and Aquila and the
household of Onesiphorus.

10. Solo or Together?
• If you want to go fast, travel alone
but if you want to go far, travel
together

11. Solo or Together?
• Teamwork Multiplies Your Talent
• TALENT + TEAMWORK = A
TALENT-PLUS PERSON
• “One number is too
small to achieve
greatness”.

12. Solo or Together?

14. Solo or Together?
• Eccl 4:9-12
• 9 Two are better than one, because
they have a good return for their
work:
• 10 If one falls down, his friend can
help him up. But pity the man who
falls and has no one to help him up!

15. Solo or Together?
• 11 Also, if two lie down together,
they will keep warm. But how can
one keep warm alone?
• 12 Though one may be
overpowered, two can defend
themselves. A cord of three
strands is not quickly broken.

16. Solo or Together?
Peanuts

17. Lesson #1 – In Christian
ministry, it is important to have
a support system.
• Paul and Apollos
needed the support of
Aquila and Priscilla
• Spiritually (prayer)
• Practical support
• Koinoonía

18. Solo or Together?
The source of support
• Family – Husband and
wife

19. Solo or Together?

20. Solo or Together?
The source of support
• Parents and Child

21. Solo or Together?
The source of
support
• Support from
leadership
• Investing in High
Performance and
the Vertical Couple

22. Solo or Together?
• People quit people,
not companies

23. Solo or Together?
• The source of support
• Fellow-workers or Christians

24. Lesson #2 - Role of women

25. • Gal 3:26-29
• 26 You are all sons of God through
faith in Christ Jesus, 27 for all of you
who were baptized into Christ have
clothed yourselves with Christ. 28
There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave
nor free, male nor female, for you are
all one in Christ Jesus. 29 If you
belong to Christ, then you are
Abraham's seed, and heirs according
to the promise.

26. Lesson #3 –
Aquila and Priscilla as role models
• Generous
• Sharing of their possessions –
home
• Sharing of their lives – risking their
lives.

27. Conclusion