Aquila and Priscilla

… Hottest Christian couple in the New Testament,

…. I don’t mean hot as in attractive because I don’t know if they where, but I mean hot because they where on fire for God…

Two years ago our missionary community did a study on Aquila and Priscilla, I believe it was lead at the time by our director Rob Yackley.  To be honest I recognized their names but didn’t remember much about them.

Aquila and Priscilla are inconspicuous in the NT scriptures, but their names are speckled throughout the book of Acts, and throughout some pastoral letters in the closing remarks and greetings from Paul. At a closer glance you start to see how much there is to glean from this first century missionary couple, and how much impact and influence they had on the early church.

A couple of weeks ago Francine and myself sat down together to re -examine the scriptures on these guys. Both of us where convicted, and came to the conclusion that we both really want to model their example now today in the 21rs Century, their marriage, and their ministry. They were transient, fearless, radical, and committed to God’s work. Committed to evangelism, discipleship and hosting and encouraging the early Christian house church movement.

 We prayed about it and felt that God was really using this NT couple to help us cast vision for our marriage and ministry. After lots of discussion and prayer we felt really excited and honored, yet a little overwhelmed, and to be honest maybe even a bit afraid, like anyway might feel stepping on board an adventurous expedition into unknown territory.   

Needless to say I believe that God would love it, if a lot of couples and singles would  model their faith and work after these two, and for that reason I feel compelled to share this little series of blog’s with you, and persuade all of us to somehow become like Aquila’s and Priscilla’s.

You’ll find these “two cats” in these four texts in NT scripture  Acts 18:1-3,18,23-28, Romans 16:3-5, 1cor16:19,  2 Tim 4:19, If I have missed on let me know, now stay tuned these four short text actually have a lot to say, Part 2 to come.