My co-workers in Christ Jesus

Romans 16:3–5 (NIV)
“Greet Priscilla and Aquila, my co-workers in Christ Jesus… Greet also the church that meets at their house.”

Break It Down

“Greet Priscilla and Aquila”
Paul names them with affection and respect. This is relational language. These are not distant supporters or occasional helpers, they are deeply connected partners in the work of the Gospel.

“my co-workers in Christ Jesus”
Their faith is active and shared. Ministry is not something they attend, it is something they live. Their everyday lives, work, and relationships are woven into God’s mission.

“Greet also the church that meets at their house”
Church is not described as a building or a programme. It is people gathered in a home. Ordinary space becomes sacred space. Faith is lived out around tables, in conversation, prayer, and shared life.

God’s Intention

God’s heart is not only for platforms and pulpits, but for kitchens and tables.

This passage reveals a God who delights in grassroots faith. Faith that grows slowly, relationally, and authentically. Faith that is shared over meals, in homes, through open doors and open lives.

God’s intention has always been that relationship would be the context for transformation. When people gather in homes, barriers lower. Conversations deepen. Scripture is not only taught, it is wrestled with together. Faith moves from theory into real life.

This is where trust is built. This is where questions are asked. This is where lives are shaped.

Weave in the Passage

When we look more closely at Priscilla and Aquila in Acts 18, we see this lived out.

They welcome Paul into their home and workplace. Later, they welcome Apollos into their home to gently teach and strengthen him. Their discipleship is not public or performative, it is personal and generous.

Opening their home meant sharing meals. Sharing time. Sharing Scripture. Discussing faith honestly and openly. Allowing life and faith to mix together.

This is where real life begins. Not in polished gatherings, but in everyday spaces where people feel seen and known. This is where relationships are formed. And it is through these relationships that lives are transformed.

By the time Paul writes Romans, their home has become a gathering place for believers. What began as hospitality has become church. What began as openness has become formation.

The Gospel grows quietly, faithfully, from house to house.

Related Scripture

Acts 18:26 (NIV) — “They invited him to their home and explained to him the way of God more adequately.”

Colossians 4:15 (NIV) — “Give my greetings… to Nympha and the church in her house.”

Acts 2:46 (NIV) — “They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts.”

Application for Today

This passage invites us to reimagine what faithfulness can look like.

The Kingdom does not always advance through large gatherings or visible platforms. Often it grows through open homes, shared meals, honest conversations, and Scripture explored together.

What might it look like to open your home, or your life, a little more intentionally?
Where could shared meals and shared faith become places of formation and transformation?

You don’t need more resources. You simply need to offer what you already have.

Prayer

Lord God,
Thank You that You meet us in ordinary places.
Teach us to open our homes and our lives for Your purposes.
May our tables become places of connection, our conversations places of truth,
and our relationships spaces where faith can grow.
Use what we have, right where we are.
Amen.

Reflection

The Gospel often takes root at tables long before it bears fruit in public places.