"What, after all, is Apollos? And what is Paul? Only servants, through whom you came to believe - as the Lord has assigned to each his task. I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God made it grow. So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow." - 1 Corinthians 3:5-7 (NIV)
This passage is usually used to teach that the church is not about individuals but about Christ, the church's one foundation. More generally, evangelism is not about who sows or who reaps the seed of the gospel but about God, who is sovereign in salvation.
As I was thinking a bit more about this passage, it struck me that there is a butterfly effect in evangelism. If Paul did not plant the seed, there would not have been anything for Apollos to water. The butterfly effect applies not only to sanctification but also to evangelism (which, if you think about it, is really part of sanctification)!
Links: The Butterfly Effect (15 Sep 09), The Butterfly Effect in Sanctification (26 Apr 10)
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