And day by day continuing with one mind in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they were taking their meals together with gladness and sincerity of heart, praising God, and having favor with all the people. And the Lord was adding to their number day by day those who were being saved. Acts 2:46-47

Fellowship goes far beyond casual conversation at the back of the church on Sunday, and it is much more than lazy afternoon chats over tea. Fellowship penetrates to the depths of the soul, causing us to belong to those we are in fellowship with. The light of this kind of fellowship then shines into the community. They can see that we are for real And they were continually devoting themselves to Fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer, Acts 2:4

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This is a rather simple question, but it merits some thought. The men who originally followed Jesus, did not do so because it was culturally acceptable. Nor did they follow Him because He was a well accepted religious alternative. They did not worship together because going to a ‘Christian’ church service was the normal activity of their society.

They followed Jesus for one simple reason…They believed He was who He said He was. These men were personal friends with Jesus, and they watched Him on a day in and day out basis. Many of them had known Him since he was a small child. They knew of the story of His birth and they grew up around him as young men.

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Foundations are conclusions that guide our decisions and determine our destiny’s! The Bible is the clear record of God’s own conclusions. In this, ‘one of a kind book,’ we learn how the world was made, and why we were created. The Bible reveals, who God is, what God’s will is, and how to have a relationship with Him. Life can often be confusing and shaky, some times it feels like we are walking through an earthquake in the dark. However it may feel, we can be assured that if we have built our lives upon His truth, we will never be left in the dark, and we will never be shaken.

No Double Talk with Jesus

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In some ways the book  of Acts is simply an extension of the gospels. In other words, Acts is a living picture of  the disciples applying the teachings of  Jesus in every day life . When we examine Luke’s writings in both the gospel of Luke and the book of Acts, we see he carefully records the life of Jesus and the Apostles. This is penned by a man committed to accuracy and detail.

Notice his description of the ingathering in Acts 2 :41,42  …“So then, those who had received his word were baptized; and there were added that day about three thousand souls. And they were continually devoting themselves to the apostles” teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.”…  What can we learn from this description from Luke’s pen?

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