Sunday, October 2, 2022

7 ACTS of the (believing) Early Church

  1. They were a community of people who had been saved. (Acts 2:41)
  2. They were devoted in the study of God’s Word. (Acts 2:42a)
  3. They ceaselessly sought Godly fellowship as a church. (Acts 2:42b)
  4. They regularly broke bread together – contemplating the Lord’s sacrifice for mankind on the cross. (Acts 2:42c)
  5. They prayed devotedly as a church and as individuals. (Acts 2:42d)
  6. They were filled Godly reverence (Acts 2:43) and great joy (Acts 2:46) in all the things they did.
  7. They did not live for themselves, but for Christ’s glory by advancing the Gospel in the world. (Acts 2:47)

Whatever else a church endeavors to do in ministry and in life, these seven qualities are absolutely essential to their survival and success in living out a simple and purely devoted life to Christ Jesus (2Cor 11:3).

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