November 20

Christ's Church and the Apostles (Ca. A.D. 30-100) Acts of the Apostles - Acts 1:1-5; Power of the Holy Spirit - Acts 2:1-47

Receiving the Holy Spirit...on paper plates.

So why is Luke the only one writing now? Why four gospels but only one Acts?

I love the simplicity of activity among the earliest believers as recorded in Acts:

FELLOWSHIP OF BELIEVERS. They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and miraculous signs were done by the apostles. All the believers were together and had everything in common. Selling their possessions and goods, they gave to anyone as he had need. Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved. Acts 2:42-47

Teaching, fellowship, breaking bread, prayer, sacrificing to help one another, doing amazing things, eating together, praising God and so inspiring other people. That's it? That's all we really need to do. I'll go first.