October 2013

Jesus has declared that his house is to be a house of prayer. It is to be a place of unhindered worship and access to God. The early church devoted themselves to prayer and we see throughout the book of Acts - God's amazing responses! If ever the church needs to devote themselves to prayer once again, it's now!

We continue our look at the importance of biblical fellowship. There are no lone rangers in the church. We were created to need one another. There is enough strife and division in the world. The church must be a place of safety, refuge, and trust. This also should filter into our everyday living as well!

In Acts 2:42, we see how the early Christians devoted themselves to the apostle's doctrine, fellowship, breaking of bread, and prayer. This means they made these things their priority! Many of us today never fully give ourselves to anything - we often lead superficial lives. But God desires our churches to be places of fellowship that flow out of the walls of the church.

After the baptism of the Holy Spirit, the disciples were empowered to fulfill the commands of Jesus to "go and be my witnesses." As the book of Acts unfolds, we see the early church holding to two key priorities; preaching Jesus and learning more about Jesus. Are these still priorities for the church today?