- A Household
- A Family
- A people being built together
They were continually devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and [a]to prayer. - Acts 2:24 NASB95
You don’t drift into community.
Formation follows faithfulness.
Formation happens in the repetition.
44 And all those who had believed [a]were together and had all things in common; 45 and they began selling their property and possessions and were sharing them with all, as anyone might have need. 46 Day by day continuing with one mind in the temple, and breaking bread [b]from house to house, they were taking their [c]meals together with gladness and [d]sincerity of heart - Acts 2:44-46 NSAB95
Hospitality turns strangers into neighbors.
This Week: Eat with someone you normally wouldn’t
45 and they began selling their property and possessions and were sharing them with all, as anyone might have need. - Acts 2:45 NASB95
Generosity flows naturally when people feel like family.
Proximity awakens responsibility.
47 praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord was adding [a]to their number day by day those who were being saved. - Acts 2:47 NASB95
Faith that’s practiced becomes faith that’s trusted.
People listen to the gospel after they experience the people.
