Week 12 IBS

Week 12 Unity

Monday: Acts 2:42-43

And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles.

This is an example of what the model 1^st century church should be about BIBLICAL teaching (teaching of the apostles), fellowship, and prayer. When this happened in Acts 2 awe came over the people because they were following the example that was intended for the church. The best ways that our churches can follow that example is to do these three things teaching, fellowship, and prayer. Far too many churches have strayed away from this but I have to have confidence that the Lord will direct the hearts of all of the people that are seeking and fallowing after him.

“Having an awe come upon every soul” this statement seems that I could be referring to a lot of things. My personal conviction is that the people were filled with awe because they never had felt a peace and contentment that was brought by the Holy Spirit. This seems so foreign to the American church it always seems that there has to be something new or better that can be improved; whether the church needs better child care or the youth department wants to build a rec center or the congregation wants more comfortable chairs there always seems to be something. This is not to say any of those things are bad but I feel so many Christians miss the amazement of God that satisfies far more than any child care program, or rec center, or comfortable pew ever could.

My Application: To spend an extra 30 minutes with the Lord in the morning worshiping him and spending time in the Word.