Title: The Devoted
Series: Upon This Rock
Author: Randy Tomko
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We need each other. There’s just no way around it. We need the community of believers to help us grow, to challenge us, to shape us, and to allow others to be shaped by us. On our own we too easily grow self-absorbed and callous to the needs of others.
But community can be hard. It requires us to give grace, be flexible, and open to the Holy Spirit’s work on our rough places, sanding, smoothing, and fitting us into each other as only God can do.
41 Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number that day.
The Fellowship of the Believers
42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. 43 Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles. 44 All the believers were together and had everything in common. 45 They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need. 46 Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke breadin their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, 47 praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.
Acts 2:41-47 (NIV)
