We, as a local body of believers in Jesus Christ, are gathering together this weekend to seek God's vision, His purpose for us as a group of people who want to worship Him and to serve Him. Are we going to be self-centered and introverted, seeking only to build a fortress around ourselves, having a faith that only comes out on Sunday morning, or will we be God-centered with our arms outstretched to those who are hurting, lost, tired, and hopeless, with a faith that continues beyond the four walls of the "church" and encompasses our entire life?
Acts 2: 42-47
42They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.
43Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and miraculous signs were done by the apostles.
44All the believers were together and had everything in common.
45Selling their possessions and goods, they gave to anyone as he had need.
46Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts,
47praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being
Does His vision for us line up with our vision? Does our life with others emulate the above passage? If not, then we need to seriously rethink what we are doing.
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