First off, Happy Birthday to my Grandpa, Cecil Key. Have a great day sir! 

Reading: Acts 2

“They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles. All the believers were together and had everything in common. They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need. Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hears, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved. ’” 

-Acts 2:42-47

Wow, this is just wow. The early church was doing a lot right. “They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship”, this means that they were not only trying to get to know Jesus but also getting to know each other. This is super cool because they would also listen to the apostles about what Jesus had said and then they also would get to know their fellow Church members. We are told that all of the believers were together...they were all together to praise God. These believers were so intertwined that that would sell their own property or possessions in order to help out whoever had a need.

We are also called to this, what a great model given to us by the early church. When we recognize that someone in our Church needs help we should help them. Let us not hog our resources, but rather, let us share them. When someone has needs let us help however we are able...with energy, financially, time, possessions, etc. Living in this way will grow the Church. Even those who don’t have much money, you have time, energy, and maybe a lawn mower if your brother or sister in Christ needs to use one. Don’t hold back, share all you have.

Dear God, thank you for this awesome Church model that we are to live by. Jesus, I pray that I myself am more willing to volunteer my resources to build your kingdom and that everyone else does as well. You are so good to us God, thank you.

In Jesus name, I pray, Amen.