In Acts 2:41-47 we find the pattern that the disciples used to make other disciples. “Those who accepted his message were baptized and about three thousand were added to their number that day. They devoted themselves to the apostles teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of the bread and to prayer. Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and miraculous signs were done by the apostles. All the believers were together and had everything in common. Selling their possessions and goods, they gave to anyone as he had need. Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread together in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people and the Lord added to their numbers daily those who were being saved.” 3 step process for making disciples. Step 1. They taught those who had just been saved the Spiritual disciplines "They devoted themselves to the apostles teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.” (v42) The disciples began the discipleship process by first teaching the people the spiritual disciplines. Step 2. They showed all the people what God could do when we devote ourselves to practicing the spiritual disciplines! “Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and miraculous signs were done by the apostles.” (v43) Step 3. Every day the believers were given many opportunities to put into practice what they had learned. “All the believers were together and had everything in common. Selling their possessions and goods they gave to anyone as he had need .Every day they continued to meet in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.” (v44-47) First of all we are told “All the believers were together and had everything in common. Selling their possessions and goods they gave to anyone as he had need. This is powerful when you compare this verse with the previous verse where we are told "Many wonders and miraculous signs were done by the apostles." We are not told what those miracles were, but we do know from this verse what miracle wasn’t done by the apostles…the meeting of financial needs! God wanted to use another way for meeting financial needs! He wanted the believers to put into practice what they had learned! We learn we should love one another! Let me sell something I have so that you can have something you need!
Posted on: Mon, 10 Jun 2013 22:20:01 +0000
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