Let me start you with a text before we do some more orienting work on where we're going this weekend.

A little glimpse of the early church, the church that endured these various heresies and challenges of

legalism and distraction and competition in the first century. We get this little

glimpse like a little honeymoon moment early in the book of acts.

Peter has preached, 3,000 have come to faith, and then we find this out in

Acts chapter 2. So here's what they do.

They devoted themselves to the Apostles teaching and the fellowship to the breaking of bread and the prayers.

And we'll come back to verse 42.

And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the

Apostles.

And all who believed were together and had all things in common.

And they were selling their possessions and belongings and

distributing the proceeds to all as any had need.

And day by day attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they receive

their food with glad and generous hearts, praising God and having favor with all the people.

And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being

saved. Amazing shining, warm, bright moment early in the church.

Before persecutions come, one after another

in the book of axe moves from one obstacle

to the next obstacle to the next obstacle.

We have this little early moment.

And who wouldn't want these things?

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