This morning's text comes from the book of acts in the second chapter, beginning in the

42nd verse through the 47th.

So you can turn there with me in your own Bible or maybe grab a Q Bible or look on with a neighbor.

Acts 2, 42, and they devoted themselves to the Apostles' teaching and fellowship.

To the breaking of bread and the prayers.

And fear came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles.

And all who believed were together and had all things in common and they sold their

possessions and goods and distributed them to all as any had need.

And day by day attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes.

They partook a 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 are being

saved. This is a glimpse into the earliest Christian church and what kind of life they live together.

And I want us to learn some things from it this morning in a few minutes we have left here.

I want us to see how Luke put this text together and what he wants us to get from it.

Verse 42 looks to me like a summary verse that is unpacked in the next verses 43 to 47. So let's read verse 42 and then see how Luke unpacks it as he describes the way these things are lived out.

V verse 42 says that they were devoting themselves, these new believers,

were devoting themselves to the Apostles' Teaching and Fellowship, the Breaking of Bread and Prayers,

those four things.

Now in verses 43 to 47, in one way or another those realities are addressed or unpacked.

So let's take them one at a time and see how that's the case. First, what about the Apostles teaching? And they devoted

themselves to the Apostles teaching.

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