Still THE CHURCH...

"And they continued steadfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, 

in the breaking of bread, and in prayers." Acts 2:42

     They continued in the things that they had learned from Christ. Simple…profound. They had seen the example in Christ's life. How He spoke to them and taught them through the Word of God. How He lived among them, exhorting them in the truth; not willing to compromise. How He shared with them of the substance He had. And in the way that He showed them to pray, and to make intercession for others.

Christ came and exemplified the principles that the early church was to be founded upon. He set the pathway of duty for those in Christ. He knew the church would stumble along the way, but He purposefully set up tactics for a smoother walk together in Christ. 

     All of these principles require the use of one another. "They" showing multiple people; "they" continued in the Word of God together, in exhorting one another to walk in the truth; to be doers of the Word, not only to hear. To share with one another from their own substances; where one is lacking, to give, providing portions to those in need, to share meals together--to share life together. Then a call to be in prayer, to be making intercession for one another, to be carrying one another's burdens; for in so doing we fulfill the law of Christ (Galatians 6:2).

     When we choose to walk according to these precepts, we will find the body of Christ reaching to places we did not know our arms could reach, to places we did not know the feet could go. God's design is that His church work together as His body to reach the lost, and He has laid out for us the practical steps to be taken to find unity in His work.

     Let us purpose this duty in our hearts, to be committed not only to Christ, but to the effective working of His body, through the principles He laid out for His church. The early church was filled with ordinary men and woman who did extraordinary things together for the Kingdom of God…we are still the church, let us orchestrate in the manner of design and see extraordinary things be accomplished for the Kingdom of God.