If I was to ask a room of people, ‘What is the Church?’ – I would likely have as many different answers as there were voices in the room.  

It seems that everyone has an opinion about what the Church is and what the Church should be about, and who’s in and who’s out…

It’s no wonder we have so many versions and denominations.  It’s a wonder that we somehow continue to survive.  It’s no wonder that we find ourselves in the middle of an identity crisis.

Thank God for the witness of scripture, and the ongoing work of the Holy Spirit to inform our understanding.

According to Luke’s Gospel as it extends into the Acts of the Apostles, we find these words:

⁴² And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. ⁴³ And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles. ⁴⁴ And all who believed were together and had all things in common. ⁴⁵ And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need. ⁴⁶ And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts, ⁴⁷ praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.  

Acts 2:42-47

Stay tuned over the next several days as we unpack these words.

Meditate on these verses and learn with me again what it means to be the Church.  

Search for the defining characteristics of the Church in these verses.

But in  the meantime…

Good Morning, I love you all!

ihs,

just adam