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I always wanted to be a fly on the wall of the early church. Okay, not really a fly on the wall, but rather a young woman who grew up experiencing and living out what Luke describes in Acts 2.
Acts 2:42-47
42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. 43 Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles. 44 All the believers were together and had everything in common. 45 They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need. 46 Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, 47 praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.
Throughout my life, I have been blessed to experience this same spirit in a number of congregations. When I see this in action, I notice a few key elements, as we see described in the text, that are vital to reliving and reviving the spirit of the early church.
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“But what am I supposed to DO?!” This exasperated answer was in response to my admonition to BE what God was calling her to be, allowing God to reveal, in His own timing, what she was supposed to DO. She was looking for a checklist of tasks, a schedule of activities, that would point her in the right direction, allowing her to feel like what she was doing mattered.
Her heart was in the right place, but she had forgotten that faith comes before action.
When we look at James’ teaching regarding the importance of our deeds, we are reminded that we cannot have one without the other: faith and deeds, deeds and faith. They are intricately connected and cannot be separated because one without the other is worthless.
True, grounded faith, a walking with God in relationship and communication, transforms who we ARE and informs what we DO.
Yes, actions speak louder than words.
And it is true that the demons believe and shudder.
But how does my belief, my faith, or who I am in Christ, inform and transform what I do?