MEMORISE: And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart. Acts 2:46
READ: Acts 2:42-47
- And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’. doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.
- And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles.
- And all that believed were together, and had all things common;
- And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need.
- And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart,
- Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.
MESSAGE:
In today’s Bible reading, we see that the Apostles in the early church understood that God’s love is the bedrock of the Christian faith. They did everything in common and treated one another with love. For example, the Bible says that whenever they assembled to pray or share the word in their houses, they broke bread. This meant that they ate together as one in God’s presence, and this became a constant practice that attracted more people to the church daily.
God’s children win people to Christ by showing genuine compassion and giving to them. By the grace of God, you might have heard testimonies of people who attended some of our programmes and decided to stay because Mummy G.O. shared food and other materials with them. Many of them saw the kind gesture as God answering their prayers, so they kept coming until God’s word started transforming their hearts. Today, some of them are missionaries in different fields, spreading the love of Christ globally.
My dear child, when you preach to people and attend to their needs with genuine compassion, they will know that you truly care about them. With this, they will become attracted to your Father, the Almighty God.
Quiz: __ is the bedrock of the Christian faith.
KEY POINT: Showing love and compassion to people makes preaching the gospel more effective.