Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.
Fellowship
koinonia - sharing
sharing of lives - love driven
1 Thess
1 Thessalonians 2:8 ESV
So, being affectionately desirous of you, we were ready to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own selves, because you had become very dear to us.
Breaking of Bread
Lord’s supper reference
Point was they remembered Christ every time they gathered
Remember the covenant -
Prayers
It is where our power lies
Ephesians
Ephesians 6:18 ESV
praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints,
Simple Life - Big Effect
vs 43 - awe - people outside saw the difference -
Wonders and signs - God was at work - it was obvious
Simple Life - Big Effect
saw the needs - understood the needs - gave for the needs
not socialism / communism - voluntary
people were open handed with their stuff
Simple Life - Big Effect
Made gathering a priority
Were excited about coming together
Hebrews 10:24–25 ESV
And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.
Simple Life - Big Effect
Living life - brought favor
outside community saw the value
daily shared the Gospel -they grew daily
"We must cease to think of the church as a gathering of institutions and organizations, and we must get back to the notion that we are the people of God."
