Today, we are sharing a new lesson God has been teaching us about living in light of the Great Commission as God’s people. God has increased our desire to really LIVE in light of eternity and to be willing to change maybe old habits and comfortable routines to line up with what we see in the New Testament. 

So, we are looking at the Scriptures and asking the question- what was normal life like for the early church? What characterized their lives? 

In this episode, we highlight one important theme that we have found. Listen to these 9 Scriptures and see what theme emerges:

9 examples in the book of Acts:

Acts 2:46: “day by day, attending the temple and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts.” 

Acts 2:47: “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 5:42: “And every day, in the temple and from house to house, they did not cease teaching and preaching that the Christ is Jesus.”

Acts 6:1: “Now in these days when the disciples were increasing in number, a complaint by the Hellenists arose against the Hebrews because their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution.” 

Acts 16:5: “So the churches were strengthened in the faith, and they increased in numbers daily.”

Acts 17:11: “…they received the word with all eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so.”

Acts 17:17: “So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and the devout persons, and in the marketplace every day with those who happened to be there.”

Acts 19:9: “…he withdrew from them and took the disciples with him, reasoning daily in the hall of Tyrranus.”

Acts 20:31: “Therefore be alert, remembering that for three years I did not cease night or day to admonish every one with tears.”

In the New Testament church, there was:

1. Daily outreach (proclamation, reasoning with others)
2. Daily time in the Word (teaching, examining)
3. Daily fellowship (breaking bread in homes)
4. Daily ministry (distribution for the widows)
5. Daily increase

A few ideas for your own action steps:
1- Every morning surrender your day to God and ask for opportunities to share the gospel and serve and encourage others.
2- Pray for the lost daily. Our team in our city prays for the lost in our city every day at 12:12 pm – if you want to join us, please email us.

3- If you’re not already reading the Word daily, there are plenty of great daily reading plans online, or you can use the YouVersion app.
4- How often are you getting real Christian fellowship? Not just tuning into an online church service, but having real conversations about God and how you’re doing.
5- Use your online presence to share biblical encouragement! Think about the people who follow you and how you can use that platform to speak about Christ and give people hope. 

Find the full study on our webpage.