Unstoppable! 'Devoted to Genuine Fellowship' — Acts 2:42-46

Luke used several simple phrases to implant an idea in his readers' hearts about the early disciples' fellowship (Acts 2:44; 4:32). He used those phrases to emphasize that the early disciples were not only in one place physically; they were also melded into having a heart for each other. Their devotion to genuine fellowship meant that they practiced radical togetherness as Jesus taught (Matthew 18:1-34), and they sacrificed their time and property for each other. They sold their property to take care of those among them in need. They met both publicly and in homes. They shared meals in public and in private as a sacred breaking of bread - a phrase Luke uses for the Lord's Supper (Acts 20:7 NIV, cf. Acts 20:7 NLT). This radical and genuine fellowship was threatened by sin, persecution, and ethnic transgressions. But none of those threats were allowed to derail the growth of the church family or bog down their fellowship in something less than devotion to genuine fellowship across every barrier and helping each other through all sorts of challenges. How are we at practicing that radical and authentic kind of fellowship with Jesus' people? We cannot be an unstoppable family of faith without this devotion to genuine fellowship!