Being the Church #10

We've already looked here in Acts 2 at the beginning of the Church, but we did not finish all there is to see there. Picking up on verse:

43 And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles. 44 And all who believed were together and had all things in common. 45 And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need. 46 And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts, 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.

The key word here is together. There was a sense of togetherness that marked the first church. Not only did they meet for prayer, worship, study, and communion, they did life together; they looked out for one another; they all contributed to the sense of awe, joy and comradery that made the world step back and say: "wow, we want to be a part of that."  These believers were all in: following Christ together. We are all responsible to make the same thing happen now.