Breaking Bread

Setting the Table

Acts 2:41–42 HCSB

So those who accepted his message were baptized, and that day about 3,000 people were added to them. And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread, and to the prayers.

Apostles Teaching

Far from just being the apostles speaking, the early church was devoted to what they taught. The early church was devoted to the teaching that Jesus was the Messiah. This is important to realize because we aren’t just talking abut the apostles preaching to people but the fact that this group of Jews believed that Jesus was the Messiah. The apostles teaching would have had the truth of who Jesus is, stories about his life and the miracles he preformed, and most importantly his death and resurection, which we will be remembering today.

The Fellowship

Eerdmans Bible Dictionary FELLOWSHIP

FELLOWSHIP (Gk. koinōnía). The communion or common faith, experiences, and expressions shared by the family of believers, as well as the intimate relationship they have with God.

Doing Life together is important. (expound)

Myers, Allen C. The Eerdmans Bible dictionary 1987 : 380. Print.

Breaking Bread

A shared meal. Looking at the first three statements there is an intersting thing happening grammatically. Teaching, fellowshiping and breaking bread are all a part of the felloship that the belivers had. Breaking bread would be a meal, and at each meal they would remember who Jesus was. Breaking bread togehter is a chance to remember what Jesus did, to give thanks for his death and ressureciton.

Prayer

Whenever Christ Followers met they prayed.

But when?

Acts 2:46–47 HCSB

Every day they devoted themselves to meeting together in the temple complex, and broke bread from house to house. They ate their food with a joyful and humble attitude, praising God and having favor with all the people. And every day the Lord added to them those who were being saved.

Our faith is supposed to inform out daily life.

Meet together in the temple (yeah you should come to church)

Eat together ( because a shared meal breaks down walls)

Be humble and Happy with what you have

Praise God

It’s interesting to me that when we do those things we gain favor with people.. all people…when the church focuses on what it’s called to do, rather than on what it wants to do…good things happen and the Lord will add to the church..

This Week’s Challenge

Sit down and look what you do with your time, and what you are doing with your talent. Look at what you are willing to give. Look at what you are willing to give and decide, if it’s enough.