“And when this sound occurred, the multitude came together, and were confused.” (Acts 2:6)
I wouldn’t get on a plane if I didn’t know where it was going. Years ago blonde jokes were very popular. My favorite one was where this blonde got on a plane going to Dallas, and walking through the “First Class” section she liked what she saw, plopped down and settled in. A stewardess approached her and said, “Dear, you have a Coach seat and you can’t sit in First Class. You’ll have to move back.” She responded, “I like this seat and I’m not moving. I’m flying to Dallas in this seat and nobody is going to move me.” The stewardess said, “But you have to pay more money to sit in First Class and you haven’t done that. You paid for a seat in Coach. You’ll have to move.” They argued and the blonde refused to move. The captain noticed the argument and asked the stewardess what was going on, and she told him. He went to the lady, whispered something in her ear and she promptly got her things together, got up and moved back to Coach. The stewardess asked the captain what he said to her and he said, “I just told her First Class is not flying to Dallas today.”
Here’s where we’re going with these studies in Acts 2 on The Model Church. The divinely ordained standard for the church of all times is found in the book of Acts, particularly chapter two. The church began with an outpouring of the Spirit. This was the powerful launching of the church, the liftoff that carried the church into the next 2,000 years of life and ministry. It was the beginning of the church as we know it today and will be until the end of the age. There was the Spirit coming upon the gathered believers with power to carry out the Great Commission of Christ (Acts 1:8), to make disciples of all nations (Mt.28:18-20). You can see this with the many languages miraculously spoken by the Spirit-baptized believers. Then there was the preaching of the Bible by Peter which necessarily included the preaching of the gospel and a command to repent and be baptized in water. Three thousand gladly received the word and were baptized that day. Then we come to Acts 2:42-47,
“And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers. Then fear came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles. Now all who believed were together and had all things in common, and sold their possessions and goods, and divided them among all, as anyone had need. So continuing daily with one accord in the temple (large group), and breaking bread from house to house (small groups), they ate their food with gladness and simplicity of heart, praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved.”
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