The New Community: Life Together

In Acts 2:42-47 we see the "New Community" devoted to several things including "the fellowship" - which meant doing life together.

Application
Pastor Tony Merida offers the following questions for assessing our commitment to the fellowship.

• Do you have fellowship with God through Jesus?
• Are you working at building deep relationships with others in the church?
• Could it be that you love the idea of community more than the actual people in your church?
• Are you complaining about a lack of community rather than asserting yourself to serve and love others in your congregation?
• Do you show up to events and meetings faithfully?
• Do you arrive early enough to interact with people on Sunday, or are you a ninja, slipping in late and excusing yourself before the service ends?
• Are you involved in others’ lives throughout the week?
• Are you sensitive to the needs of your brothers and sisters?
• Are you grateful for them? Have you told them about what they mean to you?

(From Tony Merida, Exalting Jesus in Acts, Nashville, TN: Holman Reference, 2017, 43.)